- Milenio Cartel
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Milenio Cartel Founded April 1999 In Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico Territory 
Mexico : Michoacán, Colima, Jalisco, Mexico City, Puebla, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas
United States : California, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, MarylandEthnicity Mexican Criminal activities Drug trafficking, money laundering, murder and arms trafficking. Allies Sinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel, Caballeros Templarios Rivals Tijuana Cartel, Los Zetas, Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, Juárez Cartel The Milenio Cartel, or Cártel de los Valencia, was an organized crime gang originally based in Michoacán, Mexico. The group splintered from the Juárez Cartel in 1999 and it is currently operating as a branch of the powerful La Familia Michoacana,[1] and has relocated to Guadalajara city.[2]
Luis Valencia Valencia took control of the cartel after the arrest of Armando Valencia Cornelio on August 15, 2003.[3] The cartel operates in at least six Mexican states: Michoacán, Colima, Jalisco, Mexico City, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, where it produces marijuana and heroin. Another relative and close associate is Oscar Nava Valencia.
On October 28, 2009, Oscar "El Lobo" Orlando Nava Valencia was captured after a gun battle with Mexican Army troops in the municipality of Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco. "El Lobo" and his brother Juan "El Tigre" Nava Valencia were responsible for the planning and movement of cocaine shipments from South and Central America to the port of Manzanillo, Colima from where it was smuggled into the United States.[4]
After the arrest of "El Lobo", Juan Nava Valencia took over the leadership of the Milenio Cartel until May 6, 2010 when he was also arrested by an army operation in Guadalajara.[4]
On January 29, 2011, "El Lobo" was extradited to the United States to face charges of conspiracy and drug trafficking in the Southern District of Texas.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "La Familia: Another Deadly Mexican Syndicate". Zimbio. February 19, 2009. http://www.zimbio.com/Norte+del+Valle+Cartel/articles/42/La+Familia+Another+Deadly+Mexican+Syndicate. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "Siete grandes cárteles de la droga operan en México: PGR" (in Spanish). La Cronica de Hoy. 28 December 2005. http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=218320. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ "Milenio Cartel Drug Lord Sentenced to 47 Years in a Mexican Prison". Hispanic News Network. February 8, 2010. http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2010/02/milenio-cartel-drug-lord-sentenced-to.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ^ a b c ""El Lobo" extradited to the U.S.". Borderland Beat. http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2011/01/el-lobo-extradited-to-us.html. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
Mexican Drug War (2006–present) (Names in italics represent dead or arrested individuals) Federal forces Mexican Army • Mexican Air Force • Mexican Navy • GAFE • Federal Investigations Agency • SIEDO • Federal PoliceBeltrán-Leyva Cartel
(Extinct in 2010)FoundersArturo Beltrán Leyva • Alfredo Beltrán Leyva • Carlos Beltrán Leyva • Edgar Valdez Villarreal • Sergio Villarreal Barragán • Héctor Beltrán LeyvaLa Familia Cartel
(Extinct in mid-2011)FoundersNazario Moreno González • Carlos Rosales Mendoza • Arnoldo Rueda Medina • Dionicio Loya Plancarte • Rafael Cedeño Hernández • Alberto Espinoza Barrón • Enrique Plancarte Solís • José de Jesús Méndez Vargas • Servando Gómez MartínezGulf Cartel FoundersLeadersOsiel Cárdenas Guillén • Antonio Cárdenas Guillén • Jorge Eduardo CostillaJuárez Cartel
(Armed wing: La Línea)FoundersRafael Aguilar Guajardo • Pablo Acosta Villarreal • Amado Carrillo FuentesLeadersVicente Carrillo Fuentes • José Luis FratelloKnights Templar Cartel
(Armed wing: La Resistencia)FoundersEnrique Plancarte Solís • Servando Gómez MartínezLeadersEnrique Plancarte Solís • Servando Gómez MartínezSinaloa Cartel
(Armed wing: Gente Nueva)FoundersLeadersTijuana Cartel FoundersRamón Arellano Félix • Benjamín Arellano Félix • Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix • Carlos Arellano Félix • Eduardo Arellano Félix • Francisco Javier Arellano FélixLeadersEnedina Arellano Félix • Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano • Edgardo Leyva EscandonLos Zetas Cartel FoundersArturo Guzmán Decena • Jaime González Durán • Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar • Heriberto LazcanoLeadersHeriberto Lazcano • Miguel Treviño MoralesSee also Other cartelsEarly drug lordsSome corrupt officialsJesús Gutiérrez Rebollo • Victor Gerardo Garay Cadena • Arturo Durazo Moreno • Noé Ramírez Mandujano • Ricardo Gutiérrez Vargas • Rodolfo de la Guardia García • Francisco Navarro Espinoza • Raúl Salinas de Gortari • Julio César Godoy ToscanoOperationsMérida Initiative • Project Gunrunner • Project Coronado • Operation Solare • Operation Xcellerator • Operation Michoacan • Operation Baja California • Operation Sinaloa • Joint Operation Nuevo Leon-Tamaulipas • Operation Chihuahua • Operation Quintana RooVehiclesVariousTimeline of the Mexican Drug War • Édgar Eusebio Millán Gómez • Enrique Camarena • Jaime Jorge Zapata • War on Drugs • House of Death • Piracy in Falcon Lake • List of massacres in Mexico • Most wanted Mexican drug lords • Blog del NarcoCategories:- Drug cartels in Mexico
- Gangs in Mexico
- Mexican Drug War
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