La Barredora
| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Acapulco,Guerrero |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Territory | Acapulco,Guerrero Edomex |
| Ethnicity | Mexican |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking,money laundering,extortion,murder,kidnappingandarms trafficking |
| Allies | Los Talibanes(Faction of Los Zetas in Central Mexico) |
| Rivals | Independent Cartel of Acapulco CJNG |
La Barredora( "The Sweeper Truck" ) is a criminal gang based in the Mexicanresort cityofAcapulco, Guerreroand its surrounding territories. The criminal group came into existence during the rapiddecentralizationof Mexico's drug trafficking organizations and as a split-off group of theBeltrán-Leyva Cartel.[1]Originally, the Beltrán Leyva cartel operated in the city, but the group no longer has presence in Acapulco. After the Mexican military gunned down the top boss of the cartel –Arturo Beltrán Leyva– in December 2009, his brotherHéctor Beltrán Leyvatook control of one of the factions of the cartel and declared war onEdgar Valdez Villarreal,who had long been the right hand of Arturo.[2]Amidst the violence, Valdez Villarreal tried to appoint a successor, but those in Acapulco broke off and formed their own criminal gang: the Independent Cartel of Acapulco. Within weeks, however, the group had splintered too, forming a new and rival group known as La Barredora.[1]Villarreal Valdez was then captured by the Mexican Federal Police in August 2010, but the violence between the groups for the control of Acapulco continued.[2][3]
The group's leader, Eder Jair Sosa Carvajal, nicknamed "El Cremas", founded the organization[3]along with Christian Hernández Tarín, AKA "El Chris" (arrested on October 18, 2011) and Víctor Manuel Rivera Galeana, AKA "El Gordo" (on November 4, 2011).[4]
The cartel's area of operations have centered on the resort area and port city ofAcapulco.[5]The cartel is known to battle its rival, theIndependent Cartel of Acapulco(also an offshoot of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel) and to have links with theSinaloa Cartel.[6]
References[edit]
- ^abCasey, Nicholas (3 August 2011)."Mexican Police Catch Alleged Cartel Boss".The Wall Street Journal.Archivedfrom the original on 18 December 2011.Retrieved19 June2012.
- ^abSanchez, Mariana (15 August 2011)."Drug gangs wage war for Acapulco".Al Jazeera.Archivedfrom the original on 12 January 2014.Retrieved19 June2012.
- ^abhttp://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/internacionales/232229Archived2014-04-17 at theWayback Machine,Policía mexicana captura al líder de la banda criminal "La Barredora", EFE, November 4, 2011
- ^http://noticias.univision.com/narcotrafico/noticias/article/2011-11-04/cayo-lider-cartel-barredora#axzz1x0WVyXXT,“Cayó líder del cártel La Barredora” Univision, November 4, 2011
- ^http://www.ucdp.uu.se/gpdatabase/gpcountry.php?id=107®ionSelect=4-Central_Americas#Archived2013-06-03 at theWayback Machine,UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia, Mexico
- ^Polarization and Sustained Violence in Mexico's Cartel WarArchived2012-05-20 at theWayback Machine,American Security Watch, January 26, 2012