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Rafael Cedeño Hernández is a Mexican imprisoned
drug trafficker The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs through ...
who was a high-level leader of
La Familia Michoacana La Familia Michoacana, (English: ''The Michoacán Family'') La Familia (English: ''The Family''), or LFM is a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Michoacán. They are known to produce large amounts o ...
, a drug cartel based in the Mexican state of
Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
. He was the successor of
Alberto Espinoza Barrón Alberto Espinoza Barrón (also known as ''La Fresa'' or 'The Strawberry') is a Mexican former drug trafficker and lieutenant of the La Familia Michoacana ("Michoacán Family") drug cartel. Alberto Espinoza was arrested by the Mexican military on ...
, a drug trafficker who was arrested on 31 December 2008 by the Mexican authorities. His drug cartel, La Familia Michoacana uses murder and
torture Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts c ...
to quash rivals, while building a social base in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was the fastest-growing cartel in the country's drug war, and is a religious cult-like group that celebrates family values, and justifies murder as "divine justice". Rafael Cedeño was arrested on 20 April 2009 during a raid at a baptism party for a baby born to a cartel member.


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Living people La Familia Michoacana traffickers Mexican prisoners and detainees Mexican crime bosses People from Michoacán People of the Mexican Drug War Year of birth missing (living people) {{crime-bio-stub