Aguililla is a city in the Mexican

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of Michoacán. It is the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality has a population of roughly 15,000. Aguililla in Tierra Caliente

Starting in late 2019, Aguililla has been the center of a conflict between two of the most notorious drug cartels in the country—

Jalisco New Generation Cartel The Jalisco New Generation Cartel ( es, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación) or CJNG, formerly known as ''Los Mata Zetas'', is a semi-militarized Mexican criminal group based in Jalisco which is headed by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes ("El Me ...

(CJNG) and Cárteles Unidos.

Notable people from Aguililla

* Moisés Muñoz, Mexican former

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Abigael González Valencia Abigael González Valencia (; born October 18, 1972), commonly referred to by his alias El Cuini (), is a Mexican suspected drug lord and former leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal group based in Jalisco. He was also ...

, Mexican drug lord ( CJNG) and brother of Elvis González Valencia and Rosalinda González Valencia *

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (; born 17 July 1966 or 17 July 1964), commonly referred to by his alias El Mencho (), is a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), an organized crime group based in Jalisco. He is ...

, Mexican drug lord, leader of CJNG and younger brother of Antonio Oseguera Cervantes * Rosalinda González Valencia, Mexican businesswoman,

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, wife of

and sister of

and Elvis González Valencia * Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, Mexican drug lord and older brother of

* Elvis González Valencia, Mexican drug lord and brother of

and Rosalinda González Valencia

References

External links

Menlo Park and Aguililla

Photo Exhibit Highlights Immigration
from the Stanford Daily Online Municipalities of Michoacán {{Michoacán-geo-stub