The South Pacific Cartel (
Spanish
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: ''Cártel del Pacífico Sur''), is a
Mexican organized crime
Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ...
group composed of the remnants of the
Beltrán-Leyva Cartel. It is based in the Mexican state of
Morelos. The gang has been significantly less active since mid-2011
when the group's leaders
Julio de Jesus Radilla Hernandez and Victor Valdez were captured.
Mexico nabs drug boss tied to murder of poet's son
, ''Reuters'' (May 25, 2011).
Although they call themselves a 'cartel', the violent gang is a local cell created in April 2010 by Héctor Beltrán Leyva
Héctor Manuel Beltrán Leyva (15 February 1962 – 18 November 2018) was a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel, a drug-trafficking organization. He was the brother of Arturo Beltrán Leyva (deceased), former leader o ...
,
References
Organizations established in 2010
2010 establishments in Mexico
Gangs in Mexico
Mexican drug war
Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
Morelos
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