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The South Pacific Cartel (
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
: ''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 ...
, leader of the Beltran Leyva Cartel. The gang is known for having employed a 12-year-old gunman and executioner.


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Organizations established in 2010 2010 establishments in Mexico Gangs in Mexico Mexican drug war Beltrán-Leyva Cartel Morelos {{crime-org-stub