11 décembre, 2010

Mexican Drug Lord Believed Dead After Clashes

online.wsj.com

The leader of one of Mexico's most dangerous drug cartels is believed to be dead, Mexican authorities said Friday, killed during a siege this week that also brought new levels of chaos to Mexico's troubled state of Michoacán.

Nazario "El Chayo" Moreno, one of the purported founders of "La Familia" drug cartel, was thought to have died during a battle this week with security forces, said Alejandro Poiré, the Mexican spokesman on security matters.

The conflict in Michoacán included shootouts between federal forces and cartel gunmen in 12 cities across the state. Among the dead: the teenage daughter of a ...

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