La Familia Michoacana
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La Familia Michoacana is a Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, extreme violence, and a pseudo-religious ideology used to justify its activities and control local communities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Familia | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal organization
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drug cartel ⓘ organized crime group ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
arms trafficking
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drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
Foreign Terrorist Organization (by some analysts, not formally by U.S. government)
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Transnational Criminal Organization ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Gulf Cartel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Zetas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
Michoacán
NERFINISHED
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early 2000s ⓘ |
| ideologyUsedFor |
justification of criminal activities
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social control of local communities ⓘ |
| impact |
destabilization of Michoacán region
ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme violence
ⓘ
pseudo-religious ideology ⓘ |
| leadershipStructure | hierarchical ⓘ |
| operationalScope |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Knights Templar Cartel
NERFINISHED
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Los Zetas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinaloa Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDrugTrafficked |
cocaine
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marijuana ⓘ methamphetamine ⓘ |
| primaryTerritory |
Estado de México
NERFINISHED
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Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propagandaMessage |
claim to fight other cartels
ⓘ
claim to protect local population ⓘ |
| propagandaMethod |
distribution of leaflets
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public communiqués ⓘ |
| religiousRhetoricInfluence |
evangelical Christianity
ⓘ
self-help literature ⓘ |
| splitLedTo | Knights Templar Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
fragmented
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still active in some regions ⓘ |
| tactics |
corruption of public authorities
ⓘ
intimidation of local officials ⓘ public displays of violence ⓘ |
| uses |
codes of conduct for members
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religious-style indoctrination ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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