Drug Cartels War For Control of Narco Trade in Mexico Capital
MEXICO CITY -- The Sinaloa and Gulf drug cartels are waging "a war" to control the trade in illicit substances in this capital, Mexican federal police commissioner Rodrigo Esparza said."
There's a turf war and a war for the market between these two gangs in the metropolitian area," Esparza said when telling reporters about the capture of 10 people accused of being enforcers for the Beltran Leyva brothers, allies of the Gulf cartel.
- Those taken into custody allegedly told interrogators that they had instructions to murder members of La Familia, a group backed by the Sinaloa cartel
- The reputed hired guns, who were presented to the press Thursday, were arrested by federal agents in the municipality of Tultitlan, at some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Mexico City
- Among the crime suspects are a woman and two minors.
- Seized from the group were six AK-47 assault rifles, two handguns and six vehicles as well as significant amounts of cocaine and marijuana.
On Tuesday, also in the municipality of Tultitlan, police arrested another group of 10 individuals said to be linked to La Familia.
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