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| La Familia offers a one month truce |
| 2011-01-03 |
| Google Translate. Information compiled from both English and Spanish language sources. For a map, click here The Michoacan based Mexican drug cartel La Familia has offered a one month truce, according to several online news sources. An email was received Sunday by various news agencies claiming the Mexican Policia Federal has been lying to the public about its activities in Michoacan, that it disclaims all criminal acts that have taken place in December that were not instigated by Federal agents and that it would continue its withdraw from criminal acts starting January, 2011. Mexican Policia Federal officials said two days ago that La Familia was out of money and on the verge of collapse due to two recent operations that killed one leader and captured another. Hence the offer of a truce -- please stop killing us! The letter stated that the offer was intended to demonstrate the criminal gang was not responsible for criminal acts undertaken in December, and their involvement would be apparent in the coming month. Associated Press reports that the letter has not been confirmed as coming from the criminal cartel. Was it on their letterhead? |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 While your enemy is on the ground, don't miss the opportunity to kick him in the head a few times. Seriously: whack every one of the bastards. |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-01-03 16:58 |
| #4 maybe they are offering a truce so the police will concentrate on the other cartels! La familia is still pretty strong gang wise in Atlanta. |
| Posted by: chris 2011-01-03 12:11 |
| #3 An opportunity to break up their support base, by dividing them from the leadership. Offer the unimportant ones conditional amnesty, which presents all sorts of opportunities to eradicate the organization entirely. They must identify all others known in the organization, to help map it out. As well as safe houses, areas of responsibility, weapons caches, and any other useful information, such as communications, chain of command, where and how the money and drugs flow. Since many of them won't even be arrested, they must keep secret their application for amnesty, and continue to provide information if they get any in the future, especially about lieutenants that want to take charge and revive the organization. And importantly, any information about other gangs moving in to the power vacuum. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-01-03 10:26 |
| #2 They must be on the ropes. Hit 'em even harder. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-01-03 08:55 |
| #1 Is hudna a Mexican word now? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-01-03 01:45 |
