16 March 2014
Article from bbc.com found here
On March 9th, Mexican drug lord Nazario Moreno was killed by the police after opening fire in Tumbiscatio, a village in the state of Michoacan. Though he had been reported dead in 2010 following a shootout, his body was never found, and there were rumors suggesting that he was still alive. Moreno was the founder of the La Familia cartel, and his death greatly weakened the organization (it's now run by the La Familia offshoot, the Knights Templar). His death was a major triumph for the Mexican government's campaign against drugs.
I am so glad that this drug lord was able to finally be punished for his crimes. I can't imagine what it would be like to be constantly surrounded by drug trafficking, kidnappings, and gang violence, and I hope that the Mexican government will be able to have continued success in taking care of their drug problems now that one more leader has been killed.
I especially think its good how that the cartel he ran has been weakened. Wishing death on anyone is not necessarily a good thing but their is a justice in what happened and hopefully it can slow down the mischiefness of La Familia cartel.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many people that have been reported to be dead are still living? That's just one thing that I thought of as I read your article. Does the government ever say people are dead, just to satisfy the public?
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