La Resistencia (gang)
Encyclopedia
La Resistencia is a Mexican
criminal gang composed by well trained gunmen
from the Sinaloa Cartel
, Gulf Cartel
and Knights Templar Cartel
dedicated to kill or expel Los Zetas Cartel operatives from the Mexican states of Michoacán
and Jalisco
.
and La Familia Michoacana to fight against Los Zetas and the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
. Then, the Milenio Cartel was incorporated into the Sinaloa Cartel, while La Familia and Beltran-Leyva cartels were dismantled by federal security forces. In 2011, La Resistencia continued its violent campaign against Los Zetas by Joining forces between the Sinaloa, Gulf and Knights Templar Cartel
s.
In August 1, 2011, La Resistencia commander, Neri Salgado Harrison, was arrested in Michoacán by the Mexican Federal Police. Salgado himself was the head of the Apatzingan plaza, and directed the production of methamphetamine in clandestine drug labs.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
criminal gang composed by well trained gunmen
Gunman
Gunman or Gunmen may refer to:*A word sometimes used to describe a criminal, armed with a gun*A word used to call a gunfighter before the 20th Century*Gunman , 1983 Thai crime film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol...
from the Sinaloa Cartel
Sinaloa Cartel
The Sinaloa Cartel is the most powerful drug cartel in Mexico and considered by the United States Intelligence Community as "the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world." The Sinaloa Cartel is based in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, but also operates in the Mexican states of Baja...
, Gulf Cartel
Gulf Cartel
The Gulf Cartel is one of the most powerful drug cartels in Mexico, and perhaps the oldest organized crime group in the country...
and Knights Templar Cartel
Knights Templar Cartel
The Knights Templar cartel is a Mexican criminal organization and an offshoot of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel based in the Mexican state of Michoacán....
dedicated to kill or expel Los Zetas Cartel operatives from the Mexican states of Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
and Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
.
History
La Resistencia gang was created by the Sinaloa drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel Villarreal in 2006 soon after the encroachment of Los Zetas Cartel in Michoacán. Originally, La Resistencia was composed of gunmen from the Sinaloa Cartel, Milenio CartelMilenio Cartel
The Milenio Cartel, or Cártel de los Valencia, was an organized crime gang originally based in Michoacán, Mexico. The group splintered from the Juárez Cartel in 1999 and it is currently operating as a branch of the powerful La Familia Michoacana, and has relocated to Guadalajara city.Luis Valencia...
and La Familia Michoacana to fight against Los Zetas and the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
The Beltrán-Leyva Cartel was a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate founded by the four Beltrán Leyva brothers: Marcos Arturo, Carlos, Alfredo and Héctor....
. Then, the Milenio Cartel was incorporated into the Sinaloa Cartel, while La Familia and Beltran-Leyva cartels were dismantled by federal security forces. In 2011, La Resistencia continued its violent campaign against Los Zetas by Joining forces between the Sinaloa, Gulf and Knights Templar Cartel
Knights Templar Cartel
The Knights Templar cartel is a Mexican criminal organization and an offshoot of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel based in the Mexican state of Michoacán....
s.
In August 1, 2011, La Resistencia commander, Neri Salgado Harrison, was arrested in Michoacán by the Mexican Federal Police. Salgado himself was the head of the Apatzingan plaza, and directed the production of methamphetamine in clandestine drug labs.