Carlos Rosales Mendoza

Carlos Alberto Rosales Mendoza (born 12 February 1963) is a Mexican drug lord who founded and led an organized crime syndicate called La Familia Michoacana. Uncorroborated reports suggest that Rosales' gang may have initially formed as a vigilante group to counter local street crime and law enforcement corruption, but eventually they became criminals themselves. La Familia Michoacana is an extremely violent drug trafficking organization operating primarily in the State of Michoacán, Mexico. Rosales designed his cartel as a compartmentalized organization heavily involved in marijuana trafficking, and it later expanded into methamphetamine production, cocaine trafficking, kidnapping, extortion and other criminal activities. Rosales'...