Aguililla
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Aguililla is a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality has a population of roughly 15,000.
Starting in late 2019, Aguililla has been the center of a conflict between two of the most notorious drug cartels in the country—Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and Cárteles Unidos.[1][2]
Notable people
[edit]- Moisés Muñoz, Mexican former professional footballer (goalkeeper)
- Abigael González Valencia, Mexican drug lord (CJNG) and brother of Elvis González Valencia and Rosalinda González Valencia
- Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, Mexican drug lord, leader of CJNG and younger brother of Antonio Oseguera Cervantes
- Rosalinda González Valencia, Mexican businesswoman, money launderer, wife of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes and sister of Abigael González Valencia and Elvis González Valencia
- Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, Mexican drug lord and older brother of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
- Elvis González Valencia, Mexican drug lord and brother of Abigael González Valencia and Rosalinda González Valencia
References
[edit]- ^ "El CJNG entregó juguetes de Día de Reyes en el Aguaje, zona donde ha sembrado el terror por años". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Aguililla: The Mexican town in the crossfires of a cartel war". Al Jazeera. April 22, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Menlo Park and Aguililla
- Facts about Aguililla and Redwood City
- Photo Exhibit Highlights Immigration, from the Stanford Daily Online
18°44′16″N 102°47′24″W / 18.7377°N 102.7900°W
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