Pueblos Unidos is a Mexican criminal group active in the Michoacán region. It began in 2021 as a self-defense group defending the local avocado farmers from cartel gangs Los Viagras and Jalisco New Generation but soon degenerated into a criminal racketeering group itself.[1][2] It has been suggested that the group is tied to the gang La Resistencia.[2]

One of the group leaders was José Artemio Maldonado, known as “El Michoacano”, one of the biggest fuel thieves in Mexico, involved in the Tula prison break.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Jordan, Stephania Corpi, Toya Sarno (2023-11-11). "Mexico's avocados and arms trafficking: The criminal combination suffocating Michoacán". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2023-12-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Chaparro, Luis (2022-08-15). "Mexico Arrested 167 Cartel Members at Once. It Did Not Go Well". Vice. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  3. ↑ "Gangsters use vehicles to ram into Mexico prison and free nine inmates". The Guardian. 2021-12-01. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-02.


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