Nazario Moreno González

Nazario Moreno González
Born	March 8, 1970(1970-03-08)[1] Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico
Died	December 9, 2010(2010-12-09) (aged 40) Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico
Cause of death	Firearm
Other names	El Chayo, The craziest one
Employer	La Familia drug cartel
Known for	Leader of La Familia Michoacana Cartel
Title	Drug lord
Partner	Carlos Rosales Mendoza †, José de Jesús Méndez Vargas, Servando Gómez Martínez and Dionicio Loya Plancarte.
Notes $2.2 million dollar reward was offered.[2][3]

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is González.

Nazario Moreno González (a.k.a. El Más Loco (Spanish: The craziest one)) (March 8, 1970 – December 9, 2010) was a Mexican drug lord of the La Familia drug cartel, headquartered in the state of Michoacán.^[4][5]

Biography

Born in Apatzingán, he was raised Catholic and then he converted to Jehovah's Witness for some time.^[6][7][8][9] Moreno founded the Familia Michoacana Cartel after the arrest of his boss Carlos Rosales Mendoza. La Familia is the fastest-growing cartel in the country’s drug war and a religious cult-like gang that celebrates "family values".^[10] Shortly after founding La Familia Cartel, Moreno struck a partnership with Gulf Cartel, which included training.^[11] The cartel now has a foothold in 20 to 30 cities and towns across the United States.^[11] In 2009 the government of Mexico offered a reward for 24 of the top drug kingpins in the country, offering as much as two million USD for each drug lord, including Moreno.^[3][12] Moreno González required his men to carry a "spiritual manual" that he wrote himself and contains pseudo-Christian aphorisms for self improvement.^[4][13]

Nazario Moreno's partners were José de Jesús Méndez Vargas, Servando Gómez Martínez and Dionicio Loya Plancarte, all of whom have a bounty of $2 million dollars each for their capture. ^[14]

Death

Moreno was killed in Michoacán on December 9, 2010 during a gun battle against security forces.^[15] The shootout lasted about 2 days when La Familia gunmen attacked Federal Police in the city of Apatzingán and used burning vehicles as barricades, surrounding the state capital of Morelia in an attempt to prevent Federal Police from receiving reinforcements.^[16]

See also

• List of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords

References

1. ^ Nazario Moreno González
2. ^ "Narcos mexicanos matan a 12 policías en venganza por captura de un capo" (in Spanish). El Mercurio. July 15, 2009. http://diario.elmercurio.cl/detalle/index.asp?id={1f784fa3-1f28-4661-af65-1d3b89eb8938}. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Programa de Recompensas" (in Spanish). Procuraduria General de la Republica. 2009. http://www.pgr.gob.mx/servicios/Enlaces%20de%20Actualidad/recompensas.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
4. ^ ^{a b} A Mexican Cartel's Swift and Grisly Climb
5. ^ Narcos mexicanos matan a 12 policías en venganza por captura de un capo
6. ^ "Cartel bosses behind Mexico's violent drug wars". MSNBC, The Associated Press and Reuters (MSNBC News). 2011. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41854533/ns/world_news-americas/. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
7. ^ "Preocupa a católicos la conversión de "El Chayo"" (in Spanish). El Milenio. 13 December 2010. http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8880342. Retrieved 2010-12-28. 
8. ^ "“‘El Chayo’: un místico del narcotráfico" (in Spanish). Agencia Reforma. 11 December 2010. http://www.tribunadelabahia.com.mx/noticiasdepuertovallarta/index.cfm?op=por2&recordID=14298&seccion=Mexico&tit=%E2%80%98Chayo%E2%80%99:%20un%20m%C3%ADstico%20%20del%20narcotr%C3%A1fico. Retrieved 2010-12-29. 
9. ^ "Nazario Moreno Gonzalez de "La Familia" inspirado en "Che Guevara"" (in Spanish). Mundo Narco. 11 December 2010. http://www.mundonarco.com/2010/12/nazario-moreno-gonzalez-lider-de-la.html. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
10. ^ Cocaine cartel uses religion to control its killers
11. ^ ^{a b} Wilkinson, Tracy (May 31, 2009). "Mexico drug traffickers corrupt politics". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-michoacan-drugs31-2009may31,0,3065365,full.story. 
12. ^ "Mexico offers $2 million for top drug lords". MSNBC News (Associated Press). March 23, 2009. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29839838/. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
13. ^ Olsen, Alexandra (December 10, 2010). "Mexico: Brutal La Familia cartel chief killed". Associated Press. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101211/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
14. ^ "Mexico offers $2 million for top drug lords". El Paso Times. March 23, 2009. http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_11978412. Retrieved 2009-08-15. 
15. ^ "Mexican drug lord Moreno gunned down". Reuters. 10 December 2010. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6B957Q20101210. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 
16. ^ "Cops: Chief of La Familia Cartel Nazario Moreno Believed Dead After Shootout". Reuters (CBS News). December 10, 2010. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20025353-504083.html. Retrieved 2010-12-10. 

Persondata
Name	Moreno González, Nazario
Alternative names	El Chayo
Short description	Drug lord
Date of birth	March 8, 1970
Place of birth	Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico
Date of death	December 09, 2010
Place of death	Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico