Mexico Captures Independent Cartel of Acapulco Founder 'El Traumado'

By Joshua Summers First Posted: Mar 31, 2022 04:38 AM EDT

Authorities in Mexico scored a big victory on Wednesday when they arrested one of the founders of the Independent Cartel of Acapulco, known as "El Traumado."

Infobae reported that Abdner Noe "N," alias "El Traumado ," was arrested in the city of Tonala in Jalisco state.

"The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), in coordination with authorities from Jalisco and Guerrero, completed an arrest warrant against an alleged murderer and generator of violence," the Ministry of Public Security noted in a statement.

According to Borderland Beat, El Traumado was accused of being an alleged murderer and generator of violence in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero.

"The Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) in coordination with authorities from Jalisco and Guerrero, completed an arrest warrant against an alleged murderer and generator of violence, who used social networks as part of his modus operandi," the agency said in a statement.

The SSPC noted that El Traumado was linked to homicides and extortions against merchants and owners in public markets in Acapulco and the suburban area.

Apart from being one of the founders of the Independent Cartel of Acapulco, El Traumado was also considered the leader of the criminal group Los Magnos Acevedo.

One of the most recent crimes in which the Independent Cartel of Acapulco has been linked was the burning of the iconic Acapulco nightclub, Baby'O.

Mexican Drug Cartels in Mexico's State of Guerrero

Mexico's Guerrero state is plagued by Mexican drug cartels dedicated to drug trafficking and extortion. The Independent Cartel of Acapulco is one of the drug cartels operating in the Mexican city of Acapulco in Guerrero.

The said cartel is reportedly fighting the Jalisco Cartel for control of the Port of Acapulco and other points in the state. Acapulco is known as a key entryway for South American cocaine, making the city an attractive piece of real estate for drug cartels.

According to Borderland Beat, Guerrero has been hit by organized crime groups in recent years, and in 2021, the state experienced a strong wave of violence.

The Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) reported that Guerrero recorded 201 intentional homicides, of which 64 were registered in Acapulco during the first two months of 2022.

The Independent Cartel of Acapulco in Mexico

According to Insight Crime, the Independent Cartel of Acapulco or Cartel Independiente de Acapulco (CIDA) is part of a wave of smaller local gangs in Acapulco that have emerged after officials dismantled larger criminal groups.

The Independent Cartel of Acapulco, founded in 2010, was formed as a result of Mexico's war on the Beltran Leyva cartel, which controlled the city. At the time, many of the cartel's top leaders were arrested and killed, and its drug shipments were interrupted, paving the way for the smaller and more agile Acapulco cartel to be formed.

The CIDA is comprised mostly of former members of the drug trafficking group run by Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "La Barbie," who had long been the right hand of Arturo Beltran Leyva, the leader of the Beltran Leyva cartel.

When Arturo was gunned down in December 2009, his brother Hector Beltrán Leyva took control of one of the factions of the cartel and declared war on Valdez Villarreal.

Amidst the violence, Valdez Villarreal tried to appoint a successor. However, those in Acapulco broke off and formed their own criminal gang - the Independent Cartel of Acapulco. After several weeks, the CIDA reportedly broke up too, and a new and rival group known as La Barredora was formed.

In August 2010, Villarreal Valdez was arrested by federal police in Mexico, but the violence between the groups for the control of Acapulco continued.

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Written by: Joshua Summers

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