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Despite the U.S. government's constant warnings, Mexico is still one of the hottest destinations of spring breakers.
Mexico's Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB) reported on Wednesday, Feb. 5 that Federal Police units arrested Jesús Sánchez Huerta, also known as "Chucho el Descuartizador" ("Chucho the Ripper"), an alleged member of the "Knights Templar" Cartel in Michoacán, whose job was to dismember and get rid of the bodies of the victims of the criminal organization.
Sergio Gómez Martínez, also known as "La Tuta", the supreme leader of the "Knights Templar" cartel and one of Mexico's most wanted criminals, reappeared in the state of Michoacán to offer an exclusive interview for British network Channel 4 News.
Tensions in the state of Michoacán grow, owing to the existing conflict between vigilante groups, the Mexican Army and organized crime groups.
Tensions between armed civilian groups which have appeared in the region of Tierra Caliente in the state of Michoacán to defend themselves from cartels, might find a solution in the coming days, after the Federal government and the leader of the autodefensas signed an agreement that would allow the vigilantes to become a part of the Army, local police or rural corps.
Mexican Federal forces arrested Joaquín Negrete Arriaga, a leader of the criminal group known as The Knights Templar, a few hours before the Mexican Army took control of the region known as Tierra Caliente, in the state of Michoacán.
Just days after Harvard denied that Michoacan native Luis Roberto Ramirez, 11, was enrolled in its institution, the boy and his family claim that the prestigious university has already set its sights on the boy. Ramirez told reporters he hopes to study in Harvard to become "one of the best" and later come back to his native state and bring technological innovation and change to Mexico.
