2015 in organized crime

none May 20252015 organized crime In 2015, a number of events took place in organized crime. The Mexican drug war continued to be a focus throughout the year.Martin Laura Research Guides: Mexico's Mass Disappearances and the Drug War (Ayotzinapa: The Missing 43 Students): Drug War Timeline 1930-2015 https://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/c.php?g=560513&p=3904772 2025-05-15 researchguides.library.wisc.edu en Events January January 16 – Mexican authorities arrest an alleged hitman for the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel, Felipe Rodriguez, in connection to the September 26, 2014 death of 43 college students.2015-01-20 Mexico Detains New Suspect in Disappearance of 43 Students - ABC News ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexico-detains-suspect-disappearance-43-students-28282155 2025-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150120000933/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexico-detains-suspect-disappearance-43-students-28282155 20 January 2015 February February 27 – Mexican security forces arrest drug lord Servando Gómez Martínez in Morelia, Michoacán.Crime InSight 2017-03-09 Servando Gomez Martinez, alias 'La Tuta' https://insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/servando-gomez-martinez-la-tuta/ 2025-05-15 InSight Crime en-US March March 20 – An ambush on Mexican police in Ocotlan, Jalisco state kills ten with none of the gunmen apprehended.March 20, 2025 Gunfight kills 10 after ambush on Mexican police Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/20/us-mexico-violence-idUSKBN0MG28R20150320/ May May 1 – Three Mexican Army soldiers die as gunfire downs a helicopter in the state of Jalisco. Ten soldiers and two Federal Police officers are injured.2015-05-03 7 Killed in Violence During Anti-Cartel Operation in Mexico - ABC News ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/burning-vehicles-block-roads-guadalajara-mexico-30736145 2025-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150503212340/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/burning-vehicles-block-roads-guadalajara-mexico-30736145 3 May 2015 May 22 – At least 42 members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and two Federal Police officers are killed in a shootout in the state of Michoacán.May 23, 2015 Mexico gunfight kills 43 as government hits gang hard Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/23/us-mexico-violence-idUSKBN0O729M20150523/?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews July July 11 – Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera escapes from a maximum security prison the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1.Keefe Patrick Radden 2015-07-12 El Chapo Escapes Again https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/el-chapo-escapes-again 2025-05-15 The New Yorker en-US 0028-792X October October 17 – Fugitive drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán suffered injuries to his leg and face as he escaped Mexican authorities who were closing in on him in the mountains in Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico.Karimi Faith 2015-10-17 Fugitive drug lord 'El Chapo' injured while evading Mexican authorities https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/17/americas/mexico-el-chapo-injured/ 2025-05-15 CNN en Arts and literature Black Mass Legend Deaths July 21 – Anthony Megale, 61, American mobsterNickerson By John Former Gambino family boss dies in Stamford http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Former-Gambino-family-boss-dies-in-Stamford-6399398.php https://web.archive.org/web/20250118102827/https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Former-Gambino-family-boss-dies-in-Stamford-6399398.php 2025-01-18 2025-05-15 Stamford Advocate en August 3 – Giovanni Riggi, 90, American mobster, inspiration for The SopranosNJ.com Ted Sherman NJ Advance Media for 2015-08-05 John Riggi, Jersey mob boss who inspired 'The Sopranos,' dead at 90 https://www.nj.com/news/2015/08/john_riggi_the_jersey_mob_boss_who_inspired_the_so.html 2025-05-15 nj en September 7 – Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes, Mexican drug cartel leader (Los Zetas) September 20 – Joseph Iannuzzi, 84, American mobster and FBI informant2016-07-04 EXCLUSIVE — Ex-Mobster Joe Dogs Iannuzzi Dies at 84 . . . Turned FBI Informant, Brought Down Legendary Riviera Beach Police Chief Boone Darden! http://www.gossipextra.com/2015/09/29/joe-dogs-iannuzzi-dead-gambino-5250/ 2025-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20160704095638/http://www.gossipextra.com/2015/09/29/joe-dogs-iannuzzi-dead-gambino-5250/ 4 July 2016 December 5 – Byron Vlahakis, 83, American mobsterByron Vlahakis Obituary (2015) - Lowell, MA - Lowell Sun https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lowellsun/name/byron-vlahakis-obituary?id=17032354 2025-05-15 Legacy.com See also Timeline of the Mexican drug war Timeline of organized crime Bibliography Notes 2 References Kelly, Robert J. Schatzberg, Rufus Chin, Ko-lin Handbook of organized crime in the United States 1994 Greenwood Publishing Group 0-313-28366-4 refKellySchatzbergChin1994 1994 C. Vilalta Monthly patterns, trends, and trajectories in the count of deaths related to organized crime, 2006-2010 2011 Conference at UAEM (in Spanish), April 26, 2011 http://geocrimen.cide.edu/resources/Ponencias-y-Medios/Vilalta---Crimen-organizado-v24Abril2011.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110817033947/http://geocrimen.cide.edu/resources/Ponencias-y-Medios/Vilalta---Crimen-organizado-v24Abril2011.pdf August 17, 2011 Category:Years in organized crime Organized crime