2014 in organized crime

none May 20252014 organized crime In 2014, a number of events took place in organized crime. The Mexican drug war continued to be a focus throughout the year.2014-03-01 Counting Mexico's drug victims is a murky business http://ncronline.org/news/global/counting-mexicos-drug-victims-murky-business https://web.archive.org/web/20170423120625/https://www.ncronline.org/news/global/counting-mexicos-drug-victims-murky-business 2017-04-23 2025-05-06 National Catholic Reporter en Events January January 3 – Authorities confirm the arrest of El Chino Ántrax, a high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel leader, in the Netherlands.2025-05-14 San Diego Union-Tribune https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ 2025-05-14 San Diego Union-Tribune en-US January 8 – The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions the Sinaloa Cartel enforcer El Chino Ántrax under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, which virtually prohibits U.S. citizens from conducting any financial deal with the drug lord and freezes his assets.Rubenfeld Samuel 2014-01-08 Treasury Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Lieutenant https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-252B-3308 2025-05-14 Wall Street Journal en-US 0099-9660 January 14 – Communitary forces take several towns in Mexican state of Michoacán trying to expel the Knights Templar Cartel forces, and prompting the intervention of Mexican Army against them.Últimas noticias de Estados Unidos, Latinoamérica y el mundo, hoy CNN en Español https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/?redirect=cnnmexico 2025-05-14 CNN es January 15 – Italy says that it will use the Italian Army against the mafia who are accused of dumping toxic waste in Naples.2014-01-15 Naples waste crisis: Italy may use army against mafia https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25743477 2025-05-14 BBC News en-GB January 21 – One of the founders of Los Zetas drug cartel, Rogelio González Pizaña, is sentenced to 16 years in prison.Gagne David 2017-03-27 Co-Founder of Mexico's Zetas Leaves Prison https://insightcrime.org/news/brief/zeta-founder-leaves-prison/ 2025-05-14 InSight Crime en-US January 27 – A New York federal district court seeks the extradition of Los Zetas drug cartel leader Miguel Treviño Morales, arrested in July 2013.Torreón El Siglo de 2014-01-27 Corte de NY buscará extradición de Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2014/corte-de-ny-buscara-extradicion-de-miguel-angel-trevino-morales.html?from=old 2025-05-14 www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx es February February 20 – Mexican authorities arrest Jesús Peña (alias "El 20"), the leader of Los Ántrax, an armed squadron of the Sinaloa Cartel. Peña was part of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada's inner circle and the successor of El Chino Ántrax.2014-02-23 Cae "El 20", líder de sicarios de "Los Ántrax" - Nota - Seguridad - www.aztecanoticias.com.mx http://www.aztecanoticias.com.mx/notas/seguridad/183381/cae-el-20-lider-de-sicarios-de-los-antrax 2025-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140223115413/http://www.aztecanoticias.com.mx/notas/seguridad/183381/cae-el-20-lider-de-sicarios-de-los-antrax 23 February 2014 February 22 – The Sinaloa cartel drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera, also known as "El Chapo", is arrested in Mexico.2014-02-22 Mexico's top drug lord Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman arrested https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26308203 2025-05-14 BBC News en-GB March March 9 – Mexican authorities confirm that Nazario Moreno González, the top leader of the Knights Templar Cartel, was killed in the state of Michoacán.Shoichet Catherine E. 2014-03-10 Notorious Mexican cartel leader Nazario Moreno dead – again https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/world/americas/mexico-drug-lord-nazario-moreno-killed/ 2025-05-14 CNN en March 31 – The Mexican Navy kills Knights Templar Cartel high-ranking leader Enrique Plancarte Solís.Digital Milenio 2014-03-31 Abaten a 'Kike' Plancarte, líder templario https://www.milenio.com/policia/abaten-a-kike-plancarte-lider-templario 2025-05-14 Grupo Milenio es-MX May May 12 – Galindo Mellado Cruz, one of the founding members of the Los Zetas, and four other armed men are killed in a shootout with Mexican security forces after they raided Cruz's hideout in the city of Reynosa.2014-05-12 Mexican troops 'kill Zetas cartel founder Mellado' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27370457 2025-05-14 BBC News en-GB May 28 – Dutch authorities approve the extradition of high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel leader José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa (alias "El Chino Ántrax") to the United States.Digital Milenio 2014-05-28 Aprueba Holanda extraditar al 'Chino Ántrax' a EU https://www.milenio.com/policia/aprueba-holanda-extraditar-chino-antrax-eu 2025-05-14 Grupo Milenio es-MX June June 24 – Tijuana Cartel leader Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano is arrested by the Mexican Army in Tijuana, Baja California.2014-06-24 Arellano Felix Cartel Leader Captured In Tijuana https://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jun/24/arellano-felix-cartel-leader-captured-tijuana/ 2025-05-14 KPBS Public Media en October October 9 – Alleged Mexican drug lord Vicente Carrillo Fuentes is captured in the city of Torreon.Washington Tracy Wilkinson Former staff writer Tracy Wilkinson covered foreign affairs from the Los Angeles Times’ D.C. bureau. 2014-10-10 Chief of Juarez drug cartel captured, Mexican officials say https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-cartel-arrest-20141009-story.html 2025-05-14 Los Angeles Times en-US November November 17 – Former Beltrán Leyva Cartel leader Alfredo Beltrán Leyva is extradited to the United States from Mexico, facing drug trafficking and money laundering offenses.2014-11-17 Office of Public Affairs Alleged Leader of a Mexican Drug Cartel Extradited to United States United States Department of Justice https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/alleged-leader-mexican-drug-cartel-extradited-united-states 2025-05-14 www.justice.gov en December December 3 – Italian police arrest a mix of mafia gangsters, corrupt politicians, and one former terrorist in a corruption scandal exploiting migrants.2014-12-03 'Mafia capital': Rome hit by mobster scandal https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11271882/Mafia-capital-Rome-hit-by-mobster-scandal.html 2025-05-14 The Telegraph en Arts and literature Rob the Mob Sabotage Deaths January 6 – Frank Illiano, 86, American criminal (Genovese crime family)2025-05-14 Sports https://heavy.com/sports/ 2025-05-14 Heavy Sports en-US March 9 – Nazario Moreno González, 44, Mexican drug lordWestside Richard Fausset Former Mexico City correspondent Richard Fausset left the Los Angeles Times in 2014 He has been a community news reporter on the Angeles in South Los crime a Metro section reporter covering politics features in 1999 a national correspondent based in Atlanta Before joining The Times Flagpole he was editor of Athens the weekly newspaper in Austin Ga Fausset holds degrees from the University of Texas at 2014-03-10 From the archives:: Drug kingpin is really dead this time, Mexican officials say https://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mexico-cartel-el-chayo-20140309-story.html 2025-05-14 Los Angeles Times en-US March 31 – Enrique Plancarte Solís, 43, Mexican drug lordBacchi Umberto 2014-04-01 Mexican Knights Templar Drug Cartel Leader Enrique El Kike Plancarte Solis 'Killed' https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mexican-knights-templar-drug-cartel-leader-enrique-el-kike-plancarte-solis-killed-1442898 2025-05-14 International Business Times UK en May 9 – Galindo Mellado Cruz, 41, Mexican drug lord, a founder of Los Zetas2014-05-12 Mexican troops 'kill Zetas cartel founder Mellado' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27370457 2025-05-14 BBC News en-GB July 14 – Jack Tocco, 87, American mafioso, head of the Detroit Partnership, suspect in the Jimmy Hoffa disappearance July 26 – Raúl Hernández Barrón, 37, Mexican drug lordMéxico Redacción/Quadratín 2014-07-29 Abaten al Flanders 1, operativo del Cártel del Golfo https://mexico.quadratin.com.mx/Abaten-al-Flanders-1-operativo-del-Cartel-del-Golfo/ 2025-05-14 Quadratín México es October 3 – George DeCicco, 84, American mobster2014-10-08 Former Gotti Capo Died Last Week https://www.cosanostranews.com/2014/10/former-gotti-capo-died-last-week.html 2025-05-14 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