South Pacific Cartel

Cártel del Pacífico Sur

Founded	April 2010
Founded by	Héctor Beltrán Leyva
Founding location	Morelos, Mexico
Years active	2010-present
Criminal activities	Drug trafficking, kidnapping, murder
Allies	Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, Los Zetas, Los Mazatlecos
Rivals	Sinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel

The South Pacific Cartel (Spanish: Cártel del Pacífico Sur) is a Mexican organized crime group composed of the remnants of the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel.^[1] It is based in the Mexican state of Morelos. The gang has been significantly less active since mid-2011^[2] when the group's leaders Julio de Jesus Radilla Hernandez and Victor Valdez were captured.^[3]

Although they call themselves a 'cartel', the violent gang is a local cell created in April 2010 by Héctor Beltrán Leyva,^[4][5][6] leader of the Beltran Leyva Cartel. The gang is known for having employed a 12-year-old gunman and executioner.^[4][5][6]

References

1. Beltran Leyva Spin-Off Menaces Mexico City, InSight - Organized Crime ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Polarization and Sustained Violence in Mexico's Cartel War". InterAmerican Security Watch. January 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
3. "Mexico nabs drug boss tied to murder of poet's son", Reuters (May 25, 2011).
4. Justino Miranda (December 4, 2010). "Arresto de "El Ponchis" exhibe vacíos legales". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
5. "Child Assassin named "El Ponchis" Arrested By Mexican Army". Flex. December 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
6. "Alleged U.S teen cartel assassin arrested". Ninja Cops. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved 2010-12-06.