Mexican security forces on Sunday arrested the alleged leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, commonly known as “El Marro” – the Sledgehammer.

The Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel has been behind increasing violence in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato over the last year -- amid a bitter clash with the Jalisco Cartel. But a threat claimed to ...

At the same time, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) has ramped up its longstanding war against the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel in an effort to corner El Marro ...

The messages were signed by the Santa Rosa de Lima gang, whose now-imprisoned leader is known as the "Marro," or Sledgehammer. The messages appeared to accuse the bars' owners of supporting the ...

Santa Rosa de Lima was precisely the kind of local gang that the Jalisco cartel has deftly taken over in the past in its relentless expansion across Mexico, co-opting local gang members in a sort ...

For years, the Santa Rosa cartel has fought a bloody turf war with the Jalisco cartel for control of Guanajuato. In addition to police, politicians and civilians have also been targeted.

The Central University of Venezuela began as the Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima in 1673. It gained university status in 1721, when it became the Universidad Real y Pontificia de Caracas. UCV is ...