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.

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 ...