La Unión Tepito

Also known as: Cártel Unión Tepito, La Unión de Tepito, Unión de Tepito, Unión Tepito
Based in MexicoActive2009-presentSourcesLa Unión TepitoUnión Tepito

Mexican criminal cartel based in Tepito, Mexico City, founded in 2009 under the tutelage of Edgar Valdez Villarreal (La Barbie). Its first leader was Francisco Javier Hernández Gómez (Pancho Cayagua), executed in 2017. The cartel engages in drug trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, and homicide, operating primarily in the Mexico City metropolitan area. It is currently active and has alliances with the CJNG.

CRIMENET has extracted 39 linkages for this organization, including 15 cooperative ties across 7 organizations, 23 conflicts across 7 organizations and 1 other connections.

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