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Weekly Report - 16 August 2018 (WR-18-32)
MEXICO: Federal police detain CDMX crime boss
For years, the authorities in Mexico City (CDMX) have insisted that the capital was free from the presence of major drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) that have wrought havoc throughout the rest of the country. A recent spike in violence and drug offences cast doubt on these claims and the arrest of Roberto ‘El Betito’ Moyado Esparza, leader of the notorious La Unión de Tepito crime syndicate, has revealed more about the worrisome public security situation in the capital.
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