Drug Related Crime or Just Old Debts? Is it Still Safe in Los Cabos?

Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix, associated with the Tijuana Cartel, was shot and killed in Los Cabos on Friday October 18 at around 8 PM. Who was he, why did this happen, and what does this mean for Los Cabos? The Tijuana Cartel is one of three drug cartels that control smuggling from Mexico to the United States, though it is reported to be the least powerful. The cartel was weakened in 2006 when its chief was arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard and again in 2007 when Mexican Army troops were sent to Tijuana in an operation to restore order and remove corrupt police officers. As a result, the cartel is reported to have little power outside of Tijuana. Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix was one of seven brothers and four sisters who inherited the Tijuana Cartel in 1989 when Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was incarcerated. Francisco Rafael was never a leader of the cartel, but was in charge of buying and selling narcotics to the United States. He was arrested in Mexico in 1993, convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison. After serving the full ten years he was extradited to the U.S. in 2006 where he was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison. He was released for time served in Mexico and good behavior in 2008 after serving one year and five months. He was deported to Ciudad Juarez with no charges pending in the U.S. or Mexico, though the Mexican...

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