4 bodies discovered on Michoacán Highway one is El Tísico founder of LFM

Lucio R. Borderland Beat from Diario.Mx 

Update:  El Americano and his H3 were at the meeting, I am working the story I will try and post  tonight

Morelia— The bodies of four males killed by gunshots were discovered in a parking lot on Autopista Siglo 21 (hwy), in the municipio Gabriel Zamora, Michoacán.

The Attorney General of the State (PGJE) reported that the bodies were lying near the tollbooth of Santa Casilda, at kilometer 232 + 750.  "The bodies are male and have wounds produced by firearm projectiles, "explained the PGJE in a statement. 

According to the first investigations, bullet wounds on the victims were caused elsewhere, since no caps were found at the site.  The discovery occurred around 1:15 am.

The Siglo21 hwy, runs about 300 kilometers from the  Patzcuaro port of Lazaro Cardenas, and goes through the regions of Uruapan and Tierra Caliente. 

The PGJE said that personnel of the Crime Scene Special Unit  was sent to the scene to carry out further investigations.  "the deceased were not identified and were not carrying any documents"added the attorney.


Update:  Thank you Daily Reader.

According to 90 degrees one of the dead is Carlos Rosales on of the founders of LFM (La Familia Michoacana)

What they are reporting:

At 22:30 Sunday, leaders of organized crime in the regions of the Michoacan coast and Tierra Caliente, met at a party in the ranch ““Las Cortinas”, in the town of Uspero.  

In attendance were: Carlos Rosales Mendoza “El Tísico”, Alberto Espinoza Barrón “La Fresa”, Gilberto Gómez Magaña “El Chanda”, Ignacio Rentería “El Cenizo”,among others.

At one point, the meeting was interrupted by special agents of the Federal Police, and a confrontation ensued not only of the police but among the organized crime members,  that lasted over two hours and spread to several villages in the region.

It was around 01:15 hours on Monday, in the vicinity of the house of Santa Casilda, at kilometer 132 + 750 of the highway Uruapan - Cuatro Caminos, in the Siglo XXI highway , the four bodies were found each been shot to death.

Immediately elements of federal forces moved to the site of the body dump. The investigation expert staff of Gabriel Zamora, who after arrival confirmed that these were the bodies of Carlos Rosales Mendoza “El Tísico”, Alberto Espinoza Barrón “La Fresa, and two others known by the monikers “Perro Pinto” y “El Chiguan”.

Supposedly the body of Rosales was missing half his face.

From Quadratin

Carlos Rosales Mendoza, El Tísico, was killed during a series of clashes in the Tierra Caliente region of Gabriel Zamora, Michoacán. 

The shootout also killed three others, whose bodies were dumped in the Santa Casilda gateway, located on the 21st Century Freeway. 

Carlos Rosales, who also was known by the nickname El Carlitos, was imprisoned for ten years, until he was released  in May 2014.

He was captured in October 2003 in Morelia, during a military operation, and charged with drug crimes and organized crime. 

According to the Attorney General's Office, he was one of the founders of the cartel known as La Familia Michoacana, which succeeded the criminal group known as La Compañía and subsequently split and became Caballeros Templarios.

Rosales was the boss over other leaders Nazario Moreno González, El Chayo; Jesús Mendez, El Chango,  and Servando Gomez, La Tuta; the first was killed, the other two are in prison.