Mexican security forces killed a drug cartel boss of the La Familia crime syndicate, known for its horrific brutality and long tentacles into dozens of U.S. cities, a government official said Friday.Nazario Moreno, 40, died during two days of shootouts and unrest in Apatzingan in the state of Michoacan, National Security Council spokesman Alejandro Poire said.
Five federal police officers and three civilians also were killed in the clashes.”Various sources and information obtained from the operation agree that Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, also known as ‘El Chayo’ or ‘The Doctor,’ the main leader and one of the founders of La Familia, was shot dead yesterday,” Poire said.
