Grisly video shows CJNG cartel members beheading three men working under commands of powerful drug lord El Migueladas.
For years, Miguel Angel Gallegos Godoy alias “El Migueladas” passed himself off as a prosperous farmer and businessman while establishing himself in the region of Tierra Caliente.
In 2014, a local priest denounced him as the mafia boss most protected by the Michoacán government. The next year, a senator pointed to Gallegos Godoy as potentially succeeding “La Tuta,” the former Knights Templar cartel leader.
Federal intelligence reports from 2017 indicated that the drug trafficker owned extensive land for growing melons. He was described as the “master” and “lord” of numerous Michoacán municipalities.
Today, Gallegos Godoy is considered one of Michoacán’s most powerful capos. Business owners say his group extorts them. In early August, tortilla vendors and lemon farmers suspended activities due to extortion demands.