On Saturday Mexican authorities announced the arrests of 36 suspected La Familia Michoacana members and 10 accused Los Zetas members in separate raids as reported by Kelly Heffernan-Tabor for WFMY.
The La Familia arrests took place in "the southern Mexican state Jalisco after police intelligence tracked the gang following a brazen attack on a federal police aircraft": "Upon arrival, police engaged in a shootout that killed 11 suspects and injured two police officers." La Familia is experiencing some family dysfunction as it deals with a splinter faction which calls itself Los Caballeros Templarios or Knights Templar, and at the time of the police raid was preparing an attack against the breakaway group.
The Zetas arrests happened in the state of Quintana Roo where tourist destination Cancun is located: "the Zetas, known for their brutality and blamed for some of the worst atrocities in Mexico's drug war, have been moving east towards the country's Caribbean resort cities such as Cancun, authorities say."
Further coverage:
"Mexico police raid 'La Familia drug cartel', killing 11" by BBC News
