Rafael Cedeño Hernández
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| Born |
Mexico
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| Other names | El Cede |
| Known for | Leader of La Familia Michoacana |
| Predecessor | Alberto Espinoza Barrón |
| Successor | Nazario Moreno González |
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In prison | |
Rafael Cedeño Hernández is a Mexican imprisoned drug trafficker who was a high-level leader of La Familia Michoacana, a drug cartel based in the Mexican state of Michoacán.[1] He was the successor of Alberto Espinoza Barrón, a drug trafficker who was arrested on 31 December 2008 by the Mexican authorities.[2]
His drug cartel, La Familia Michoacana uses murder and torture to quash rivals, while building a social base in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was the fastest-growing cartel in the country's drug war, and is a religious cult-like group that celebrates family values, and justifies murder as "divine justice".[3][4][5]
Rafael Cedeño was arrested on 20 April 2009 during a raid at a baptism party for a baby born to a cartel member.[6]
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