Fugitive politician tied to La Famlia murder gang

LA Times:

Last week, Julio Cesar Godoy was a congressman-elect. This week, he is a fugitive.

Mexican authorities say Godoy, a half-brother of Michoacan state Gov. Leonel Godoy, helped provide protection for La Familia, the drug-trafficking gang that has waged war on federal police across the state in recent days, killing at least 16 officers.

Officials have an arrest warrant but apparently can't find the younger Godoy, an attorney who was elected to Congress on July 5 as a candidate of the left-leaning Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD.

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The criminal insurgents are making war against federal law enforcement in Mexico and the ties to politicians have led to several arrest, 30 in the Michoacan area alone. The government needs to take down this group. They are one of four active cartels the Mexicans are fighting.