La Barredora

La Barredora cartel was formed following the breakup of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel in 2010 and is an off-shoot of the Edgar Valdez Villarreal led faction. The group’s leader, Eder Jair Sosa Carvajal, AKA "El Cremas", founded the organization along with Christian Hernández Tarín, AKA "El Chris" (arrested on October 18, 2011) and Víctor Manuel Rivera Galeana, AKA "El Gordo"  (on November 4, 2011).

The cartel's area of operations have centered on the resort area and port city of Acapulco. The cartel is known to battle its rival, the Cártel Independiente de Acapulco (also an off-shoot of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel) and to have links with the Sinaloa Cartel.