The upsurge in killings has made Acapulco one of Mexico's most violent places, scaring away what international tourism remained.
In an interview Nicolás Sierra, leader of the armed group "Los Viagras", said that Michoácan attorney general's office is now collecting all the money that the Knights Templar used to charge.
The recruitment fliers advertised jobs as security guards or bodyguards under the name of a fake company, and promised good benefits, a Christmas bonus and growth in the short term.
Iván Cazarín is linked to the shooting down of a helicopter that killed members of the Army and Federal Police in the municipality of Villa Purificación, Jalisco, on May 1.
In January, the government said 16 people, mostly members of armed vigilante groups battling drug cartels, were killed in crossfire in Apatzingán. But media investigations later suggested federal police had shot dead unarmed people.
The five businesses designated for providing financial support to the cartel are all located in the state of Jalisco.
In a report, the Drug Enforcement Administration identified the following cartels that operate cells within the U.S.: the Sinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel, Juárez Cartel, Knights Templar, Beltrán-Leyva Organization, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Los Zetas, and Las Moicas.
PGR sources confirmed to El Universal that the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was taken this morning to the maximum security prison.
The Federal Judiciary Council said Wednesday the judge found insufficient evidence to hold Rubén Oseguera González over for trial.
This year the criminal group has murdered three businessmen who refused to pay an extortion fee, entrepreneurs said to EL UNIVERSAL on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.