2017 in organized crime

In 2017, a number of events took place in organized crime. The Mexican drug war continued to be a focus throughout the year.

Events

January

• January 18 – At least four people are killed in a shootout between Mexican Police and unknown gunmen after the latter opened fire on the Quintana Roo state attorneys' office in Cancún.^[1]
• January 19 – Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is extradited to the United States, where he will face charges for his role as leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.^[2]

April

• April 5 – Mexican Beltrán Leyva Cartel drug lord Alfredo Beltrán Leyva is sentenced to life in prison and ordered to forfeit $US529,200,000.^[3]

May

• May 15 – An unknown gunman shoots and kills veteran journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas, who is noted for his investigative reporting on Mexico's war on drugs, in Culiacán, Sinaloa.^[4]

July

• July 5 – A gunfight between La Línea gang members and a rival cartel in Madera Municipality, Chihuahua, leaves at least 14 people dead.^[5]

Arts and literature

• Gangster Land

Deaths

• January 13 – Nicodemo Scarfo, 87, American mobster, boss of the Philadelphia crime family (1981–1991).^[6]
• April 19 – Yip Kai Foon, 55, Hong Kong gangster.^[7]
• July 2 – Bert Rossi, 94, English gangster.^[8]
• August 21 – Ron Previte, 73, American gangster.^[9]
• November 17 – Salvatore Riina, 87, Italian mobster, capo of the Sicilian Mafia.

See also

• Timeline of the Mexican Drug War
• List of years in organized crime