"La Changa" Arrested For Operating A Drug Manufacturing Laboratory In A Michoacán Cave

Irma Castillo Rodríguez, aka, "La Changa or Matacaballos"

Rodríguez was in charged of operating a synthetic drug manufacturing operation in a cave for Los Caballeros Templarios. 

By H. Nelson Goodson

January 31, 2014

Los Desmontes, Michoacán,  Mexico - On Wednesday, Mexican Federal Police and members of the Michoacán Community Self-defense Security Forces (MCSSF) reported the arrested of Irma Castillo Rodríguez,  aka, "La Changa or La Matacaballos" in connection with the manufacturing of a synthetic drug laboratory in a rural cave located in Los Desmontes. Rodríguez operated the drug laboratory for Los Caballeros Templarios Cartel and trafficked drugs in Los Desmontes township, San Juan Nuevo and Tancítaro municipalities. 

Authorities confiscated about 400 kilos of cocaine.