La Familia Michoacana, La Familia, or LFM is a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Formerly allied to the Gulf Cartel as part of Los Zetas it split off in 2006. The cartel was founded by Carlos Rosales Mendoza, In effort to increase their influence La Familia leaders reached out to some people to create a La Familia branch in Los Santos.  The Los Santos branch of La Familia began to form after the current cartel “Los Zetas” was dissolve