Kidnappings [337][338][339] Nonetheless, there are indeed circles within the Gulf Cartel that coordinate the arms trafficking routes inside Mexico. Reports mention that Antonio Crdenas was being protected by the Los Escorpiones (The Scorpions), the alleged armed wing of the Gulf Cartel and the personal army of Antonio Crdenas, who was serving as snipers and bodyguards for him. It is clear, however, that after the capture and extradition of Osiel Crdenas Guilln, Los Zetas outclassed the Gulf Cartel in revenue, membership, and influence. [220] After the PRI lost the presidency in 2000 to the National Action Party (PAN), the arrangement between the government and the cartels was lost, as well the pax mafiosa. That's why I asked because it would seem . [178] The infighting between the Metros and the Rojos of the Gulf cartel began in 2010, when Juan Meja Gonzlez, nicknamed El R-1, was overlooked as the candidate of the regional boss of Reynosa and was sent to the "Frontera Chica," an area that encompasses Miguel Alemn, Camargo and Ciudad Mier directly across the U.S.Mexico border from Starr County, Texas. [87], The former leader of the Gulf Cartel, Osiel Crdenas Guilln, was captured in the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on 14 March 2003, in a shootout between the Mexican military and Gulf Cartel gunmen. [242] Authorities are still trying to understand how the prisoners escaped. Despite its name, the Mexican Mafia did not originate in Mexico, and is entirely a U.S. criminal prison organization. [39] Hours after the judge told Garca brego that he was going to spend the rest of his life in prison, the death penalty was out of the question for the prosecutors. Los Zetas, (Spanish: "the Zs") Mexican crime syndicate formed in 1997 as the enforcement arm of the drug-trafficking Gulf Cartel; it broke away as an independent organized criminal enterprise in 2010. [348], Transportation [314], A U.S. agent mentioned that the drug cartels that operate on the MexicoUnited States border, and principally across from Texas, are "in control of not only the narcotrafficking, but also the human smuggling. The potential alliance was conducted by Juan Reyes Meja Gonzlez (alias "R1"), from the Gulf Cartel; and Rogelio Gonzlez Pizaa (alias "Z-2"), from Los Zetas. Cartel gunmen used at least three car bombs and superior firepower to storm a prison in central Mexico to break out a regional leader and eight of his top associates. [311] People smuggling is currently controlled by a cell within the Gulf Cartel known as Los Flacos, dedicated to the kidnapping and smuggling of undocumented migrants as far as South America to the United States. [207] Several witnesses claimed that many of the municipalities throughout Tamaulipas were "war zones", and that many businesses and houses were burned down, leaving areas in "total destruction". [11][12] Besides drug trafficking, the Gulf Cartel operates through protection rackets, assassinations, extortions, kidnappings, and other criminal activities. And although there wasn't any visible confrontation between the two, the intensity of the situation was clear through the background noises of grenade explosions and automatic gunfire. The United States Department of the Treasury had named Cano Flores in 2009 as a close associate of the Zeta bosses Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano and Miguel Trevio Morales, considered by the government as "significant foreign narcotics traffickers. According to El Universal, there are several music videos on YouTube that exalt the power of this armed group through narcocorridos. Instead, he created warehouses along the Mexican's northern border to preserve hundreds of tons of cocaine; this allowed him to create a new distribution network and increase his political influence. Garca brego was apprehended on 14 January 1996, and Mexico shortly after received certification on 1 March. [21] Around 1994, it was estimated that the Gulf Cartel handled as much as "one-third of all cocaine shipments" into the United States from the Cali Cartel suppliers. For the most part, the arms trafficking circles of the Gulf Cartel operate directly across the border in the United States, just like most of the criminal groups in Mexico. [175] El Universal reported that Mexican authorities identified the gunmen that were engaging in confrontations against the troops in Matamoros, Tamaulipas as members of the Los Escorpiones group. [206] Confrontations between these two groups have paralyzed entire cities in broad daylight. He was the first drug trafficker to be on that list. At the time of his extradition, U.S. authorities indicated that he faced a minimum prison sentence of ten years and a maximum penalty of life in prison for his charges. Moreover, the Mexican drug traffickers often use small boats to transport drugs through the coastal areas of South Texas, usually operating at night to prevent them from being spotted by law enforcement officials. [122] Soon after his death, Los Zetas demanded the Gulf Cartel to hand over the killer, but they didn't, and observers believe that triggered the war. [148][149][150], Nevertheless, according to the newspapers The Brownsville Herald and The Monitor from across the border in Brownsville, Texas and McAllen, Texas, around 50 people were killed in the gunfights. "[37] He also had an official birth certificate that claimed Garca brego was indeed born in Mexico. [192], The Gulf Cartel is believed to have ties with the 'Ndrangheta, an organized crime group in Italy that also has ties with Los Zetas. [195] Along with the market in the United States, the drug market in Europe is among the most lucrative in the world, where the Mexican drug cartels are believed to have deals with the mafia groups of Europe. "[247] In Nuevo Laredo on 17 December 2010, about 141 inmates escaped from a federal prison. [123], Tamaulipas was mostly spared from the violence until early 2010, when the Gulf Cartel's enforcers, Los Zetas, split from and turned against the Gulf Cartel, sparking a bloody turf war. Conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana (21 U.S.C. [1][10][A 1] On 4 November 2010, he was indicted along with 19 other drug traffickers of La Compaa (The Company), a name that refers to the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas collectively, and charged with conspiracy to traffic over 5 kilos (11lbs) of cocaine and at least 1,000 kilos (2204.6lbs) of marijuana to the United States for future distribution. By negotiating with the Cali Cartel,[20] Garca brego was able to secure 50% of the shipment out of Colombia as payment for delivery, instead of the US$1,500 per kilogram they were previously receiving. [82][83], On 9 November 1999, two U.S. agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and FBI were threatened at gunpoint by Crdenas Guilln and approximately fifteen of his henchmen in Matamoros. [59] Los Zetas, as they are known, served as the hired private mercenary army of the Gulf Cartel. [13] The members of the Gulf Cartel are known for intimidating the population and for being particularly violent.[14]. [186] The U.S. National Drug Threat Assessment mentioned that the drug trafficking organizations like the Gulf Cartel tend to be less structured in U.S. than in Mexico, and often rely on street gangs to operate inside the United States. And in doing so, they inherently become a "competitor" with the state, who also claims sovereignty over its territories. Los Zetas' original 31 members were soldiers in Mexico's most elite special forces unit, the Grupos Aeromviles de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFE). [355] Another avenue that they have implemented is to construct tunnels to get their product across the border. [135] Other sources mention that one news reporter was also killed in the crossfire. "[256] They also reported that in Aguascalientes, a state where violence levels are much lower, policemen are paid five times more than in Tamaulipas. [343] Prostitutes are also used as informants and spies, and provide their sexual favors to extract information from certain targets. "[218], Although drug-related violence has existed since the early beginnings of the Gulf Cartel, it often happened in low-profile levels, while the government agreed to "look the other way" while the drug traffickers went about their businessas long as they behaved. [208] The bloodbath in Tamaulipas has caused thousands of deaths, but most of shootings and body counts often go unreported. [118] Other reports mention, however, that the rupture occurred due to a disagreement about who would take on the leadership of the cartel after the extradition of Osiel. [126][127], Osiel Crdenas' brother, Antonio Crdenas Guilln, along with Jorge Eduardo Costilla Snchez (El Coss), a former policeman, filled in the vacuum left by Osiel and became the leaders of the Gulf Cartel. [16] The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.[17]. [277] The modus operandi ("mode of operation") of the Gulf Cartel changes whenever the United States attempts to strengthen their domestic policy in reinforcing the borders. An intelligence agency mentioned that the Gulf Cartel kidnaps for three reasons: In April 2011 in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, 68 kidnapped victims from different parts of Mexico and Central America were found in a safe house of the Gulf Cartel. [42], In addition, it was brought up that Garca brego had previously been arrested in Brownsville, Texas for six-year-old auto theft charges, but was released later with no charges whatsoever. Since the group's inception as a drug trafficking organization, it has recruited soldiers from the Mexican military that train cartel members and lead operations. [3][4][5] Within some time, he rose in the echelons of the cartel, became a high-ranking leader, and was appointed as the Gulf Cartel's boss in the border area of Los Guerra, a small town in the municipality of Ciudad Miguel Alemn, Tamaulipas, just across the international border from Roma, Texas. [225] PRI's main opposition party, the PAN, claimed that government elections in Tamaulipas are likely to encounter an "organized crime influence. [96] Through his violence and intimidation, Heriberto Lazcano took control of both Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel after Cardenas' extradition. [29] Jurors also ordered the seizure of $350million of Garca brego's assets $75million more than what was previously planned. Los Zetas is the largest drug cartel in Mexico in terms of scale of operations. "[23], Garca brego's ties extended beyond the Mexican government corruption and into the United States. [264] El Universal released an article which said that the National Public Security System (SNSP) has condemned the cops' salaries, and demanded the state and municipal authorities to create better paying programs for the policemen so they can have a "just wage" for themselves and their families. [49] He did not have the leadership skills nor the support of the Colombian drug-provisioners. The incident escalated as Crdenas Guilln threatened to kill them if they did not comply and as his gunmen prepared to shoot. "[226], The Exclsior newspaper reported that the former governors of Tamaulipas, Manuel Cavazos Lerma (19931999), Toms Yarrington (19992004), and Eugenio Hernndez Flores (20052010) have had close ties with the Gulf Cartel. [323], FBI agents have claimed that the Gulf Cartel moves millions of dollars in cash through the Rio Grande Valley each month, a tempting amount for many U.S. His role in Mexican law enforcement and his ties with the Gulf Cartel allowed him to recruit sever [93][94] Reports from the PGR and El Universal state that while in prison, Crdenas and Benjamn Arellano Flix, from the Tijuana Cartel, formed an alliance. [95], The arrest and extradition of Crdenas, however, caused for several top lieutenants from both the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas to fight over important drug corridors to the United States, especially the cities of Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Tampicoall situated in the state of Tamaulipas. [44] He was also held responsible in 1984 for the massacre of 6 people in La Clnica Raya, a hospital where rival drug members were being treated, and was also blamed for the massacre of the Cereso prison in 1991, where 18 prisoners were slainboth in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. A l'heure actuelle, le cartel est divis par des luttes internes incessantes, ce qui a intensifi la violence dans des villes comme Matamoros, Tampico et Reynosa. The Zetas' outsized arsenals grenades and automatic weapons became standard sparked something of an arms race across Mexican criminal groups, which multiplied the group's destructive impact far beyond its specific area of operation. The leader of Mexico's most brutal drug cartel was arrested early Wednesday morning, but his capture will most likely have only a minor impact on what the US government has called "the most. [52] Hugo Baldomero Medina Garza, known as El Seor Padrino de los Trilers (the lord of the Trailers), is considered one of the most important members in the rearticulation of the Gulf Cartel. El Crtel Del Golfo es un crtel de drogas de Mxico aunque, en sus comienzos, la actividad principal de la organizacin era el contrabando de licores a Estados Unidos durante la poca de la prohibicin en este pas en los aos 30s, siendo as la organizacin criminal ms antigua del pas. [19] It grew significantly in the 1970s under the leadership of kingpin Juan Garca brego. "[295] And, there are several kidnapping rings of the Gulf Cartel throughout several parts of Tamaulipas. Vicente Carrillo Fuentes era Victor Casillas en la serie, protagonizado por Ral Mndez. When the hostilities began, the Gulf organization joined forces with its former rivals, the Sinaloa Cartel and La Familia Michoacana, aiming to take out Los Zetas. [54] His luck ended in November 2000 when he was captured in Tampico, Tamaulipas and imprisoned in La Palma. [211], On 10 November 2014, a document from the Mexican government was released to the media and claimed that Los Rojos faction of the Gulf Cartel was planning to ally with Los Zetas. At first, estimates mentioned that 148 inmates had escaped, but later counts gave the exact figures. [36] His prosecutors, however, tried Garca brego as a U.S. citizen because he also had an American birth certificate, although Mexican authorities claimed the certificate was "fraudulent. [214] The massacre of the 72 migrants and the clandestine mass graves with more than 250 bodies in San Fernando, Tamaulipas,[215][216] mounted with the assassination of the governor candidate Rodolfo Torre Cant (2010),[217] the increasing violence generated between drug groups, and the state's inability to ensure tranquility, has led specialists to conclude that "neither the regional nor federal government have control over the territory of Tamaulipas. [187] The arrest of several Gulf Cartel lieutenants, along with the drug-related violence and kidnappings, have raised concerns among Texas officials that the drug war in Mexico and the drug cartels are taking hold in Texas. Drug Wars: Narco Warfare in the twenty-first century. The candidates of the Gulf Cartel were Antonio Crdenas and Jorge Eduardo Costilla Snchez, while Los Zetas wanted the leadership of their current head, Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano. [86] The FBI and the DEA mounted numerous charges against him and issued a US$2million bounty for his arrest. [193] Reports indicated that the Gulf Cartel was using the BlackBerry smartphones to communicate with 'Ndrangheta, since the texts are "normally difficult to intercept". [227] On 30 January 2012, the Attorney General of Mexico issued a communiqu ordering the past three governors of Tamaulipas and their families to remain in the country as they are being investigated for possible cooperation with the Mexican drug cartels. "[253] In a prison in the state of Zacatecas, on 16 May 2009, an armed commando liberated 53 Gulf Cartel members using 10 trucks and even a helicopter. 0:00 / 7:04 Un periodista transmiti la balacera en Sinaloa durante el intento de captura del hijo de 'El Chapo' Univision Noticias 7.51M subscribers Subscribe 22K Share 3.7M views 2 years ago. The rupture from Los Zetas left Jorge Eduardo Costilla Snchez and Antonio Crdenas Guilln in full control of the Gulf Cartel. [340] Arms trafficking from the U.S. to Mexico, however, is often carried out individually, and there is no criminal group in Mexico or an international organization that is solely dedicated to this activity. Court documents indicated that Garca brego was bribing several law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and politicians on both sides on the border to keep himself impune and untouched. [203][204] Their conflict has even occurred on U.S. soil, where the Gulf Cartel killed two Zeta members in Brownsville, Texas on 5 October 2010. Un tiroteig que ha tingut lloc la matinada d'aquest dilluns a l municipi de Goshen (ubicat al comtat de Tulare, estat de Califrnia, als Estats Units) ha deixat 6 morts, inclosos una mare de 17 anys i el seu nad de 6 mesos, segons han informat les autoritats locals. [113], It is unclear which of the two the Gulf Cartel or Los Zetas started the conflict that led to their break up. The leakage of Mexican special forces into organized crime began in the 1990s when the powerful Gulf cartel recruited a group of ex-Gafe troops to create its own paramilitary enforcement unit,. Garca brego bribed the agent in an attempt to gather more information on U.S. law enforcement operations. [151][152][153][154][155] Although not confirmed, KVEO-TV, several online sources and witnesses, along with one law enforcement officer who preferred to keep his name anonymous, mentioned that more than 100 people died that day in Matamoros. El Seor de los Cielos es una serie de televisin estadounidense producida y grabada ntegramente en Mxico.Es producida por Telemundo Global Studios (antes Telemundo Studios) y Argos Comunicacin.Durante la primera temporada, la televisora colombiana, Caracol Televisin, tambin particip en la produccin. 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