[225] PRI's main opposition party, the PAN, claimed that government elections in Tamaulipas are likely to encounter an "organized crime influence. [53] He was one of the top officials of the cartel for more than 40 years, trafficking about 20 tons of cocaine to the United States each month. [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. [65] Among the original defectors were Jaime Gonzlez Durn,[66] Jess Enrique Rejn Aguilar,[67] Miguel Trevio Morales,[68] and Heriberto Lazcano,[69] who would later become the supreme leader of the independent cartel of Los Zetas. 3:04. [196], The Gulf Cartel and other Mexican drug trafficking groups are active in the northern and western parts of Africa. [174], However, his brother Osiel Crdenas Guilln disapproved the existence of this mercenary group, since he had created Los Zetas, the parallel version of Los Escorpiones, and they had turned against the organization. [321] He is allegedly reported to have been protected by a large private army of gunmen. 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. 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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. [275] Mario Crdenas Guilln, brother of both Osiel and Antonio, became one of the top lieutenants in the organization after his release from prison in 2007. [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. [103] However, continual disagreement was leading the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas into an inevitable rupture. [56] The next in line was Sergio Gmez alias El Checo, however, his leadership was short-lived when he was assassinated in April 1996 in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas. Prostitution circles are believed to be used by the Gulf Cartel to persuade journalists to favor them in the media. In addition, he was under observation and was widely known, since his surname meant more of the same. Before the standoff, he was regarded as a minor player in the international drug trade, but this incident catapulted his reputation and made him one of the most-wanted criminals. [62] Among his first contacts was Arturo Guzmn Decena, an Army lieutenant who was reportedly asked by Crdenas to look for the "best men possible. [63] In response to the rising power of the Gulf Cartel, the rival Sinaloa Cartel[77] established a heavily armed, well-trained enforcer group known as Los Negros. [24], Garcia Abrego's reach became known when a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent named Claude de la O, in 1986, stated in testimony against Garca brego that he received over US$100,000 in bribes and had leaked information that could have endangered an FBI informant as well as Mexican journalists. [353] The Gulf of Mexico also presents a danger to the flow of drugs to Texas; the Port of Houston and the Port of Brownsville enable traffickers to use small vessels and pleasure craft to transport illicit drugs into and from southern Texas. The 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres were a series of mass murder attacks between the allied Sinaloa Cartel and Gulf Cartel against Los Zetas in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, across the U.S.-Mexico border from Laredo, Texas. [205] In the midsts of violence and panic, local authorities and the media tried to minimize the situation and claim that "nothing was occurring", but the facts were impossible to cover up. He was also a leader in Camargo, Tamaulipas, where he coordinated heroin, cocaine, and marijuana shipments to the United States. "[37] He also had an official birth certificate that claimed Garca brego was indeed born in Mexico. [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. [169], Los Escorpiones, also called Grupo Escorpios,[170] (The Scorpions), was believed to be the mercenary group that protected Antonio Crdenas Guilln, the former leader of the organization. It was reported that after the fallout, Crdenas ordered Los Zetas to Baja California to wipe out the Tijuana Cartel. [178], Unconfirmed information released by The Monitor indicated that two leaders of the Rojos, Meja Gonzlez and Rafael Crdenas Vela, teamed up to kill Flores Borrego. [194] In 2009, the Gulf organization concluded that expanding their market opportunities in Europe, combined with the euro strength against the U.S. dollar, justified establishing an extensive network in that continent. [11][12] Besides drug trafficking, the Gulf Cartel operates through protection rackets, assassinations, extortions, kidnappings, and other criminal activities. [116] Unwilling to stand for such abuse, Los Zetas responded and countered the accusations by posting their own banners throughout Tamaulipas. [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. [43] Two men from the Rio Grande Valley were charged before the drug lord's arrest for laundering more than $30million for Garca brego. [55] After Medina Garza's arrest, his cousin Adalberto Garza Dragustinovis was investigated for allegedly forming part of the Gulf Cartel and for money-laundering, but the case is still open. [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. [70] Between 2001 and 2008, the organization of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas was collectively known as La Compaa (The Company). As a high-ranking leader, Cano Flores served as the regional boss of the Gulf Cartel in Los Guerra, a town in the municipality of Ciudad Miguel Alemn, Tamaulipas. [319], Bribery [54] His luck ended in November 2000 when he was captured in Tampico, Tamaulipas and imprisoned in La Palma. The Gulf Cartel, along with their rival group Los Zetas, have been the two drug cartels with the most kidnappings in all of Mexico, and "more than half of the country's kidnappings are attributed to them. [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. [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. officials. [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. [1] Het kartel heeft zijn hoofdbasis in de grensstad Matamoros. tiempo de vida til de una faja lumbar nombre del cabo en la vida real Critics say that the strategy of capturing drug kingpins often resulted in the increase in extortion, as the cartels look for other sources of money. [238] Cabeza de Vaca is accused by a Bloomberg/El Financiero of having a big and unexplained wealth of 951 million pesos. [210] Consequently, Los Zetas joined forces with the Beltrn Leyva Cartel and the Tijuana Cartel to counterattack the opposing cartels. [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. [1][6] While in power, Cano Flores also worked with Los Zetas, a criminal organization formed in the late 1990s by ex-commandos of the Mexican Army who served as the Gulf Cartel's paramilitary wing. [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. 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,. It operates in more than half of the country's 32 states. [348], Transportation [341], Jess Enrique Rejn Aguilar, a top-tier Los Zetas boss, was caught on 3 July 2011, and claimed in an interview that was aired on national television that the Gulf Cartel, unlike Los Zetas, has an "easier and quicker access to arms in the United States", and probably works "with some people in the government" to traffic weapons south of the U.S. [146] A news video from Televisa, also on YouTube, shows images from the confrontations of that day. [97] Lieutenants that were once loyal to Crdenas began following the commands of Lazcano, who tried to reorganize the cartel by appointing several lieutenants to control specific territories.Morales Trevio was appointed to look over Nuevo Len;[98] Jorge Eduardo Costilla Snchez in Matamoros;[99] Hctor Manuel Sauceda Gamboa, nicknamed El Karis, took control of Nuevo Laredo;[100] Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, known as El Goyo, along with his brother Arturo, took control of the Reynosa plaza;[101] Arturo Basurto Pea, alias El Grande, and Ivn Velzquez-Caballero alias El Talibn took control of Quintana Roo and Guerrero;[102] Alberto Snchez Hinojosa, alias Comandante Castillo, took over Tabasco. [302][303][304] Investigators believe that more unreported kidnappings have occurred in nearby locations. This video released by the Mexican government shows the moment security forces captured Ovidio Guzman Lopez, a leader of the Sinaloa cartel and the son of Jo. [239] Cabeza de Vaca is accused of not reporting its total wealth and having properties both in Texas, Tamaulipas, and Mexico City. 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. "[247] In Nuevo Laredo on 17 December 2010, about 141 inmates escaped from a federal prison. Monterrey who was arrested in January 2012 for working in a kidnapping ring within the Gulf Cartel. 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. [35] Wearing slacks and a striped shirt, Garca brego was immediately extradited to the United States where he was interviewed by an FBI agent, and confessed to have "ordered people murdered and tortured," bribed top Mexican officials, and smuggled tons of narcotics into the United States. In 2010 he was named in a U.S. federal indictment with 19 other high-ranking drug lords of La Compaa (The Company), a name used to describe the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas as a conglomerate. En la serie 'El Chapo', Joaqun Guzmn Loera elimin a su enemigo Raciel Crdenas, pero despert a una fiera dormida, pues el ejrcito de 'Los Emes' reaccion violentamente para defender su . NARCOS: Crtel de los Cabrera presume su poderoso armamento en Durango El crtel de Sinaloa ha creado varias alianzas a lo largo de los meses para compensar la separacin de 'Los chapitos' y todos los brazos armados que apoyan a los hijos del ex lder del grupo, El chapo Guzmn. [13] The members of the Gulf Cartel are known for intimidating the population and for being particularly violent.[14]. [3] Some media outlets also referred to him by another name, Efran Snchez Castillo. [360], In May 2013, Aurelio Cano Flores (alias El Yankee) was sentenced to 35 years in prison for conspiring to import multi-ton quantities of marijuana and cocaine into the United States. [242] Authorities are still trying to understand how the prisoners escaped. On 18 August 2013, Gulf Cartel leader Mario Ramirez Trevino was captured. [147] Moreover, several bystanders also recorded the shootouts. In addition to trafficking drugs, Garca brego would ship cash to be laundered, in the millions. "[23], Garca brego's ties extended beyond the Mexican government corruption and into the United States. [178] Crdenas Vela had held a grudge on Flores Borrego and the Metros because he believed that they had led the Mexican military to track down and kill his uncle Antonio Crdenas Guilln on 5 November 2010. [131][132], Costilla was often viewed as the "strongest leader" of the two, but collaborated with Antonio Crdenas, who acted as representative of his jailed brother. Vicente Carrillo Fuentes era Victor Casillas en la serie, protagonizado por Ral Mndez. 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. [10] It is currently based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, directly across the U.S. border from Brownsville, Texas. Antonio Crdenas Guilln, Jorge Eduardo Costilla Snchez, Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano and 15 of their top lieutenants, have been charged in U.S. federal courts with drug trafficking-related crimes,[360][361] while the U.S. State Department announced rewards totaling US$50million for information leading to their capture. [329] One leader of the Gulf Cartel confessed after his apprehension that "drug trafficking is their main business, but due to the difficulties they have been encountering, oil theft has been an important financial cushion" for the cartel. By constructing a tunnel, the cartel can get their product across the tight border security with the possibility of no detection. [265] The federal government is also constructing three military bases in Tamaulipas: in Ciudad Mier, San Fernando and Ciudad Mante. At first, estimates mentioned that 148 inmates had escaped, but later counts gave the exact figures. [344], Counterfeiting [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. "[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. [84], The standoff triggered a massive law enforcement effort to crackdown the leadership structure of the Gulf Cartel. [276] In addition, within the Gulf Cartel there is believed to be two groupsthe Rojos and the Metros. When the series begins, he is ex military, 30 years old, and the ruthless leader of 'Los Emes', the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel, which is the top threat to the Sinaloa Cartel. [49] He did not have the leadership skills nor the support of the Colombian drug-provisioners. [221][222] Moreover, the state of Tamaulipas was no exception; according to Santiago Creel, a PAN politician and pre-candidate for the 2012 presidency, the PRI in Tamaulipas has protected the Gulf Cartel for years. [197] Although cocaine is not grown in Africa, Mexican organizations, such as the Gulf Cartel, are currently exploiting West Africa's struggling rule-of-law caused by war, crime and poverty, to stage and expand supply routes to the increasingly lucrative European illegal drug market. [134] Government sources claimed that this operationwhere more than 660 marines, 17 vehicles, and 3 helicopters participatedleft 8 dead: three marines, one soldier, and four gunmen, including Antonio Crdenas. [178] Each of these groups were identified by their radio codes: the Rojos (The Red ones) were based in Reynosa; the Metros were headquartered in Matamoros; and the Lobos (The wolves) were established in Laredo. Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, conocido como el "Inge", fue durante mucho tiempo un lugarteniente de Ismael el "Mayo" Zambada y Joaqun el "Chapo" Guzmn. Government officials state that there are currently 400-500 official members of the Mexican Mafia with thousands of hitmen and . [208] The bloodbath in Tamaulipas has caused thousands of deaths, but most of shootings and body counts often go unreported. [257] As a result, most of the police forces in Tamaulipas are believed to be "corrupt" due to their low wages and the presence of organized crime, who can easily bribe them. [11][15], On 24 March 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Cano Flores under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with fifty-three other international criminals and ten foreign entities. Jesus BustamanteReuters. 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. [183] Like other drug trafficking organizations, the Gulf Cartel also subverts government institutions, particularly at state and local levels, by using their large profits to bribe officials. Drug Wars: Narco Warfare in the twenty-first century. [27] On 14 January 1996, Garca brego was arrested outside a ranch in Monterrey, Nuevo Len. [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. [324] Much of the money stays in the area, which has caused several officialsboth federal and stateto succumb to the "easy money aspect" the drug money has to offer. 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. El Cartel de Sinaloa Y El Cartel del Golfo..Vs El Cartel de Juarez, Los Zetas Y Los Beltran Leyva..Pelean Por La Plaza De Ciudad Juarez. [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. [293] In addition, the Mexican drug cartels also tax several Mexican businesses inside the United States and threaten them with property damage and murder if they do not comply.[294]. [86] The FBI and the DEA mounted numerous charges against him and issued a US$2million bounty for his arrest. "[63] Consequently, Guzmn Decenas deserted from the Armed Forces and brought more than 30 army deserters to form part of Crdenas' new criminal paramilitary wing. Nevertheless, after the arrest and extradition of Crdenas, internal struggles led to a rupture between the Gulf and the Zetas. [349] The Mexican drug cartels that operate in the area are currently employing gang members to distribute drugs and conduct other criminal activities on their behalf. [326] In addition, due to the low-paying salaries of many policemen, the Gulf Cartel often "buys" many law enforcement officers in Mexico. [245] Reports first indicated that there were 71 fugitives, but the correct figures were later released. "[232] Months later, Hernndez Flores finally recognized that several parts of Tamaulipas were "being overrun by organized crime violence. [108] The proceedings took place in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. [235] He won under the slogan "winds of change are coming" to Tamaulipas. "[256] They also reported that in Aguascalientes, a state where violence levels are much lower, policemen are paid five times more than in Tamaulipas. Garca brego was convicted for 22 counts of money laundering, drug possession and drug trafficking. [312] It operates primarily on the TabascoVeracruzTamaulipas corridor. Gente Nueva, also known as Los Chapos, in reference to their drug lord Joaqun Guzmn Loera, is a large group of well-trained and experienced gunmen that function as one of the elite armed wings of the Sinaloa Cartel, created to counter, battle and destroy the Jurez Cartel's influence in the Mexican north-west, as well as to battle and destroy La Lnea which is currently the Jurez Cartel's largest remaining cell. The majority of the commerce between the United States and Mexico passes through the state of Texas. [255], The Exclsior newspaper mentioned that the police forces in the state of Tamaulipas are the "worst paid in Mexico" despite being "one of the states hardest hit by violence. The creation of Los Zetas brought a new era of drug trafficking in Mexico, and little did Crdenas know that he was creating the most violent drug cartel in the country. [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]. [110], Nearly $30million of the former drug lord's assets were distributed among several Texan law enforcement agencies. [335] The Economist mentioned in 1997 that the drug money from the Gulf Cartel in the Rio Grande Valley was perhaps moving about $20billion, and that around 15% of the retailers' gains were from drug money. [206] Confrontations between these two groups have paralyzed entire cities in broad daylight. Malherbe tried to bribe officials $2million for his release, but it was denied. [28] He was quickly extradited to the United States where he stood trial eight months after his arrest. [59] Los Zetas, as they are known, served as the hired private mercenary army of the Gulf Cartel. They began to organize kidnappings;[74] impose taxes, collect debts, and operate protection rackets;[75] control the extortion business;[76] securing cocaine supply and trafficking routes known as plazas (zones) and executing its foes, often with grotesque savagery. His role in Mexican law enforcement and his ties with the Gulf Cartel allowed him to recruit sever [346] In 2008 in the state of Michoacn, the Gulf Cartel was reported to have controlled the counterfeit business, where it produced and sold millions of fake CDs and movies. [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. Los Zetas' original 31 members were soldiers in Mexico's most elite special forces unit, the Grupos Aeromviles de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFE). [313] Human trafficking in the Rio Grande Valley has become "ground zero" and was considered the "new Arizona" in December 2011 by the Homeland Security Today. When the series begins, he is ex military, 30 years old, and the ruthless leader of 'Los Emes', the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel, which is the top threat to the Sinaloa Cartel. Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, leader of the Los Zetas cartel, was captured at dawn on July 15 by Mexican Marines who waylaid a truck with $2 million in cash outside the border city of Nuevo Laredo. El Cartel De Los Sapos En la vida real: Fernando Henao Montoya. [254], According to CNN, more than 400 prison inmates escaped from several prisons in Tamaulipas from January 2010 to March 2011 due to corruption. [213] Los Pelones emerged as an independent cartel during this fragmentation as well. Conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana (21 U.S.C. [88] He was one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, which was offering $2million for his capture. Su rea de influencia era Tamaulipas principalmente en la ciudad de Nuevo Laredo, pero . [117] Also, Los Zetas mentioned that the Gulf Cartel also kills innocent civilians, and then blames them for their atrocities. Other sources state that Cano Flores was arrested on 11 June 2009. He was the first drug trafficker to be on that list. Aurelio Cano Flores (born 3 May 1972), commonly referred to by his aliases Yankee and/or Yeyo, is an imprisoned Mexican drug trafficker and former high-ranking leader of the Gulf Cartel, a Mexican drug trafficking organization. [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. The high level of legitimate travel and movement of goods and services between border cities in the U.S. and Mexico facilitates the drug business in the area. [363][364] He was arrested with a female companion identified as Miriam "M" and is accused of being responsible for recent violence in Tamaulipas[365]. Although its founder Juan Nepomuceno Guerra smuggled alcohol in large quantities to the United States during the Prohibition era, and heroin for over 40 years,[15] it was not until the 1980s that the cartel was shifted to trafficking cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana under the command of Juan Nepomuceno Guerra and Juan Garca brego. [354], Illicit drugs also are smuggled into and through Texas via commercial aircraft, cars, buses, passenger trains, pedestrians, and package delivery services. [259] In June 2011, the state government of Tamaulipas requested the federal government to send in troops to combat the drug cartels in the area, to "consolidate actions on public safety" and "strengthen the capacity of their institutions. [269], The Sinaloa-Juarez alliance ceased to exist as well due to an unpaid debt in 2007, and now the Sinaloa and Juarez Cartel are at war against each other. 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