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inmates escaped from a prison on 10 September 2010. Reports first indicated that there were 71 fugitives, but the correct figures were later released. On 5 April 2010, in the same prison, a convoy of 10 trucks filled with gunmen broke into the cells and liberated 13 inmates, and the authorities later mentioned that 11 of them were "extremely dangerous." In Nuevo Laredo on 17 December 2010, about 141 inmates escaped from a federal prison. At first, estimates mentioned that 148 inmates had escaped, but later counts gave the exact figures. The federal government "strongly condemned" the prison breaks and said that the work by the state and municipal authorities of Tamaulipas "lack effective control measures" and urged them to strengthen their institutions. A confrontation inside a maximum security prison in Nuevo Laredo on 15 July 2011, left 7 inmates dead and 59 escaped. The 5 guards that were supposed to supervise have not been found, and the Federal government urged the state and municipal authorities to strengthen the security of their prisons. Consequently, the federal government did not hesitate to assign the Mexican Army and the

1390:. Their conflict has even occurred on U.S. soil, where the Gulf Cartel killed two Zeta members in Brownsville, Texas on 5 October 2010. 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. Confrontations between these two groups have paralyzed entire cities in broad daylight. 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". The bloodbath in Tamaulipas has caused thousands of deaths, but most of shootings and body counts often go unreported. The complexity and territorial advantage of Los Zetas forced the Gulf Cartel to seek for an alliance with the Sinaloa Cartel and La Familia Michoacana; in addition, 646:, an Army General of that time, had assigned as representatives from the PGR offices in certain states across Mexico. After his imprisonment a short time later, Jorge Madrazo Cuéllar created the National Public Security System (SNSP), to fight the drug cartels along the U.S.–Mexico border. After Osiel Cárdenas Guillén took full control of the Gulf Cartel in 1999, he found himself in a no-holds-barred fight to keep his notorious organization and leadership untouched, and sought out members of the Mexican Army Special Forces to become the military armed-wing of the Gulf Cartel. His goal was to protect himself from rival drug cartels and from the Mexican military, to perform vital functions as the leader of the most powerful 762:(DEA) and FBI were threatened at gunpoint by Cárdenas Guillén and approximately fifteen of his henchmen in Matamoros. The two agents traveled to Matamoros with an informant to gather intelligence on the operations of the Gulf Cartel. Cárdenas Guillén demanded the agents and the informant to get out of their vehicle, but they refused to obey his orders. The incident escalated as Cárdenas Guillén threatened to kill them if they did not comply and as his gunmen prepared to shoot. The agents tried to reason with him that killing U.S. federal agents would bring a massive manhunt from the U.S. government. Cárdenas Guillén eventually let them go and threatened to kill them if they ever returned to his home turf. 1331:, a U.S. diplomat and ambassador, stated that criminal organizations like the Gulf Cartel have "substantially weakened" the institutions in Mexico and Central America, and have generated a surge of violence in the United States. 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. 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 949:

rupture occurred due to a disagreement about who would take on the leadership of the cartel after the extradition of Osiel. The candidates of the Gulf Cartel were Antonio Cárdenas and Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, while Los Zetas wanted the leadership of their current head, Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano. Other sources, however, mention that the Gulf Cartel began looking to form a truce with their Sinaloa Cartel rivals, and Los Zetas did not want to recognize the treaty settlement, which led them to act independently and eventually break apart. On the other hand, other sources reveal that Los Zetas separated from the Gulf Cartel to ally with

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to transport drugs through the coastal areas of South Texas, usually operating at night to prevent them from being spotted by law enforcement officials. Another avenue that they have implemented is to construct tunnels to get their product across the border. By constructing a tunnel, the cartel can get their product across the tight border security with the possibility of no detection. Apart from using these common ways, once the product is across the border, common cars and trucks are used for faster distribution in different cities. To use the seas, the cartel also implemented the use of

527:, Texas. Wearing slacks and a striped shirt, García Ábrego 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. His prosecutors, however, tried García Ábrego as a U.S. citizen because he also had an American birth certificate, although Mexican authorities claimed the certificate was "fraudulent." He also had an official birth certificate that claimed García Ábrego was indeed born in Mexico. According to 1284:, teamed up to kill Flores Borrego. Cárdenas 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 Cárdenas Guillén on 5 November 2010. Other sources indicate that the infighting could have been caused by the suspicions that the Rojos were "too soft" on the Gulf cartel's bitter enemy, Los Zetas. When the Gulf cartel and Los Zetas split in early 2010, some members of the Rojos stayed with the Gulf cartel, while others decided to leave and join the forces of Los Zetas. 1335:. The strong ties the Gulf Cartel has with the prison gangs in the United States have also raised concern to American officials. Reports mention that Mexican drug cartels operate in more than 1,000 cities in the United States. In 2013, high ranking Gulf Cartel member Aurelio Cano Flores became the highest cartel member to be convicted by a U.S. jury in 15 years. In January 2020, high-ranking U.S. Gulf Cartel member Jorge Costilla-Sanchez pleaded guilty to an international drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana into the United States. 1511:

Cabeza de Vaca is accused by a Bloomberg/El Financiero of having a big and unexplained wealth of 951 million pesos. Cabeza de Vaca is accused of not reporting its total wealth and having properties both in Texas, Tamaulipas, and Mexico City. Cabeza de Vaca has been for 11 years a public servant, which questions according to El Financiero, the origin of its wealth. Balatazar Hinojosa Ochoa is also accused of coopting with DTOs of the Gulf Cartel while being mayor of Matamoros in 2006. In goes into the extent, in a recent book called

945:, assassinations, theft, and other actions with which it disagreed. Unwilling to stand for such abuse, Los Zetas responded and countered the accusations by posting their own banners throughout Tamaulipas. They pointedly noted that they had carried out executions and kidnappings under orders of the Gulf Cartel when they served as their enforcers, and they were created by them for that sole purpose. Also, Los Zetas mentioned that the Gulf Cartel also kills innocent civilians, and then blames them for their atrocities. 798:, the Secretary of Defense in Mexico, Ricardo Clemente Vega García, and Mexico's Attorney General, Rafael Macedo de la Concha. After his capture, Cárdenas was sent to the federal, high-security prison La Palma. However, it was believed that Cárdenas still controlled the Gulf Cartel from prison, and was later extradited to the United States, where he was sentenced to 25 years in a prison in Houston, Texas for money laundering, drug trafficking and death threats to U.S. federal agents. Reports from the PGR and 1498:(2005–2010) have had close ties with the Gulf Cartel. On 30 January 2012, the Attorney General of Mexico issued a communiqué 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. The municipal president of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Óscar Pérez Inguanzo, was arrested 12 November 2011, due to his "improper exercise of public functions and forgery" of certain documents. In addition, 39: 1012:, since the cartel members hijacked the units of public transport and made dozens of roadblocks to prevent the mobilization of the soldiers, marines, and federal police forces. The street confrontations generated a wave of panic among the population and caused the publication and broadcast of messages through social networks like Twitter and Facebook, reporting the clashes between authorities and the cartel members. When the Mexican authorities reached the spot where Antonio Cárdenas ( 1637: 1774:. Investigators believe that more unreported kidnappings have occurred in nearby locations. When victims are kidnapped by the drug cartels on American territory, kidnappers usually hide them in the trunk of a car and take them to Mexico. FBI investigators said that victims are "kidnapped, threatened, assaulted, drugged and transported into Mexico to meet with Cartel members." Reports indicated that kidnappers working for the Gulf Cartel train with 1656:("mode of operation") of the Gulf Cartel changes whenever the United States attempts to strengthen their domestic policy in reinforcing the borders. When drug trafficking tightens, they usually invest in more sophisticated methods to smuggle drugs, recruit new members, corrupt more officials, seek new ways to remove obstacles that impede the immediate success of the organization, along with many others. Below is the basic structure of the cartel: 450: 775: 1386:(the insignias of the Gulf Cartel) began to hit the streets of northern Tamaulipas. The clash between these two groups first happened in Reynosa, Tamaulipas and then expanded to Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros. The war then spread out through 11 municipalities of Tamaulipas, 9 of them bordering the state of Texas. Soon, the violence generated between these two groups had spread to Tamaulipas' neighboring states of Nuevo León and 441:(FBI) agent named Claude de la O, in 1986, stated in testimony against García Ábrego 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. In 1989 Claude was removed from the case for unknown reasons, retiring a year later. García Ábrego bribed the agent in an attempt to gather more information on U.S. law enforcement operations. 808:, from the Tijuana Cartel, formed an alliance. Moreover, through handwritten notes, Cárdenas gave orders on the movement of drugs along Mexico and to the United States, approved executions, and signed forms to allow the purchase of police forces. And while his brother Antonio Cárdenas Guillén led the Gulf Cartel, Cárdenas still made vital orders from La Palma through messages from his lawyers and guards. 1503:

criticized for claiming that there were no armed confrontations in Tamaulipas and that the violence was "only a rumor." Months later, Hernández Flores finally recognized that several parts of Tamaulipas were "being overrun by organized crime violence." Luebbert Gutiérrez later recognized the work of the federal troops and acknowledged that his city was experiencing "an escalation in violence."

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Tamaulipas. Government sources claimed that this operation—where more than 660 marines, 17 vehicles, and 3 helicopters participated—left 8 dead: three marines, one soldier, and four gunmen, including Antonio Cárdenas. Other sources mention that one news reporter was also killed in the crossfire. This military-led operation was a result of more than six months of intelligence work.

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the Sinaloa and Juarez Cartels, who had also allied with each other, and were planning to take over the smuggling routes and territories of the Gulf and Tijuana Cartel. After a dispute, however, Cárdenas ordered Arellano beaten, and the Gulf-Tijuana alliance ceased to exist at that point. It was reported that after the fallout, Cárdenas ordered Los Zetas to

1573:, disarmed all police forces in the state of Tamaulipas, beginning with the cities of Matamoros and Reynosa. 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." The 1852:'s deputy attorneys general more than $ 1.5 million a month for his protection. He is allegedly reported to have been protected by a large private army of gunmen. A retired FBI agent and expert in drug trafficking explained that the Gulf Cartel "relied on bribery" to build its drug empire and consolidate its prominence. 533:, García Ábrego went into the courtroom grinning and talking animatedly with his lawyers who helped him translate his words from Spanish into the English language. Hours after the judge told García Ábrego that he was going to spend the rest of his life in prison, the death penalty was out of the question for the prosecutors. 578:(the lord of the Trailers), is considered one of the most important members in the rearticulation of the Gulf Cartel. 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. His luck ended in November 2000 when he was captured in 2050:

On 21 July 2009, the United States DEA announced coordinated actions against the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas drug trafficking organizations. Antonio Cárdenas Guillén, Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano and 15 of their top lieutenants, have been charged in U.S. federal courts with

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In 2003, the arrest of several high-profile cartel leaders, including the heads of the Tijuana Cartel and Gulf Cartel, Benjamín Arellano Félix and Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, turned the war on drugs into a trilateral war. While in prison, Cárdenas and Arellano formed an alliance to defend themselves from

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Both candidates have and continue to face accusations of receiving illicit money from the Gulf Cartel while being mayors of two border towns. In 1986, according to Proceso, Cabeza de Vaca was arrested for stealing weapons under the orders for a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTOs) of the Gulf Cartel.

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The Gulf Cartel and other Mexican drug trafficking groups are active in the northern and western parts of Africa. 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

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and selling it illegally has been one of the many funding activities of the Gulf Cartel. They were reported to have stolen around 40% of the oil products in 2011 in northern Mexico and then selling it illegally in Mexico and in the American black market. One leader of the Gulf Cartel confessed after

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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. officials. Much of the money stays in the area, which has caused several officials—both federal and state—to succumb to the "easy money aspect" the

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business in Mexico; the cartels threaten smugglers to pay a fee for using the corridors, and if they refuse to pay, drug traffickers respond in a deadly form. The Gulf Cartel operates in a similar way, and often extorts businesses for protection money in the areas where it operates, pledging to kill

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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 business—as long as they behaved. Back in the days of the 71-year rule of

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since they "do not seek political change", and that they only want to be left alone with their business. Observations indicate that the Gulf Cartel controls territories and imposes its own rules—often violent and bloody—over the population. And in doing so, they inherently become a "competitor" with

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The standoff triggered a massive law enforcement effort to crackdown on the leadership structure of the Gulf Cartel. Both the Mexican and U.S. government increased their efforts to apprehend Cárdenas Guillén. Before the standoff, he was regarded as a minor player in the international drug trade, but

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According to the factual documents presented in court on 8 May 1998, the Matamoros-based criminal syndicate of the Gulf Cartel was responsible for trafficking tremendous amounts of narcotics into the United States from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, and García Ábrego was given eleven life sentences

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In 1996, it was disclosed that García Ábrego's organization paid millions of dollars in bribes to politicians and law enforcement officers for his protection. It was later proven after his arrest that the deputy attorney general in charge of Mexico's federal Judicial Police had accumulated more than

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Illicit drugs also are smuggled into and through Texas via commercial aircraft, cars, buses, passenger trains, pedestrians, and package delivery services. Narcotics are also smuggled through the railroads that connect the U.S. and Mexico. Moreover, the Mexican drug traffickers often use small boats

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Some of the revenue of the Gulf Cartel is often laundered in several bank accounts, properties, vehicles, and gasoline stations. Bars and casinos are often the hubs for money laundering of the drug cartels. Top leaders of the Gulf organization, like Juan García Ábrego, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, Jorge

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Originally, the Gulf cartel was running smoothly, but the infighting between the two factions in the Gulf cartel triggered when Flores Borrego was killed on 2 September 2011. When the Rojos turned on the Metros, the largest faction in the Gulf cartel, firefights broke throughout Tamaulipas and drug

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In 2007, Cárdenas was extradited to the United States and charged with the involvement of conspiracies to traffic large amounts of marijuana and cocaine, violating the "continuing-criminal-enterprise statute" (also known as the "drug kingpin statute"), and for threatening two U.S. federal officers.

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for six-year-old auto theft charges, but was released later with no charges whatsoever. Two men from the Rio Grande Valley were charged before the drug lord's arrest for laundering more than $ 30 million for García Ábrego. He was also held responsible in 1984 for the massacre of 6 people in La

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García Ábrego's arrest was even subject to allegations of corruption. It is believed the Mexican government knew all García Ábrego's whereabouts all along and had refused to arrest him due to information he possessed about the extent of corruption within the government. The arresting officer, a FJP

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The rupture from Los Zetas left Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez and Antonio Cárdenas Guillén in full control of the Gulf Cartel. However, Ezekiel died in a shooting with the Mexican Marines in Matamoros, Tamaulipas in 2010, and Costilla Sanchez became the sole head of the cartel until his arrest in

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On 5 June 2016, citizens from Tamaulipas elected a governor from the opposition party, Fransico Javier Garcia Cabeza de Vaca member of Accion Nacional (National Action). It is the first time in 87 years, a governor from the opposition wins in the state. He won under the slogan "winds of change are

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newspaper mentioned that in a YouTube video, a convoy of SUV's filled with gunmen and pickups packed with marines were seen in a chase through the streets of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. And although there wasn't any visible confrontation between the two, the intensity of the situation was clear through

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Jesús Enrique Rejón 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

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It's worth noting that there are other operating groups within the drug cartels. For example, the drug producers and suppliers, although not considered in the basic structure, are critical operators of any drug cartel, along with the financers and money launderers. In addition, the arms suppliers

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On 25 March 2010, in the city of Matamoros, 40 inmates escaped from a federal prison. Authorities are still trying to understand how the prisoners escaped. The authorities mentioned that the incident is "under investigation", but did not give further information. In the border city of Reynosa, 85

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is accused of being present while former governor Tomas Yarrington, also accused of involvements with DTOs of the Gulf Cartel, received illicit money from the Gulf Cartel to finance its campaign for governor. Also according to Proceso, Baltazar Hinojosa is under investigation by the United States

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smartphones to communicate with 'Ndrangheta, since the texts are "normally difficult to intercept". 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

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After this incident, there was a huge division of opinions over the fate of the Gulf Cartel. Some experts believed that the death of Antonio Cárdenas would be dreadful for the Gulf Cartel, and that Los Zetas would overthrow them and eventually take control of Tamaulipas. Others explained how his

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mentions that the Gulf Cartel owns "all of Matamoros", where they act as the State itself and conduct all forms of criminal activities. In mid-2010, Eugenio Hernández Flores, the governor of Tamaulipas and Óscar Luebbert Gutiérrez, the mayor of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, both members of the PRI, were

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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. When the hostilities began, the Gulf organization joined forces with its former rivals, the Sinaloa Cartel and

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It is unclear which of the two – the Gulf Cartel or Los Zetas – started the conflict that led to their break up. It is clear, however, that after the capture and extradition of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, Los Zetas outclassed the Gulf Cartel in revenue, membership, and

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Humberto García Ábrego, brother of Juan García Ábrego, tried to take the lead of the Gulf Cartel, but ultimately failed in his attempt. He did not have the leadership skills nor the support of the Colombian drug-provisioners. In addition, he was under observation and was widely known, since his

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circles of the Gulf Cartel operate directly across the border in the United States, just like most of the criminal groups in Mexico. Nonetheless, there are indeed circles within the Gulf Cartel that coordinate the arms trafficking routes inside Mexico. Arms trafficking from the U.S. to Mexico,

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Nevertheless, other sources also reveal that Antonio Cárdenas Guillén, brother of Osiel and one of the successors of the Gulf Cartel, was addicted to gambling, sex, and drugs, leading Los Zetas to consider his leadership as a threat to the organization. Other reports mention, however, that the

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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." And, there are several kidnapping rings of the Gulf Cartel throughout several parts of

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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. Since February 2010, the major cartels have aligned in two factions, one integrated by the Juárez Cartel, Tijuana Cartel, Los Zetas and the

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Upon the arrest of the Gulf Cartel boss Cárdenas in 2003 and his extradition in 2007, the panorama for Los Zetas changed—they started to become synonymous with the Gulf Cartel, and their influences grew within the organization. Los Zetas began to grow independently from the Gulf Cartel, and

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Costilla was often viewed as the "strongest leader" of the two, but collaborated with Antonio Cárdenas, who acted as representative of his jailed brother. However, Antonio died in an eight-hour shooting with the Mexican government forces on 5 November 2010, in the border city of Matamoros,

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metropolitan area. 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. The majority of the commerce between the United States and Mexico passes through the state of Texas. Due to its

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When the Gulf Cartel was moving tons of cocaine to the United States and moving millions of dollars in cash along the border in the 1970s, Juan García Ábrego decided that he needed more protection. Court documents indicated that García Ábrego was bribing several law enforcement officials,

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Department of Treasury for laundering money through the Panama Papers target, the law firm Mossack Fonseca. According to the media outlet, Baltazar Hinojosa brother in law, owns a shell company created by the law firm, where its board of directors' members is his wife and three daughters.

1266: 2073:, publicly accepted responsibility for an incident where four Americans were kidnapped, which ended in two of the victims being killed. Following the incident, the gunmen responsible for the kidnapping were reportedly handed over to the authorities and the cartel made a public apology. 1356:. In Western Europe, the primarily increase has been in the use of cocaine. 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. 1733:

Tamaulipas. The Mexican military mentioned that in the states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, where the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas fight for territory, abductions are carried out very commonly. An intelligence agency mentioned that the Gulf Cartel kidnaps for three reasons:

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Nearly $ 30 million of the former drug lord's assets were distributed among several Texan law enforcement agencies. In exchange for another life-sentence, Cárdenas agreed to collaborate with U.S. agents in intelligence information. The U.S. federal court awarded two

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influence. Some sources reveal that as a result of the supremacy of Los Zetas, the Gulf Cartel felt threatened by the growing force of their enforcer group and decided to curtail their influence, but eventually failed in their attempt, instigating a war. According to

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The standoff the two agents had with the drug lord in 1999 in the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas led for the U.S. to indict Cárdenas and pressure the Mexican government to capture him. In 2010 he was finally sentenced to 25 years in prison after being charged with 22

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drug money has to offer. The Gulf Cartel also bribes journalists to persuade them not to mention any violent incidents in the media. In addition, due to the low-paying salaries of many policemen, the Gulf Cartel often "buys" many law enforcement officers in Mexico.

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mentioned that the Gulf Cartel receives "large sums of money by extorting businesses" all around Tamaulipas. Many of the extortions are first carried out on the phone. --> Critics say that the strategy of capturing drug kingpins often resulted in the increase in

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While the entire Mexico–United States border has experienced high levels of drug trafficking and other illegal smuggling activities for decades, this activity tends to be concentrated in certain sectors within Texas. Two such sectors are the Rio Grande Valley and

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explains that the fundamental disagreement between the Rojos and the Metros was over leadership. Those who were more loyal to the Cárdenas family stayed with the Rojos, while those loyal to Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, like Flores Borrego, defended the Metros.

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The drug violence and political corruption that has plagued Tamaulipas, the home state of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, has fueled thoughts of Tamaulipas becoming a "failed state" and a haven for drug traffickers and criminals of all kinds. The massacre of the

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Eduardo Costilla Sánchez and Antonio Cárdenas Guillén, among others, have been charged by the U.S. government for laundering millions of dollars. Bank accounts inside the United States also launder millions of dollars for the drug lords of the Gulf Cartel.

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September 2012. Mario Cárdenas Guillén, brother of both Osiel and Antonio, became one of the top lieutenants in the organization after his release from prison in 2007. In addition, within the Gulf Cartel there is believed to be two groups—the Rojos and the

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On 30 June 2019, Mario Alberto Cárdenas Medina, the son of Osiel's brother Mario, was arrested in the state of Mexico. He was arrested with a female companion identified as Miriam "M" and is accused of being responsible for recent violence in Tamaulipas

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in an effort to control markets and "maintaining internal order." It is generally seen as a way where criminals change the legal face of security and provide their own form of "insurance". This practice of extorting money from people is also seen in the

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coming" to Tamaulipas. While his election did not have that much substance in a public policy perspective, its rhetoric of a peaceful transition, enabled him to defeat by double digits the candidate from the ruling party, Baltazar Manuel Hinijosa Ochoa.

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and other illegal goods into the U.S. Once the Prohibition era ended, the criminal group controlled gambling houses, prostitution rings, a car theft network, and other illegal smuggling. It grew significantly in the 1970s under the leadership of kingpin

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Due to the Gulf Cartel's territory in northern Tamaulipas, primarily in the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros, they have been able to establish a sophisticated and extensive drug trafficking and distribution network along the U.S.–Mexico border in

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in prison. During the four-week trial, 84 witnesses, ranging from "law enforcement officers to convicted drug smugglers", confessed that García Ábrego smuggled loads of Colombian cocaine on planes and then stored them in several border cities along the

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newspaper mentioned that over 80 SUV's packed with gunmen fought to protect Cárdenas Guillén, and over 300 grenades were used in the shootout that day. And even after the drug lord was killed, the roadblocks continued throughout the rest of the day.

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García Ábrego's ties extended beyond the Mexican government corruption and into the United States. With the arrest of one of García Ábrego's traffickers, Juan Antonio Ortiz, it became known the cartel would ship tons of cocaine in the United States

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The rumors of the broken alliance between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas began on blogs and mass emails in September 2009, but it remained pretty much the same throughout that year—a rumor. But on 24 February 2010, hundreds of trucks marked with

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Prostitution circles are believed to be used by the Gulf Cartel to persuade journalists to favor them in the media. Prostitutes are also used as informants and spies, and provide their sexual favors to extract information from certain targets.

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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. In addition to trafficking drugs, García Ábrego would ship cash to be

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mentioned that the troops "replaced half of the policemen" in the state of Tamaulipas. On 7 November 2011, about 1,660 policemen were released from their duties because they had either failed their control tests or refused to take them.

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The confrontations started around 10:00 am, and extended to 06:00 pm, around the time Cárdenas Guilén was killed. The intense shootings provoked the temporary closure of three international bridges in Matamoros, along with the

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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. They have also been reported to steal vehicles.

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mentioned that these three organizations also united because they hold a "profound hate" for Los Zetas. Consequently, Los Zetas joined forces with the Beltrán Leyva Cartel and the Tijuana Cartel to counterattack the opposing cartels.

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as payment for delivery, instead of the US$ 1,500 per kilogram they were previously receiving. This renegotiation, however, forced Garcia Ábrego to guarantee the product's arrival from Colombia to its destination. Instead, he created

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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

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the state, who also claims sovereignty over its territories. Like other drug trafficking organizations, the Gulf Cartel also subverts government institutions, particularly at state and local levels, by using their large profits to

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death allowed Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez to take full directive of the cartel, and that would tighten relations with Colombia and straighten the Gulf Cartel's path, something quite difficult with Antonio Cárdenas as co-leader.

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In the late 1990s, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the former leader of the Gulf cartel, had other similar groups besides Los Zetas established in several cities in Tamaulipas. Each of these groups were identified by their radio codes:

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published an article of a witness who said that the police forces in Matamoros work as "informants for the Gulf Cartel" and report on the activity of the Mexican military, and even "wave at " when they see them in the streets.

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Their network is international, and is believed to have dealings with crime groups in Europe, West Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, and the United States. Besides drug trafficking, the Gulf Cartel operates through

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mentioned that the Mexican authorities had tried to apprehend Cárdenas Guillén twice before this incident, but that his personal gunmen had distracted the Mexican forces and allowed him to be escorted in his armored vehicle.

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and Raúl Valladares del Ángel, until their arrest a short time later, causing several cartel lieutenants to fight for the leadership. Malherbe tried to bribe officials $ 2 million for his release, but it was denied.

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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. The potential alliance was conducted by

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The former leader of the Gulf Cartel, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, was captured in the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on 14 March 2003, in a shootout between the Mexican military and Gulf Cartel gunmen. He was one of the

1566:(about US$ 260) a month in all of Tamaulipas. 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. 4528: 1912:, since they are free from taxes and more accessible to people who cannot buy original products. The products sold can be clothing, TVs, video games, music, computer programs, and movies. In 2008 in the state of 1726:

those who do not agree to pay the fee. 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.

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A U.S. agent mentioned that the drug cartels that operate on the Mexico–United States border, and principally across from Texas, are "in control of not only the narcotrafficking, but also the human smuggling."

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this incident catapulted his reputation and made him one of the most-wanted criminals. The FBI and the DEA mounted numerous charges against him and issued a US$ 2 million bounty for his arrest.

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Clínica 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 slain—both in Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

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mentioned in 1997 that the drug money from the Gulf Cartel in the Rio Grande Valley was perhaps moving about $ 20 billion, and that around 15% of the retailers' gains were from drug money.

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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." They also reported that in

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equipment "to practice simulated kidnapping schemes in order to prepare for the actual kidnapping they intended to commit." In one reported incident, Isaac Sanchez Gutierrez, a man from

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Before 2010, it was not clear whether the Gulf Cartel controls the human trafficking business in its territory or whether it simply taxes operators for using their smuggling corridors.

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prosecutors, and politicians on both sides on the border to keep himself impune and untouched. His former friends and associates mentioned that the drug lord was paying one of

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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.

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gang, an alleged sub-group of the criminal group Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, was reported to have controlled the extortion business in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The newspaper

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left by the Gulf Cartel in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, the reason for their rupture was that Los Zetas had expanded their operations to include extortion,

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Following Ábrego's 1996 arrest by Mexican authorities and subsequent deportation to the United States, a power vacuum was left and several top members fought for leadership.

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multifaceted transportation networks and proximity to major production areas right across the border in Mexico, Texas is a major hub for drug trafficking. According to the

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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.

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to form part of Cárdenas' new criminal paramilitary wing. They were enticed with salaries much higher than those of the Mexican Army. Among the original defectors were

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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.

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loads were stolen among each other, but the Metros managed to retain control of the major cities that stretched from Matamoros to Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas.

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issued in 2007, along with several other military-led operation by the federal government, have brought thousands of troops to restore order in Tamaulipas.

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drug trafficking-related crimes, while the U.S. State Department announced rewards totaling US$ 50 million for information leading to their capture.

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as members of the Los Escorpiones group. Along with Antonio Cárdenas, the following members of Los Escorpiones were killed: Sergio Antonio Fuentes, alias

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into the drug trafficking operations and started to have the upper hand on what was now considered the Gulf Cartel, the greatest criminal dynasty in the

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mentioned that the state government of Tamaulipas later recognized "their inability to work with the federal government." In a prison in the state of

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and Los Zetas to the Mexican authorities, and that the Gulf Cartel had created Los Escorpiones to stop and balance the growing hegemony of Los Zetas.

1008:, just across the border. Public transportation and school classes in Matamoros were canceled, along with the suspension of activities throughout the 12215: 11885: 11385: 9417: 7445: 6951: 6593: 5660: 5076: 3799: 11954: 10132: 9788: 8766: 8536: 8188: 7859: 7173: 6837: 6653: 6536: 5992: 4910: 3851: 3322: 2677: 1164:—the two who were hospitalized after the shootout of 5 November 2010—allowed for the Mexican forces to understand the structure of Los Escorpiones. 811:

The arrest and extradition of Cárdenas, however, caused for several top lieutenants from both the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas to fight over important

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In June 2020, InSight Crime journalist Victoria Dittmar claimed that the Gulf Cartel had undergone "fragmentation" at some point in time.

11829: 9645: 9387: 9237: 3903: 2427: 11149: 9001: 4652: 1916:, the Gulf Cartel was reported to have controlled the counterfeit business, where it produced and sold millions of fake CDs and movies. 12680: 11692: 3881: 10722: 6571: 5959: 5207: 4108: 3964: 3620: 3402: 3371: 3231: 3139: 2397: 14853: 14838: 14203: 14175: 12522: 12358: 8804: 8072: 7920: 6777: 6210: 5758: 4812: 4461: 4326: 4175: 3574: 14444: 12459: 9267: 8410: 8042: 7764: 7588: 6180: 4992: 14769: 7523: 5169: 4932: 587: 14238: 11410: 11255: 11110: 4962: 3543: 2087:(2018) the CIA framed the "Matamoros Cartel" for killing the antagonist's men to intentionally start a cartel war between rivals. 1800:

mentioned that before the rupture with Los Zetas in 2007, the corridor of Reynosa, Tamaulipas was often used for human smuggling.

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Further theories put forward to allege the arrest of García Ábrego was to satisfy U.S. demands and meet certification, from the

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Beltrán-Leyva Cartel; the other faction integrated by the Gulf Cartel, Sinaloa Cartel, La Familia Cartel (now extinct) and the

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newspaper mentions that the narco-corruption in Tamaulipas is due to the fact the opposing political parties, the PAN and the

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In June 2019, Carlos Abraham Ríos Suárez, also known as El Oaxaco, was arrested. He served as head of cartel's operations in

1546:, more than 400 prison inmates escaped from several prisons in Tamaulipas from January 2010 to March 2011 due to corruption. 705:(zones) and executing its foes, often with grotesque savagery. In response to the rising power of the Gulf Cartel, the rival 10492: 8979: 8341: 6142: 5107: 4552: 3169: 2867: 1347:, an organized crime group in Italy that also has ties with Los Zetas. Reports indicated that the Gulf Cartel was using the 484: — $ 75 million more than what was previously planned. Juan García Ábrego is currently serving 11 life terms in a 10519: 6514: 5728: 5291: 4638: 2580: 461: 14339: 11000: 9823: 8561: 7666: 5698: 5577: 5487: 4752: 4683: 4146: 3821: 3701: 14606: 6233: 6112: 3785: 3740: 3686: 3110:

The Pan-American Dream: Do Latin America's Cultural Values Discourage True Partnership with the United States and Canada?

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One of the first missions of Los Zetas was to eradicate Los Chachos, a group of drug traffickers under the orders of the

508: 464:. He was the first drug trafficker to be on that list. On 14 January 1996, García Ábrego was arrested outside a ranch in 14479: 13784: 12994: 12081: 12054: 11084: 4774: 1599:" for themselves and their families. The federal government is also constructing three military bases in Tamaulipas: in 1247: 12627: 2467: 2337: 1474: 1009: 1005: 905: 630:, as they are known, served as the hired private mercenary army of the Gulf Cartel. Nevertheless, after the arrest and 14521: 13525: 13506: 12326: 10914: 10823: 7386: 7140: 4231: 908:; the courtroom was locked and the public prevented from witnessing the proceeding. The proceedings took place in the 12599: 12028: 11801: 11553: 11523: 10606: 10545: 10275: 8856: 8158: 8002: 7817: 3597: 2703: 2627: 2527: 2224: 2195: 1983: 1454: 13548: 13111: 10967: 9857: 7708: 5780: 2034:

enable traffickers to use small vessels and pleasure craft to transport illicit drugs into and from southern Texas.

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law enforcement officers, using military uniforms to confuse rival drug gangs and move freely through city streets.

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As confrontations with rival groups heated up, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén sought and recruited over 30 deserters of the

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reported that Mexican authorities identified the gunmen that were engaging in confrontations against the troops in

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It also became known that, in addition to the INS bus scam, García Ábrego had a "special deal" with members of the

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in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. Cárdenas has been isolated from interacting with other prisoners in the

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emerged as an independent cartel during this fragmentation as well. However, remnants still exist in Tamaulipas.

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that continent. The main areas of demand and drug consumption are in Eastern Europe, the successor states of the

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within their territory. They are allowed to carry low-profile executions without permission from their bosses.

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wrote an article about some "protected witnesses" from the Gulf Cartel who denounced the alliance between the

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operate in a completely different circle, and are technically not considered part of the cartel's logistics.

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to vigilate the prisons until further notice; they were also left in charge of searching for the fugitives.

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Brophy, Stephanie (August 2008). "Mexico: Cartels, Corruption and Cocaine: A Profile of the Gulf Cartel".

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Some experts have found it difficult to argue that the Gulf Cartel does not impose a direct threat to the

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era, and heroin for over 40 years, it was not until the 1980s that the cartel was shifted to trafficking

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who was arrested in January 2012 for working in a kidnapping ring within the Gulf Cartel. The Mexican

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and the GE Canada Equipment Financing respectively. Both of them were bought from "drug proceeds".

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In the United States, the Gulf Cartel has been responsible for several kidnappings, primarily in

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In 2002, there were three main divisions of the Cartel, all ruled over by Cárdenas and led by:

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Osiel Cárdenas' brother, Antonio Cárdenas Guillén, along with Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez (

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In March 2023, a splinter faction from the Gulf Cartel called the Scorpions Group, headed by

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sent troops to Michoacán to stop the increasing violence), but in 2004 in the border city of

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In the Shadow of Saint Death: The Gulf Cartel and the Price of America's Drug War in Mexico

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stage and expand supply routes to the increasingly lucrative European illegal drug market.

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Although there have been efforts by the federal government to wipe out police corruption,

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who would truck tons of cocaine and marijuana from South Texas to Houston for the cartel.

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took control of the cartel in July 1999 after assassinating Salvador Gómez Herrera alias

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Upon his capture outside the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, the drug lord was flown to

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Drug Wars: Narco Warfare in the twenty-first century. Flemming, Gary. Booksurge, 2008.

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has become "ground zero" and was considered the "new Arizona" in December 2011 by the

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Organized Crime and Democratic Governability: Mexico and the U.S.-Mexican Borderlands

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the background noises of grenade explosions and automatic gunfire. A news video from

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To increase the ranks of their cartel after the deaths or arrests of their members;

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The Gulf Cartel during the late 1980s and early 1990s era is briefly portrayed in

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In addition, it was brought up that García Ábrego had previously been arrested in

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of Cárdenas, internal struggles led to a rupture between the Gulf and the Zetas.

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García Ábrego's business had grown to such length that the FBI placed him on the

331: 288: 8065:"Enfrentamientos entre el cártel del Golfo y Los Zetas paralizaron Nuevo Laredo" 5299: 2964:"Mexican "Gulf Cartel" Leader Juan Garcia Abrego Convicted on U.S. Drug Charges" 606:, co-leader of the Gulf Cartel and close friend of him, earning his name as the 15199: 15153: 15111: 15096: 15020: 14914: 14871: 14787: 14749: 14612: 13893: 13863: 13473: 13343: 12822: 11142:"En Veracruz, PGR captura a tres personas por el tráfico de personas en el sur" 9819: 5751:"Ejército, Armada y PF van tras El Coss, segundo heredero del cártel del Golfo" 5721:"Los 'grandes capos' detenidos en la guerra contra el narcotráfico de Calderón" 4019:"Los 'grandes capos' detenidos en la guerra contra el narcotráfico de Calderón" 3829: 3709: 2096: 2023: 2019: 1909: 1756: 1653: 1586: 1559: 1466: 1344: 1316: 1299: 1062: 706: 686: 678: 485: 250: 237: 206: 140: 10696: 10407: 10381: 10355: 10219: 10204: 9589: 7350: 6861:"Killing of top Mexico drug lord 'Tony Tormenta' may boost rival Zetas cartel" 6714: 6336: 6314: 6288: 6263: 4775:"Desertor del Ejército, nuevo líder del cártel del Golfo: informes castrenses" 3403:"Peña: Garcia Abrego hurt by huge bust Agents seize $ 22 million load of coke" 3294:"Juan Garcia Abrego arraigned in U.S. FBI fugitive could spend life in prison" 2282:"Cocaine Comrades: The Balkan Ties of a Fallen Colombian Drug [Trafficker" 1908:

The Mexican criminal organizations like the Gulf Cartel launder money through

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and US$ 500,000 from a rival cartel for enacting the arrest of García Ábrego.

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Security disarmed: critical perspectives on gender, race, and militarization

6537:"Los Zetas tienen el plato servido tras muerte de 'Tony Tormenta': Expertos" 2173: 1767:(Golden Star), was also arrested for kidnapping people for the Gulf Cartel. 844: 101: 15131: 15010: 14994: 14899: 14876: 14633: 14529: 12749: 12739: 12591: 12003:"Se triplica número de homicidios de prostitutas relacionadas con el narco" 10521:

Human rights along the U.S.-Mexico border: gendered violence and insecurity

7373: 6830:"Barack Obama expresa su apoyo a Calderón por la muerte de 'Tony Tormenta'" 5431:"Authorities: Gulf Cartel, Zetas gang up on each other as arrangement dies" 4235: 2160: 1563: 1353: 1076: 1039: 880: 722: 619: 498: 192: 11561: 11531: 11281: 10614: 10553: 10011:"Presentan a "El Yupo" líder de "Los Caballeros Templarios" en Apatzingán" 9980:"Surgen cuatro grupos del narco en 2011; El Chapo es el capo más poderoso" 9846: 8864: 8653: 8189:"Sicarios de los Beltrán Leyva y Zetas atacan a gente del Chapo en Sonora" 8166: 7306:"Gulf Cartel lieutenant linked to various incidents on U.S side of border" 7132: 3762: 3605: 2946:"México detiene y entrega a Estados Unidos a su principal narcotraficante" 2699: 2495:

Drug war zone: frontline dispatches from the streets of El Paso and Juárez

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The Gulf Cartel has important cells operating inside the United States—in

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Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico

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Transnational criminal organizations, cybercrime, and money laundering

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Clandestine crossings: migrants and coyotes on the Texas-Mexico border

9669:"Tropas mexicanas reemplazan a los policías en la mitad de Tamaulipas" 8254:"Why the Jalisco Cartel Does Not Dominate Mexico's Criminal Landscape" 8226: 7980: 2428:"U.S. AND MEXICAN RESPONSES TO MEXICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS" 15163: 15062: 14859: 13577: 13048: 8372:"Asesinan a Rodolfo Torre Cantú, candidato al gobierno de Tamaulipas" 6770:"Zozobra en Tamaulipas luego de caída del líder del cártel del Golfo" 5020:. United States Court of Appeals for the Southern District of Texas. 4933:"Revelan que desertor del Ejército mexicano liderea Cártel del Golfo" 1838: 1775: 1641: 1536: 1208: 1110: 698: 655: 627: 449: 335: 322:

smuggled alcohol in large quantities to the United States during the

308: 224: 125: 12548:"Police arrest ex-drug lord's nephew blamed for Tamaulipas violence" 10846:"Gulf Cartel lieutenant linked to various incidents in the U.S side" 10382:"Cae "El Míchel" operador financiero de Los Zetas en Aguascalientes" 10133:"Sources: Fatal gunshots on McAllen expressway point to Gulf Cartel" 9699:"Expulsan a mil 650 policías de Tamaulipas por pérdida de confianza" 8526:"Mexico: Current and Future Political, Economic and Security Trends" 7174:"Internal struggle in the Gulf Cartel could weaken the organization" 6173:"Detonaron más de 300 granadas en el operativo contra Tony Tormenta" 4835:"Miguel Morales Treviño, Z-40, un narco violento ya está en la mira" 2521:"A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border" 2252:"Mexican cartels funneling shipments to Italian mafia through Texas" 774: 12563:"Mexico kidnapping: A twisted moral code explains cartel's apology" 11085:"Captura PGR a El Barbas y otros cuatro presuntos narcotraficantes" 10430:"Police arrest man believed to be Gulf Cartel's Oaxaca plaza chief" 10305:

National Defense University: Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

9290:"Tamaulipas cesa a directivos de penal por la fuga de los 141 reos" 8976:"Tamaulipas: Rastros de narco en el precandidato panista – Proceso" 8767:"Arrestan nuevamente a Óscar Pérez Inguanzo, ex alcalde de Tampico" 6507:"Shootings in Matamoros Kill "Tony Tormenta" and Nearly 100 People" 4720:"Sentencian a Osiel Cárdenas Guillén a 25 años de prisión en Texas" 1465:. Moreover, the state of Tamaulipas was no exception; according to 1391: 1387: 1254:

and Ciudad Mier – directly across the U.S.–Mexico border from

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is currently controlled by a cell within the Gulf Cartel known as

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Tamaulipas; La casta de los narcogobernadores: un eastern mexicano

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established a heavily armed, well-trained enforcer group known as

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business; securing cocaine supply and trafficking routes known as

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In 1997 the Gulf Cartel began to recruit military personnel whom

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Mafias on the move: how organized crime conquers new territories

9608:"El gobierno de México desplegará 2,790 militares en Tamaulipas" 7497:"Arrests of Mexican drug cartel leaders in Texas raise concerns" 3567:"Desplazan a los García Ábrego en liderato del cártel del Golfo" 835:; the state capital of Monterrey, Nuevo León, and the states of 170:, people smuggling, robbery, murder, arms trafficking, bribery, 14881: 11802:"El Mamito: ""All the weapons are bought in the United States"" 9759:"Acusan a estados de incumplir homologación salarial policiaca" 7973:"La batalla del cártel del Golfo y "Los Zetas" por la Huasteca" 7736:

Private armed forces and global security: a guide to the issues

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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

481: 11663:"Desarticula PGR red de lavado de dinero del Cártel del Golfo" 9638:"México enviará más Fuerzas Armadas a Nuevo León y Tamaulipas" 9230:"Un comando libera a trece prisioneros de un penal de Reynosa" 396:, García Ábrego was able to secure 50% of the shipment out of 12764: 10877:"Alleged Gulf Cartel members charged with Hidalgo kidnapping" 9170:"85 reos escaparon del penal de Reynosa, precisa el gobierno" 8281:"Tamaulipas, ¿en camino de convertirse en un estado fallido?" 7274:"Mexico: Gulf Cartel lieutenant, his right-hand man captured" 4454:"El origen de 'Los Zetas': brazo armado del cártel del Golfo" 4169:"Organized crime and terrorist activity in Mexico, 1999–2002" 3503:

The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education

2599: 1863: 1332: 121: 11861:"Shots near Weslaco lead cops to Gulf Cartel arms smuggling" 9260:"Al menos 148 presos se escapan de una cárcel de Tamaulipas" 8961: 7555:"FBI: Trucking 'significant' in cartels' U.S. profitability" 4372:"Cartel boss: Everyone from cops to strippers worked for me" 4258:"Army troops capture a Zetas cartel boss in northern Mexico" 1486:

newspaper reported that the former governors of Tamaulipas,

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indicated that two leaders of the Rojos, Mejía González and

9002:"Como funcionario, Cabeza de Vaca amasa fortuna de 951 mdp" 6892:"Authorities Say Cartel Leader's Death Won't Curb Violence" 6624:"Gulf Cartel leader killed, 55 others in Matamoros, Mexico" 6570:. Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Unconventional Warfare. 3496:"Texas-Mexico Borderlanconfrontads: The Slide Toward Chaos" 1445:, mounted with the assassination of the governor candidate 14707: 12357:. Joint Interagency Task Force South. 2008. Archived from 11024:"Palmview chase suspect: Gulf Cartel forced me to smuggle" 10907:"San Juan kidnapping ring reportedly had Gulf Cartel ties" 10723:"Rescatan a 51 inmigrantes secuestrados cerca de frontera" 5661:"Gulf Cartel lieutenant's associates enter plea agreement" 4985:"Mexico Gulf Cartel leader Mario Ramirez Trevino captured" 4424:"Weekend shootouts in northeastern Mexico kill at least 9" 2700:"FBI Adds International Drug Dealer to "Most-Wanted" List" 2026:

also presents a danger to the flow of drugs to Texas; the

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to the United States, especially the cities of Matamoros,

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eventually a rupture occurred between them in early 2010.

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Homage to Chiapas: The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico

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government" to traffic weapons south of the U.S. border.

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surname meant more of the same. He was to be replaced by

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Reports indicate that gunmen from the Gulf Cartel often

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where U.S. federal agent took him on a private plane to

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Garcia Abrego's reach became known when a United States

10238:"Ejército detiene a lugarteniente del cártel del Golfo" 8827:"Ciudadana graba evidencias de balaceras en Tamaulipas" 7473:. U.S. Government Accountability Office. Archived from 7103:"New details released about Gulf Cartel leader's death" 5453:"War between Gulf Cartel, Zetas marks year anniversary" 3621:"Mexico Agrees To Extradite Drug Suspect To California" 12327:"Drug traffickers use submersibles to ferry narcotics" 11637:"Desintegró PFP peligrosa célula del Cartel del Golfo" 11411:"Mexican Drug Empire Built With Murder, Ex-agent Says" 10607:"Detenidas con Calderón, 223 bandas de secuestradores" 10298:"Uncovering the link between the Mexican drug cartels" 10268:"DATOS – Principales capos de la droga en México" 9949:""El Chapo" y Los Zetas dominan reacomodo de cárteles" 9560:"Policías de Tamaulipas aun no son confiables: Lomelí" 9380:"Se fugan 59 reos en Nuevo Laredo tras enfrentamiento" 7788:"Latin American drug cartels find home in West Africa" 6113:"Reputed Gulf cartel leader killed in Mexico shootout" 5813:"Se lanza la PGR por más líderes del cártel del Golfo" 4676:"Líderes narcos pactan en La Palma trasriego de droga" 4086:"Los Zetas called Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel" 2526:. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY. Archived from 1156:. The arrests of Marco Antonio Cortez Rodríguez alias 12654:

Cartel Wars by Michael Deibert, Truthdig, 16 May 2011

12352:"Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) – Fact Sheet" 11335:"Drug Lord's Web of Payoffs Spans U.S.-Mexico Border" 8403:"Tamaulipas: 'Failed state' in Mexico's war on drugs" 6315:"Mexico Border War – Live Battle! Unbelievable!" 6053:"In the aftermath, UTB-TSC works to protect students" 4805:"Detienen a un líder del Cártel del Golfo en Tabasco" 863:, along with his brother Arturo, took control of the 363:. Originally known as the Matamoros Cartel (Spanish: 9789:"Batallones son parte de la estrategia de seguridad" 8554:"Hay pruebas sobre nexos de priistas con narco: PAN" 7471:"DTOs Have Expanded Operations in the United States" 5781:"Another Cardenas-Guillen inherits the organization" 5371:"Mexican cartels strategize to win hearts and minds" 4109:"Texas jury convicts alleged Mexican cartel hit man" 2368:"El cártel del Golfo echa a Los Zetas de Tamaulipas" 12688: 12189:. Texas Department of Public Safety. Archived from 11693:"Detienen a presunto implicado en lavado de dinero" 10938:"Gulf Cartel members charged in Hidalgo kidnapping" 10637:"Presentan a banda de secuestradores en Tamaulipas" 10220:"El sicario, un documental proscrito en México (2)" 10205:"El sicario, un documental proscrito en México (1)" 10072:"Latest Mexico drug arrest may cripple Gulf cartel" 8857:"La violencia nos rebasó, acepta Eugenio Hernández" 8462:

The Political Economy of Narco-Corruption in Mexico

8159:"DEA: acuerdan 3 cárteles alianza contra Los Zetas" 5200:"Assets from drug boss go to Texas law enforcement" 4319:"Mexico's Drug War: Soldiers versus Narco-Soldiers" 3852:"DEA: acuerdan 3 cárteles alianza contra Los Zetas" 1262:, suggesting that the Metros were above the Rojos. 1258:. The area that Mejía González wanted was given to 973:, the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel and the Tijuana Cartel. 12159:"South Texas High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area" 11914: 11468:"FBI: Drug money threatens to corrupt Valley cops" 11049: 10456: 10063: 8887:"Alcalde admite psicosis por violencia en Reynosa" 8707:"Busca PGR contra 3 ex gobernadores de Tamaulipas" 6477:"Head of Gulf Cartel killed in Matamoros shootout" 5570:"México: Los Zetas rompen con el Cartel del Golfo" 4889:"Cartel leader believed slain in Reynosa violence" 4505:"DEA agent breaks silence on standoff with cartel" 3043: 2825: 2786: 1841:, as the cartels look for other sources of money. 1569:On 9 May 2011, the Mexican government, along with 1343:The Gulf Cartel is believed to have ties with the 417: 379: 14581:Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars 13679: 12490:"CDG's 'El Yankee' Sentenced in D.C. to 35 Years" 12435:"U.S. launches drive against Mexican drug cartel" 8342:"Sin resolver origen de narcofosas en Tamaulipas" 6023:"Cae "Tony Tormenta", lider del cartel del Golfo" 5930:"Tres militares, 'Tony Tormenta' y un periodista" 5815:. Organización Editorial Mexicana. Archived from 5170:"Mexican drug lords decry U.S. prison conditions" 4529:"Grayson: Zapata slaying will have repercussions" 4364: 3755:"Indagan a familiar de El Señor de los Tráileres" 3321:. United States Court of Appeals: Fifth Circuit. 3201:"Garcia Abrego is U.S. citizen, officials insist" 1061:from across the border in Brownsville, Texas and 976: 493:US$ 9 million for protecting García Ábrego. 15225: 14866:Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies 14649:Manhunt of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (2001–2014) 11554:"Zetas desalojaron campo de Pemex en Tamaulipas" 10356:"Cae "El Adal" operador financiero de los Zetas" 10182:"Va Marina por 'halcones' del crimen organizado" 9847:"CRS Report for Congress: Mexico's Drug Cartels" 8533:Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute 7206:"Major Arrests Expected to Shake Up Gulf Cartel" 6385:"Dozens killed in Matamoros; Tony Tormenta dead" 5365: 5363: 4232:"The Mexican Drug War and the Thirty Years' War" 3077: 2762:Coming together?: Mexico-United States relations 2644: 2179: 1109:. After the rupture between the Gulf Cartel and 626:(GAFE) to form part of the cartel's armed wing. 384:By the 1980s, García Ábrego began incorporating 338:under the command of Juan Nepomuceno Guerra and 291:groups in the country. It is currently based in 12079: 11139: 9765:(in Spanish). 26 September 2011. Archived from 9729:"Opinión sobre posible corrupción en Matamoros" 8917:"García Cabeza de Vaca gana a priísta Hinojosa" 5899:"Operativo contra Tony Tormenta dejó 8 muertos" 5540:"The Gulf-Zeta Split and the Praetorian Revolt" 4653:"Nuevo auto de formal prisión a Osiel Cárdenas" 3987:"Los Zetas and Mexico's Transnational Drug War" 3702:"Detectan a poderoso capo del Cártel del Golfo" 2245: 2243: 1422: 1327:—for example, and their presence is expanding. 1091:Los Escorpiones, also called Grupo Escorpios, ( 613: 12611: 11915:De la Luz Gonzalez, Maria (22 December 2008). 11117:(in Spanish). 14 November 2011. 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GARCIA ABREGO" 3199:Tedford, Deborah (2 July 1996). 2156:Timeline of the Mexican Drug War 1755:, was a former soccer star from 1620:to wipe out the Tijuana Cartel. 1519: 1410: 576:El Señor Padrino de los Tráilers 37: 14008:José de Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo 13526:Francisco Javier Arellano Félix 13507:Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix 13024: 12690:Mexican drug war (2006–present) 12577: 12464:Drug Enforcement Administration 11560:. February 2010. Archived from 11384:Dillon, Sam (16 January 1996). 10188:. 21 April 2011. Archived from 9705:(in Spanish). 7 November 2011. 9570:from the original on 2 May 2012 9566:(in Spanish). 7 November 2011. 9146:. 25 March 2010. Archived from 7451:from the original on 3 May 2012 6634:from the original on 2 May 2012 6232:Tuckman, Jo (7 November 2010). 5437:. 10 March 2010. Archived from 5320:. 19 April 2010. Archived from 5267:. 29 March 2011. Archived from 5139:"Cardenas Guillen awaits trial" 5053:. 15 March 2010. 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Archived from 12242:"Texas Drug Threat Assessment" 12113:. 23 July 2010. Archived from 11892:. 6 March 2011. Archived from 11699:(in Spanish). 23 November 2009 11616:(in Spanish). 28 December 2011 11072:gulf cartel human trafficking. 10009:Mosso, Rubén (1 August 2011). 9978:Vega, Aurora (7 August 2011). 9854:Congressional Research Service 9416:. 7 April 2010. Archived from 9386:. 15 July 2011. Archived from 9326:. 15 July 2011. Archived from 9236:. 5 April 2010. Archived from 8833:. 2 March 2010. Archived from 8677:"Tamaulipas: gobierno fallido" 8590:. 29 June 2010. Archived from 8378:. 28 June 2011. Archived from 8165:. 5 March 2010. Archived from 7881:Penhaul, Kent (21 June 2010). 7522:Buch, Jason (1 January 2012). 5637:. 8 March 2011. Archived from 5459:. 7 March 2011. Archived from 5083:. 5 March 2011. Archived from 4430:. 17 June 2011. Archived from 4069:. 3 March 2010. Archived from 3888:. 7 March 2010. Archived from 3596:Alzaga, Ignacio (1 May 2009). 3107:Harrison, Lawrence E. (1997). 2929:. 23 June 2011. Archived from 2464:Congressional Research Service 2420: 2390: 2374:. 5 April 2010. Archived from 2360: 2330: 2300: 2274: 2045: 1968:seized in Ecuador in July 2010 1751:, best known for his nickname 1187:Gulf Cartel factions in 2021. 1167: 1144:; Raúl Marmolejo Gómez, alias 977:Antonio Cárdenas Guillén's era 849:Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez 515:United States v. García Ábrego 456:, founder of the organization. 283:) is a criminal syndicate and 1: 15264:Transnational organized crime 15254:Gangs in Georgia (U.S. state) 15075:Jalisco New Generation Cartel 14654:2015 Amado checkpoint protest 13681:Jalisco New Generation Cartel 13576: 13367:Jalisco New Generation Cartel 12107:"Militares piratas en México" 11953:. 5 July 2011. Archived from 11752:(in Spanish). 13 October 2011 11530:. 3 June 2009. Archived from 10244:. 2 June 2009. Archived from 9947:Granados, Omar (6 May 2011). 9056:. 1 June 2016. Archived from 9030:. 28 May 2016. Archived from 8584:"Narcopolítica en Tamaulipas" 8459:Andreas, Peter (April 1998). 8195:. 2 July 2010. Archived from 6369:. 11 May 2010. Archived from 5869:"Tony Tormenta muere abatido" 4460:. 5 July 2011. Archived from 4317:Sánchez, Alex (4 June 2007). 4047:. 5 July 2011. Archived from 3955:Tobar, Hector (20 May 2007). 3806:. 23 May 2010. Archived from 3050:. Cengage Learning. pp. 2832:. Verso Publishers. pp. 2166: 1772:the McAllen metropolitan area 1441:with more than 250 bodies in 1179:Infighting in the Gulf Cartel 792:FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives 541:before being smuggled to the 367:), the Gulf Cartel initially 285:drug trafficking organization 215:Jalisco New Generation Cartel 15284:Organized crime in Louisiana 14659:2018 Chimney Canyon shootout 13836:Other cartels and drug lords 13443:Juan José Esparragoza Moreno 12712: 12164:. U.S. Department of Justice 11148:(in Spanish). Archived from 10274:(in Spanish). Archived from 10272:International Business Times 10017:(in Spanish). Archived from 9793:El Diario de Ciudad Victoria 9675:(in Spanish). Archived from 8127:"All Tamaulipas, a War Zone" 6417:"Head of Gulf Cartel killed" 6339:. YouTube. 5 November 2010. 6291:. YouTube. 6 November 2010. 3957:"A cartel army's war within" 3679:"Medina Garza en 'La Palma'" 3654:. University of New Mexico. 3263:"Life in jail for drug lord" 2758:"Drug Trafficking in Mexico" 2126:Illegal drug trade in Mexico 1631: 1610: 1423:Tamaulipas: State corruption 853:Héctor Manuel Sauceda Gamboa 717:did not begin in 2006 (when 637: 614:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén's era 7: 14808:Primeiro Comando da Capital 13936:Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo 13806:Rosalinda González Valencia 13739:Jorge Luis Mendoza Cárdenas 13611:Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar 12995:José de Jesús Méndez Vargas 12760:Policía Federal Ministerial 12561:Will Grant (8 March 2023). 12300:"Nogales drug tunnel found" 11718:Richards, James R. 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CRC Press. p. 318. 5484:"TCO 101: The Gulf Cartel" 4139:"Surge nuevo 'narcoperfil" 3042:Abadinsky, Howard (2009). 2437:. May 2011. Archived from 1789: 1176: 751: 598:, Tamaulipas. After this, 392:. By negotiating with the 345: 15208: 15187: 15172: 15107:Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel 15003: 14987: 14892: 14846: 14831: 14783:Brazilian police militias 14768: 14742: 14716: 14599: 14573: 14569: 14549: 14488: 14330: 14326: 14306: 14133: 14080: 14076: 14056: 14035:Julio César Godoy Toscano 13992: 13955:Héctor Luis Palma Salazar 13927: 13851: 13847: 13827: 13792:Gerardo González Valencia 13764:Abigael González Valencia 13726: 13710:Abigael González Valencia 13691: 13687: 13674: 13634: 13588: 13584: 13571: 13535: 13484: 13480: 13467: 13422: 13394:Héctor Luis Palma Salazar 13385: 13354: 13350: 13337: 13297: 13272: 13256: 13252: 13239: 13208: 13176: 13160: 13156: 13143: 13082: 13057: 13036: 13032: 13019: 12933: 12920: 12904:Fausto Isidro Meza Flores 12889: 12836: 12815: 12808: 12804: 12791: 12735: 12722: 12711: 12707: 12696: 12620:University of Texas Press 12584:Deibert, Michael (2014). 12496:(Press release). DEA-DOJ. 10455:Varese, Federico (2011). 8615:"Tamaulipas; PRI y narco" 7739:. ABC-CLIO. p. 250. 7351:10.1080/17440570802254353 5292:"Law and Order in Mexico" 3882:"¿Quienes son los Zetas?" 2785:Jordan, David C. (1999). 2558:. ABC-CLIO. p. 381. 2492:Campbell, Howard (2009). 2180:Greig, Charlotte (2006). 1850:Carlos Salinas de Gortari 1401:Juan Reyes Mejía González 1369:Gulf Cartel vs. Los Zetas 924:owned by Cárdenas to the 748:Standoff with U.S. agents 220: 178: 166:, extortion, kidnapping, 158: 150: 135: 89: 81: 70: 56: 48: 36: 29: 14920:Libertadores del Vichada 14591:The Fight to Save Juárez 13948:Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo 13217:Vicente Carrillo Fuentes 13105:Antonio Cárdenas Guillén 11772:"One river, one country" 11202:Sutton, Barbara (2008). 10479:protection racketeering. 7444:. United States Senate. 7043:""Los Zetas" por dentro" 5290:Grimes, Dana M. (2010). 4605:"Osiel Cardenas-Guillen" 4485:San Antonio Express-News 3494:Althaus, Dudley (2009). 2756:Smith, Peter H. (1997). 1496:Eugenio Hernández Flores 1443:San Fernando, Tamaulipas 1097:Antonio Cárdenas Guillén 873:Iván Velázquez-Caballero 195:(current status unknown) 14935:Muerte a Secuestradores 14029:Raúl Salinas de Gortari 13962:Jesús Amezcua Contreras 13778:Elvis González Valencia 13757:Rubén Oseguera González 13500:Benjamín Arellano Félix 13320:Nazario Moreno González 13313:Servando Gómez Martínez 13306:Enrique Plancarte Solís 13288:Servando Gómez Martínez 13281:Enrique Plancarte Solís 13192:Pablo Acosta Villarreal 13185:Rafael Aguilar Guajardo 13126:Homero Cárdenas Guillén 13002:Servando Gómez Martínez 12988:Enrique Plancarte Solís 12981:Alberto Espinoza Barrón 12974:Rafael Cedeño Hernández 12967:Dionisio Loya Plancarte 12946:Nazario Moreno González 12866:Edgar Valdez Villarreal 11177:Homeland Security Today 9820:"Mexico's War on Drugs" 4174:. Library of Congress. 3904:"Cártel de 'Los Zetas'" 2824:Weinberg, Bill (2000). 2552:Warner, Judith (2010). 2131:List of gangs in Mexico 2084:Sicario: Day of Soldado 1886:For the most part, the 1814:Homeland Security Today 1718:protection racketeering 1714:Protection racketeering 1405:Rogelio González Pizaña 1073:Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas 806:Benjamín Arellano Félix 754:1999 Matamoros standoff 644:Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo 557:After García-Ábrego era 486:maximum security prison 43:Logo of the Gulf Cartel 15249:Drug cartels in Mexico 15092:Knights Templar Cartel 14947:Norte del Valle Cartel 14711:groups in the Americas 14445:LeBarón & Langford 13976:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra 13799:José González Valencia 13744:Érick Valencia Salazar 13704:Érick Valencia Salazar 13650:Miguel Treviño Morales 13555:Edgardo Leyva Escandón 13543:Enedina Arellano Félix 13519:Eduardo Arellano Félix 13246:Knights Templar Cartel 13199:Amado Carrillo Fuentes 13098:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén 13091:Óscar Malherbe de León 13066:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra 12953:Carlos Rosales Mendoza 12385:Cite journal requires 11778:. 1997. Archived from 11442:The Brownsville Herald 11048:Spener, David (2009). 10850:The Brownsville Herald 7733:Ortiz, Carlos (2010). 6598:The Brownsville Herald 6451:The Brownsville Herald 6421:The Brownsville Herald 6057:The Brownsville Herald 5574:BBC Mundo | Semana.com 5143:The Brownsville Herald 5081:The Brownsville Herald 5051:The Brownsville Herald 4534:The Brownsville Herald 3469:The Brownsville Herald 3407:The Brownsville Herald 3376:The Brownsville Herald 3350:The Brownsville Herald 3298:The Brownsville Herald 3267:The Brownsville Herald 3236:The Brownsville Herald 3144:The Brownsville Herald 3025:TIME Special | CNN.com 2731:The Brownsville Herald 2106:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra 1969: 1644: 1626:Knights Templar Cartel 1273: 1230:were headquartered in 1218: 1126:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén 1053:The Brownsville Herald 987:Mario Cárdenas Guillén 932:Rupture from Los Zetas 786: 779:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén 770:Arrest and extradition 600:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén 567:Óscar Malherbe de León 530:The Brownsville Herald 457: 361:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra 320:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra 272: 71:Founding location 61:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra 15279:Matamoros, Tamaulipas 15038:La Familia Michoacana 14818:Terceiro Comando Puro 14629:Piracy on Falcon Lake 14619:Juárez house of death 14240:Nuevo León-Tamaulipas 14022:Noé Ramírez Mandujano 13513:Carlos Arellano Félix 13437:Ismael Zambada García 13414:Ismael Zambada García 13401:Adrián Gómez González 13119:Mario Ramírez Treviño 12852:Alfredo Beltrán Leyva 11890:El Diario de Coahuila 10491:Bryden, Alan (2006). 8436:. Mexico's Drug War. 8407:BBC News, Mexico City 7528:The Houston Chronicle 5441:on 12 September 2012. 5235:The Houston Chronicle 5204:The Houston Chronicle 5174:The Houston Chronicle 5112:The Houston Chronicle 4510:The Houston Chronicle 3346:"Jury: Abrego guilty" 3205:The Houston Chronicle 3176:. 20 September 1996. 2579:Grillo, Ioan (2011). 2444:on 26 September 2011. 1963: 1639: 1459:National Action Party 1270:Samuel Flores Borrego 1268: 1260:Samuel Flores Borrego 1186: 1134:Matamoros, Tamaulipas 1124:However, his brother 967:La Familia Michoacana 777: 509:Department of Justice 502:Mercury Grand Marquis 466:Monterrey, Nuevo León 452: 357:Matamoros, Tamaulipas 318:Although its founder 293:Matamoros, Tamaulipas 243:La Familia Michoacana 75:Matamoros, Tamaulipas 21:Criminal organization 15149:South Pacific Cartel 14015:Arturo Durazo Moreno 13942:Rafael Caro Quintero 13859:Independent Acapulco 13750:Martín Arzola Ortega 13717:Martín Arzola Ortega 13657:Omar Treviño Morales 13625:Galindo Mellado Cruz 13604:Jaime González Durán 13597:Arturo Guzmán Decena 13493:Ramón Arellano Félix 13431:Joaquín Guzmán Loera 13408:Joaquín Guzmán Loera 12960:Arnoldo Rueda Medina 12898:Héctor Beltrán Leyva 12880:Héctor Beltrán Leyva 12859:Carlos Beltrán Leyva 12845:Arturo Beltrán Leyva 12828:South Pacific Cartel 12798:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel 11957:on 28 September 2012 11840:on 14 September 2012 10518:Payan, Tony (2009). 10154:Payan, Tony (2006). 9739:on 12 September 2012 8893:. 25 February 2010. 8468:. Brown University. 7919:. 12 November 2010. 7858:. 26 February 2011. 7673:. 19 February 2009. 6149:. 23 November 2010. 5580:on 24 September 2012 5318:Geopolitical Monitor 4961:. 8 September 2008. 4845:on 23 December 2010. 4730:on 4 September 2011. 4704:. 24 February 2010. 4264:. 15 February 2011. 4119:on 12 September 2012 3810:on 25 December 2010. 3021:"Juan Garcia Abrego" 2634:on 28 November 2017. 2533:on 11 September 2011 2186:. Arcturus. p. 1920:Police impersonation 1899:Prostitution network 1488:Manuel Cavazos Lerma 1437:and the clandestine 1428:Political corruption 1311:Presence in the U.S. 1282:Rafael Cárdenas Vela 1119:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel 951:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel 833:Cancún, Quintana Roo 660:Jaime González Durán 652:Arturo Guzmán Decena 432:Texas National Guard 247:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel 14957:Oficina de Envigado 14803:Guardiões do Estado 14515:Rodolfo Torre Cantú 14345:Villas de Salvárcar 14340:Juárez rehab center 12364:on 17 November 2020 11782:on 22 February 2013 11697:El Siglo de Torreón 11641:El Regional del Sur 11614:El Siglo de Torreón 11417:. 19 September 1996 10791:. 10 January 2012. 10727:El Siglo de Torreón 10556:on 21 December 2009 9882:Logan, Sam (2006). 9679:on 22 February 2012 9060:on 17 November 2016 8743:. 30 January 2012. 8713:. 30 January 2012. 8711:El Siglo de Torreón 8229:on 11 November 2014 8199:on 5 September 2012 8045:on 16 December 2013 8011:. 25 October 2010. 7643:. 14 January 2010. 7565:on 24 December 2012 7139:. 8 November 2010. 6988:. 5 November 2010. 6840:on 6 September 2012 6750:on 5 September 2012 6604:on 11 November 2010 6393:. 5 November 2010. 6179:. 8 November 2010. 6093:on 14 November 2010 6003:on 8 September 2012 5968:. 7 November 2010. 5407:. 8 November 2010. 5302:on 11 January 2012. 4781:. 3 February 2008. 4563:on 3 February 2007. 4464:on 28 January 2013. 4096:on 15 October 2011. 3914:on 18 January 2011. 3700:Zendejas, Gabriel. 2809:gulf cartel in U.S. 2606:Correa-Cabrera 2017 2519:McCAUL, MICHAEL T. 2284:. 6 December 2021. 2056:Aurelio Cano Flores 2032:Port of Brownsville 1603:, San Fernando and 1447:Rodolfo Torre Cantú 1256:Starr County, Texas 1240:Juan Mejía González 1148:; Hugo Lira, alias 889:Comandante Castillo 365:Cártel de Matamoros 159:Criminal activities 26: 15213:Mafia bibliography 15195:Cartel of the Suns 15043:Guadalajara Cartel 14952:North Coast Cartel 14531:Jaime Jorge Zapata 14525:(police commander) 14496:Politicians killed 13983:Juan García Ábrego 13969:Pedro Avilés Pérez 13914:Santa Rosa de Lima 13223:Juan Pablo Ledezma 13073:Juan García Abrego 12470:on 14 January 2012 12410:The New York Times 12406:"Drug-Sub Culture" 12306:. 23 November 2011 11590:. 28 December 2011 11474:. 25 December 2010 11390:The New York Times 11314:. 31 December 2011 11288:. 18 November 2008 11183:on 22 January 2012 10856:on 13 January 2012 10761:. 8 January 2012. 10673:. 4 October 2010. 10617:on 14 January 2012 10248:on 12 October 2012 10192:on 27 August 2011. 10143:on 11 August 2012. 10051:on 15 October 2012 9822:. 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Shannon 668:Heriberto Lazcano 610:(Friend Killer). 543:Rio Grande Valley 351:Foundation: 1930s 265: 264: 168:human trafficking 82:Years active 15291: 15274:Mexican drug war 14813:Terceiro Comando 14798:Família do Norte 14793:Comando Vermelho 14702: 14695: 14688: 14679: 14678: 14571: 14570: 14551: 14550: 14507:Enrique Camarena 14465:Coatepec Harinas 14328: 14327: 14308: 14307: 14205:Fast and Furious 14177:Community Shield 14117:Southern Tempest 14078: 14077: 14058: 14057: 14040:Tomás Yarrington 13928:Early drug lords 13849: 13848: 13829: 13828: 13689: 13688: 13676: 13675: 13586: 13585: 13573: 13572: 13482: 13481: 13469: 13468: 13352: 13351: 13339: 13338: 13254: 13253: 13241: 13240: 13158: 13157: 13145: 13144: 13034: 13033: 13021: 13020: 12935: 12934: 12922: 12921: 12806: 12805: 12793: 12792: 12724: 12723: 12709: 12708: 12683: 12676: 12669: 12660: 12659: 12633: 12605: 12571: 12570: 12558: 12552: 12551: 12544: 12538: 12537: 12535: 12533: 12518: 12512: 12511: 12504: 12498: 12497: 12486: 12480: 12479: 12477: 12475: 12456: 12450: 12449: 12447: 12445: 12430: 12421: 12420: 12418: 12416: 12401: 12395: 12394: 12388: 12383: 12381: 12373: 12371: 12369: 12363: 12356: 12348: 12342: 12341: 12339: 12337: 12322: 12316: 12315: 12313: 12311: 12296: 12290: 12289: 12282: 12276: 12275: 12273: 12271: 12260: 12254: 12253: 12251: 12249: 12238: 12232: 12231: 12229: 12227: 12212: 12206: 12205: 12203: 12201: 12196:on 26 April 2012 12195: 12188: 12180: 12174: 12173: 12171: 12169: 12163: 12155: 12149: 12148: 12146: 12144: 12133: 12127: 12126: 12124: 12122: 12103: 12097: 12096: 12094: 12092: 12077: 12071: 12070: 12068: 12066: 12051: 12045: 12044: 12042: 12040: 12025: 12019: 12018: 12016: 12014: 11999: 11993: 11992: 11990: 11988: 11973: 11967: 11966: 11964: 11962: 11943: 11937: 11936: 11934: 11932: 11923:. 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Archived from 2394: 2388: 2387: 2385: 2383: 2378:on 2 August 2011 2372:Milenio Noticias 2364: 2358: 2357: 2355: 2353: 2334: 2328: 2327: 2325: 2323: 2314:. 21 June 2021. 2304: 2298: 2297: 2295: 2293: 2278: 2272: 2271: 2269: 2267: 2247: 2238: 2237: 2235: 2233: 2208: 2202: 2201: 2177: 2151:Operation Solare 2146:Mexican Drug War 2040:narco submarines 1951:Puro Tango Blast 1888:arms trafficking 1884:Arms trafficking 1871:Money laundering 1826:In August 2007, 1802:People smuggling 1492:Tomás Yarrington 1215: 1206: 1197: 1191: 879:took control of 715:Mexican Drug War 470:money laundering 445:Arrest of Ábrego 390:US-Mexico border 369:smuggled alcohol 273:Cártel del Golfo 174:, counterfeiting 164:money laundering 145:Mexican-American 41: 31:Cártel del Golfo 27: 23: 15299: 15298: 15294: 15293: 15292: 15290: 15289: 15288: 15224: 15223: 15222: 15217: 15204: 15183: 15168: 14999: 14983: 14972:FARC dissidents 14925:Medellín Cartel 14888: 14842: 14827: 14764: 14738: 14712: 14709:Organized crime 14706: 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12181: 12177: 12167: 12165: 12161: 12157: 12156: 12152: 12142: 12140: 12135: 12134: 12130: 12120: 12118: 12117:on 28 July 2010 12105: 12104: 12100: 12090: 12088: 12078: 12074: 12064: 12062: 12053: 12052: 12048: 12038: 12036: 12027: 12026: 12022: 12012: 12010: 12001: 12000: 11996: 11986: 11984: 11975: 11974: 11970: 11960: 11958: 11945: 11944: 11940: 11930: 11928: 11927:on 25 June 2013 11913: 11909: 11899: 11897: 11896:on 12 July 2011 11884: 11883: 11879: 11869: 11867: 11857: 11853: 11843: 11841: 11828: 11827: 11823: 11813: 11811: 11807:Borderland Beat 11800: 11799: 11795: 11785: 11783: 11770: 11769: 11765: 11755: 11753: 11744: 11743: 11739: 11732: 11716: 11712: 11702: 11700: 11691: 11690: 11686: 11676: 11674: 11673:on 25 June 2013 11661: 11660: 11656: 11646: 11644: 11633: 11629: 11619: 11617: 11608: 11607: 11603: 11593: 11591: 11582: 11581: 11577: 11567: 11565: 11552: 11551: 11547: 11537: 11535: 11534:on 9 April 2011 11522: 11521: 11517: 11507: 11505: 11492: 11491: 11487: 11477: 11475: 11466: 11465: 11461: 11451: 11449: 11448:on 20 July 2012 11434: 11430: 11420: 11418: 11409: 11408: 11404: 11394: 11392: 11382: 11378: 11368: 11366: 11357: 11353: 11343: 11341: 11331: 11327: 11317: 11315: 11306: 11305: 11301: 11291: 11289: 11280: 11279: 11275: 11265: 11263: 11254: 11253: 11249: 11239: 11237: 11228: 11227: 11223: 11216: 11200: 11196: 11186: 11184: 11169: 11165: 11155: 11153: 11138: 11134: 11124: 11122: 11109: 11108: 11104: 11094: 11092: 11083: 11082: 11078: 11068: 11046: 11042: 11032: 11030: 11020: 11016: 11006: 11004: 10995:Dodge, Angela. 10993: 10989: 10979: 10977: 10973:Borderland Beat 10966: 10965: 10961: 10951: 10949: 10934: 10930: 10920: 10918: 10905: 10904: 10900: 10890: 10888: 10873: 10869: 10859: 10857: 10844: 10843: 10839: 10829: 10827: 10812: 10808: 10798: 10796: 10783: 10782: 10778: 10768: 10766: 10758:Borderland Beat 10751: 10750: 10746: 10736: 10734: 10721: 10720: 10716: 10706: 10704: 10703:. 10 April 2011 10695: 10694: 10690: 10680: 10678: 10665: 10664: 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6962:on 5 April 2012 6950: 6949: 6945: 6935: 6933: 6920: 6919: 6915: 6905: 6903: 6888: 6884: 6874: 6872: 6857: 6853: 6843: 6841: 6828: 6827: 6823: 6813: 6811: 6810:on 7 April 2012 6798: 6797: 6793: 6783: 6781: 6768: 6767: 6763: 6753: 6751: 6738: 6737: 6733: 6723: 6721: 6713: 6712: 6708: 6698: 6696: 6689:Truthdig, L.L.C 6681: 6677: 6667: 6665: 6664:on 14 June 2012 6652: 6651: 6647: 6637: 6635: 6622: 6621: 6617: 6607: 6605: 6592: 6591: 6587: 6577: 6575: 6564: 6560: 6550: 6548: 6535: 6534: 6530: 6520: 6518: 6505: 6504: 6500: 6490: 6488: 6475: 6474: 6470: 6460: 6458: 6445: 6444: 6440: 6430: 6428: 6415: 6414: 6410: 6400: 6398: 6390:Borderland Beat 6383: 6382: 6378: 6361: 6360: 6356: 6346: 6344: 6335: 6334: 6330: 6320: 6318: 6313: 6312: 6308: 6298: 6296: 6287: 6286: 6282: 6272: 6270: 6262: 6261: 6257: 6247: 6245: 6230: 6226: 6216: 6214: 6201: 6200: 6196: 6186: 6184: 6171: 6170: 6166: 6156: 6154: 6141: 6140: 6136: 6126: 6124: 6123:on 29 July 2012 6111: 6110: 6106: 6096: 6094: 6081: 6080: 6076: 6066: 6064: 6063:on 5 April 2012 6051: 6050: 6046: 6036: 6034: 6021: 6020: 6016: 6006: 6004: 5989: 5985: 5975: 5973: 5965:The Independent 5958: 5957: 5953: 5943: 5941: 5926: 5922: 5912: 5910: 5897: 5896: 5892: 5882: 5880: 5867: 5866: 5862: 5852: 5850: 5837: 5836: 5832: 5822: 5820: 5819:on 22 June 2013 5811: 5810: 5806: 5796: 5794: 5786:Borderland Beat 5779: 5778: 5774: 5764: 5762: 5749: 5748: 5744: 5734: 5732: 5731:on 3 April 2013 5719: 5718: 5714: 5704: 5702: 5689: 5688: 5684: 5674: 5672: 5671:on 14 June 2012 5659: 5658: 5654: 5644: 5642: 5629: 5628: 5624: 5614: 5612: 5597: 5593: 5583: 5581: 5568: 5567: 5563: 5553: 5551: 5538: 5537: 5533: 5523: 5521: 5508: 5507: 5503: 5493: 5491: 5480: 5476: 5466: 5464: 5451: 5450: 5446: 5429: 5428: 5424: 5414: 5412: 5399: 5398: 5394: 5384: 5382: 5381:on 14 June 2012 5369: 5368: 5361: 5351: 5349: 5341:Borderland Beat 5334: 5333: 5329: 5312: 5311: 5307: 5288: 5284: 5274: 5272: 5271:on 2 April 2011 5259: 5258: 5254: 5244: 5242: 5227: 5223: 5213: 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4241: 4239: 4238:on 5 March 2011 4230: 4229: 4225: 4215: 4213: 4198: 4194: 4184: 4182: 4178: 4171: 4167: 4166: 4162: 4152: 4150: 4137: 4136: 4132: 4122: 4120: 4105: 4101: 4082: 4078: 4061: 4060: 4056: 4051:on 9 July 2011. 4039: 4038: 4034: 4017: 4016: 4012: 4002: 4000: 3992:Borderland Beat 3985: 3984: 3980: 3970: 3968: 3953: 3949: 3942: 3926: 3919: 3902: 3901: 3897: 3880: 3879: 3875: 3865: 3863: 3862:on 29 June 2012 3850: 3849: 3845: 3835: 3833: 3820: 3819: 3815: 3798: 3797: 3793: 3774: 3770: 3753: 3752: 3748: 3729: 3725: 3715: 3713: 3698: 3694: 3675: 3671: 3661: 3659: 3650:Lupsha, Peter. 3648: 3644: 3634: 3632: 3617: 3613: 3608:on 18 May 2011. 3594: 3590: 3580: 3578: 3563: 3559: 3549: 3547: 3534: 3533: 3529: 3519: 3517: 3513: 3498: 3492: 3488: 3478: 3476: 3475:on 20 July 2012 3461: 3457: 3447: 3445: 3430: 3426: 3416: 3414: 3413:on 14 July 2012 3399: 3395: 3385: 3383: 3382:on 11 July 2012 3368: 3364: 3354: 3352: 3342: 3338: 3328: 3326: 3317: 3316: 3312: 3302: 3300: 3290: 3286: 3276: 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April 2011. 10714: 10688: 10658: 10628: 10598: 10583:(in Spanish). 10567: 10537: 10530: 10510: 10503: 10483: 10473: 10447: 10421: 10399: 10373: 10347: 10317: 10289: 10259: 10229: 10210: 10195: 10186:Blog del Narco 10173: 10166: 10146: 10124: 10093: 10062: 10032: 10001: 9986:(in Spanish). 9970: 9955:(in Spanish). 9939: 9909: 9891:. p. 21. 9874: 9837: 9810: 9780: 9750: 9720: 9690: 9659: 9629: 9599: 9581: 9564:Hoy Tamaulipas 9551: 9521: 9491: 9461: 9431: 9401: 9384:Terra Noticias 9371: 9341: 9311: 9281: 9251: 9221: 9191: 9161: 9131: 9101: 9071: 9045: 9019: 8993: 8967: 8945: 8934: 8908: 8878: 8848: 8818: 8803:. 8 May 2011. 8788: 8758: 8728: 8698: 8667: 8636: 8605: 8575: 8545: 8516: 8486: 8451: 8424: 8393: 8363: 8332: 8302: 8271: 8240: 8221:(in Spanish). 8210: 8180: 8150: 8118: 8086: 8056: 8026: 7994: 7964: 7934: 7904: 7873: 7841: 7809: 7778: 7752: 7745: 7725: 7688: 7658: 7628: 7602: 7576: 7545: 7514: 7488: 7462: 7430: 7423: 7403: 7364: 7345:(3): 248–261. 7329: 7297: 7265: 7229: 7197: 7154: 7124: 7094: 7064: 7033: 7003: 6973: 6943: 6913: 6882: 6851: 6821: 6791: 6761: 6731: 6706: 6675: 6645: 6615: 6585: 6558: 6528: 6498: 6468: 6438: 6408: 6376: 6354: 6328: 6306: 6280: 6255: 6224: 6194: 6164: 6134: 6104: 6087:Esmas Noticias 6074: 6044: 6014: 5983: 5951: 5920: 5890: 5860: 5830: 5804: 5772: 5742: 5712: 5682: 5652: 5641:on 30 May 2012 5622: 5591: 5561: 5531: 5501: 5474: 5444: 5422: 5392: 5359: 5327: 5305: 5282: 5252: 5221: 5191: 5160: 5129: 5098: 5068: 5038: 5006: 4976: 4946: 4924: 4902: 4880: 4848: 4826: 4796: 4766: 4733: 4711: 4689: 4666: 4644: 4622: 4596: 4566: 4544: 4520: 4495: 4467: 4445: 4415: 4389: 4363: 4332: 4309: 4279: 4249: 4223: 4192: 4160: 4130: 4099: 4076: 4067:Blog del Narco 4054: 4032: 4010: 3978: 3947: 3940: 3917: 3895: 3886:Blog del Narco 3873: 3843: 3813: 3804:Blog del Narco 3791: 3768: 3746: 3723: 3692: 3669: 3642: 3611: 3588: 3557: 3540:Terra Noticias 3527: 3486: 3455: 3438:Hoy Tamaulipas 3424: 3393: 3362: 3336: 3310: 3284: 3253: 3222: 3191: 3161: 3130: 3123: 3099: 3092: 3070: 3060: 3034: 3011: 2981: 2955: 2936: 2927:TIMES Magazine 2914: 2881: 2849: 2842: 2813: 2803: 2777: 2770: 2748: 2717: 2691: 2660: 2637: 2610: 2608:, p. 267. 2598: 2591: 2571: 2564: 2544: 2511: 2504: 2484: 2447: 2419: 2408:on 2 July 2012 2389: 2359: 2329: 2299: 2273: 2239: 2225: 2203: 2196: 2171: 2170: 2168: 2165: 2164: 2163: 2158: 2153: 2148: 2143: 2138: 2133: 2128: 2121: 2118: 2097:Narcos: Mexico 2078: 2075: 2047: 2044: 2024:Gulf of Mexico 1979:El Paso–Juárez 1930:Transportation 1910:counterfeiting 1906:Counterfeiting 1757:C.F. Monterrey 1745: 1744: 1741: 1738: 1710: 1709:Modus operandi 1707: 1695: 1694: 1687: 1676:Lugartenientes 1672: 1665: 1654:modus operandi 1633: 1630: 1612: 1609: 1587:Terra Networks 1560:Aguascalientes 1551: 1548: 1527:Federal Police 1521: 1518: 1467:Santiago Creel 1429: 1426: 1424: 1421: 1412: 1409: 1370: 1367: 1361: 1358: 1340: 1337: 1312: 1309: 1216: Panteras 1212: 1203: 1194: 1188: 1177:Main article: 1174: 1171: 1169: 1166: 1088: 1085: 1063:McAllen, Texas 978: 975: 933: 930: 901: 900: 851:in Matamoros; 813:drug corridors 771: 768: 752:Main article: 749: 746: 707:Sinaloa Cartel 697:; control the 687:Tijuana Cartel 679:Milenio Cartel 639: 636: 615: 612: 558: 555: 517: 516: 490:Colorado, U.S. 446: 443: 419: 416: 381: 378: 352: 349: 347: 344: 263: 262: 251:Tijuana Cartel 238:Sinaloa Cartel 222: 218: 217: 198:Narcosatanists 180: 176: 175: 160: 156: 155: 154:50,000-100,000 152: 148: 147: 137: 133: 132: 91: 87: 86: 83: 79: 78: 72: 68: 67: 58: 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 42: 34: 33: 30: 20: 15: 9: 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