The potential alliance was conducted by Juan Reyes Mejía González (alias "R1"), from the Gulf Cartel; and Rogelio González Pizaña (alias "Z-2"), from Los Zetas. [347], 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. [253] 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. Publicidad |

“Nadie vino en nuestra ayuda. Share On Facebook Twitter. [180] Like other drug trafficking organizations, the Gulf Cartel also subverts government institutions, particularly at state and local levels, by using their large profits to bribe officials. [325] One leader of the Gulf Cartel confessed after his apprehension that "drug trafficking is their main business, but due to the difficulties they have been encountering, oil theft has been an important financial cushion" for the cartel. [204] 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". La Jornada Aguascalientes | } [272] In addition, within the Gulf Cartel there is believed to be two groups—the Rojos and the Metros. Todos los Derechos Reservados. while(strx.charAt(chop-1)!=' ' && strx.indexOf(' ',chop)!=-1) chop++;

[185] The strong ties the Gulf Cartel has with the prison gangs in the United States have also raised concern to American officials. [93] Through his violence and intimidation, Heriberto Lazcano took control of both Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel after Cardenas' extradition. [36] 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.

The rupture from Los Zetas left Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez and Antonio Cárdenas Guillén in full control of the Gulf Cartel. [254], On 9 May 2011, the Mexican government, along with Sedena, disarmed all police forces in the state of Tamaulipas, beginning with the cities of Matamoros and Reynosa. [318] 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. } Entre los edificios incendiados se menciona la casa y la Notaría Pública de José Correa, alcalde de ese municipio, quien no ha aparecido públicamente. [262], 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. [55], As confrontations with rival groups heated up, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén sought and recruited over 30 deserters of the Mexican Army's elite Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFE) to form part of the cartel's armed wing. [165] Others explained how his 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. [235] 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. [203] Confrontations between these two groups have paralyzed entire cities in broad daylight.

En tanto, Reynosa y Valle Hermoso están en plena disputa entre ambos grupos, pues supuestamente las poblaciones están divididas y se teme que ante la muerte del líder el cártel del Golfo esa organización pierda posiciones. Their network is international, and are believed to have dealings with crime groups in Europe, West Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, and the United States. [78] Los Zetas began to grow independently from the Gulf Cartel, and eventually a rupture occurred between them in early 2010. 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. Y aunque en la página de Servicio de Información Oportuna del Gobierno de Tamaulipas se reportó hasta esta noche que ese municipio de Tamaulipas se reporta “sin novedad”, en la dirección http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz2wBF-0oSU se pueden observar “algunas” de las casas y negocios a los que les prendieron fuego. García Ábrego bribed the agent in an attempt to gather more information on U.S. law enforcement operations. [116] 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. [237], On 25 March 2010 in the city of Matamoros, 40 inmates escaped from a federal prison. Prostitution circles are believed to be used by the Gulf Cartel to persuade journalists to favor them in the media. [168] According to reports by the Mexican government, Los Escorpiones was created by Antonio Cárdenas Guillen and is composed of over 60 civilians, former police officers, and ex-military officials. [264] After a dispute, however, Cárdenas ordered Arellano beaten, and the Gulf-Tijuana alliance ceased to exist at that point. [14], By the 1980s, García Ábrego began incorporating cocaine 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 US-Mexico border.

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En consecuencia les presentamos imágenes de un presunto “topón”, como se dice en el argot criminal, … La Jornada Guerrero | [216] After the PRI lost the presidency in 2000 to the National Action Party (PAN), the arrangement between the government and the cartels was lost, as well the pax mafiosa.