"[308] In one reported incident, Isaac Sanchez Gutierrez, a man from Palmview, Texas, said he faced an ultimatum: pay $10 million to the Gulf Cartel, or transport 50 drug loads from Mexico into the U.S. in order to free his kidnapped brother. Authorities believe that Gonzlez Pizaa reincorporated in organized crime and decided to join with the Gulf Cartel to end the war with Los Zetas, and bring back the "old school" ways when they were together. [198][199], 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 yeara rumor. . 1- Rafael Caro .El C. The intense shootings provoked the temporary closure of three international bridges in Matamoros,[139] along with the University of Texas at Brownsville, just across the border. When the series begins, he is ex military, 30 years old, and the ruthless leader of 'Los Emes', the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel, which is the top threat to the Sinaloa Cartel. [124][125] Consequently, Los Zetas allied with the Jurez Cartel, the Beltrn-Leyva Cartel and the Tijuana Cartel. And in doing so, they inherently become a "competitor" with the state, who also claims sovereignty over its territories. El Cartel de Sinaloa Y El Cartel del Golfo..Vs El Cartel de Juarez, Los Zetas Y Los Beltran Leyva..Pelean Por La Plaza De Ciudad Juarez. [172] After the rupture between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas (which until then had served as the cartel's armed wing), Los Escorpiones became the armed wing of the entire Gulf organization. [201] The war then spread out through 11 municipalities of Tamaulipas, 9 of them bordering the state of Texas. Government officials state that there are currently 400-500 official members of the Mexican Mafia with thousands of hitmen and . [86] The FBI and the DEA mounted numerous charges against him and issued a US$2million bounty for his arrest. [298][299] Omar Ortiz, best known for his nickname El Gato, was a former soccer star from C.F. [178][179] 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. [188] The strong ties the Gulf Cartel has with the prison gangs in the United States have also raised concern to American officials. [252] CNN mentioned that the state government of Tamaulipas later recognized "their inability to work with the federal government. [59] Los Zetas, as they are known, served as the hired private mercenary army of the Gulf Cartel. [50] He was to be replaced by scar Malherbe de Len and Ral Valladares del ngel, until their arrest a short time later,[51] causing several cartel lieutenants to fight for the leadership. [251] Consequently, the federal government did not hesitate to assign the Mexican Army and the Federal Police to vigilate the prisons until further notice; they were also left in charge of searching for the fugitives. In addition, he was under observation and was widely known, since his surname meant more of the same. The incident escalated as Crdenas Guilln threatened to kill them if they did not comply and as his gunmen prepared to shoot. Le cartel du Golfe est l'un des plus puissants cartel de la drogue mexicain, avec le cartel de Sinaloa, duquel il se serait rapproch en 2009 : eux deux, ils disposeraient de 100 000 hommes arms selon le ministre de la Dfense des tats-Unis [1]. [138], The confrontations started around 10:00am, and extended to 06:00pm, around the time Crdenas Guiln was killed. [221][222] Moreover, the state of Tamaulipas was no exception; according to Santiago Creel, a PAN politician and pre-candidate for the 2012 presidency, the PRI in Tamaulipas has protected the Gulf Cartel for years. [123], Tamaulipas was mostly spared from the violence until early 2010, when the Gulf Cartel's enforcers, Los Zetas, split from and turned against the Gulf Cartel, sparking a bloody turf war. [227] On 30 January 2012, the Attorney General of Mexico issued a communiqu ordering the past three governors of Tamaulipas and their families to remain in the country as they are being investigated for possible cooperation with the Mexican drug cartels. Born in the state of Tamaulipas, Cano Flores became a drug trafficker in 2001 while still serving as a police officer. [200] The clash between these two groups first happened in Reynosa, Tamaulipas and then expanded to Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros. [45][46][47], Following brego'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. In Sicario: Day of Soldado (2018) the CIA framed the Matamoros Cartel for killing the antagonists men to intentionally start a cartel war between rivals. And although there wasn't any visible confrontation between the two, the intensity of the situation was clear through the background noises of grenade explosions and automatic gunfire. 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. The 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment lists leaders of the following Mexican cartels: Los Zetas, the Sinaloa Cartel, the Gulf Cartel, the Juarez Cartel, the Beltran Leyva-Organization. Era el encargado de controlar las operaciones de. [242] Authorities are still trying to understand how the prisoners escaped. [147] Moreover, several bystanders also recorded the shootouts. [118] Other reports mention, however, that the rupture occurred due to a disagreement about who would take on the leadership of the cartel after the extradition of Osiel. [250] 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. [238] Cabeza de Vaca is accused by a Bloomberg/El Financiero of having a big and unexplained wealth of 951 million pesos. [116] Unwilling to stand for such abuse, Los Zetas responded and countered the accusations by posting their own banners throughout Tamaulipas. 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Das Golf-Kartell, Cartel del Golfo oder auch CDG ist eine kriminelle Vereinigung in Mexiko. Aurelio Cano Flores, commonly referred to by his aliases Yankee and/or Yeyo, is an imprisoned Mexican drug trafficker and former high-ranking leader of the Gulf Cartel, a Mexican drug trafficking organization. [78] The group operated similar to Los Zetas, but with less complexity and success. Comparte. By the end of 2011, Los Zetas had eclipsed the Sinaloa Cartel as the largest operating in Mexico by virtue of their geographic presence. [181], InSight Crime explains that the fundamental disagreement between the Rojos and the Metros was over leadership. [11][15], On 24 March 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Cano Flores under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with fifty-three other international criminals and ten foreign entities. [202] Soon, the violence generated between these two groups had spread to Tamaulipas' neighboring states of Nuevo Len and Veracruz. [300] The Mexican Lucha libre wrestler Lzaro Gurrola, known as the Estrella Dorada (Golden Star), was also arrested for kidnapping people for the Gulf Cartel. Gente Nueva dates back to 1995 when El Profe begun his criminal career . "[247] In Nuevo Laredo on 17 December 2010, about 141 inmates escaped from a federal prison. 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In addition to trafficking drugs, Garca brego would ship cash to be laundered, in the millions. The latter was released from prison months earlier even though he was scheduled to serve 16-years behind bars in January. He was arrested by the Mexican federal police in June 2009 and extradited to the United States while pending drug trafficking charges on 19 August 2011. [22] During the 1990s, the PGR(Procuradura General de la Repblica), the Mexican attorney general's office, estimated that the Gulf Cartel was "worth over US$10 billion. In 1989 Claude was removed from the case for unknown reasons, retiring a year later. Stealing oil from PEMEX and selling it illegally has been one of the many funding activities of the Gulf Cartel. [167], After this incident, there was a huge division of opinions over the fate of the Gulf Cartel. [136] This military-led operation was a result of more than six months of intelligence work. In the show members of Los Emes either wear a kind of black uniform with patches or at least all grey outifts. [243] The authorities mentioned that the incident is "under investigation," but did not give further information. [196], The Gulf Cartel and other Mexican drug trafficking groups are active in the northern and western parts of Africa. Those who were more loyal to the Crdenas family stayed with the Rojos, while those loyal to Jorge Eduardo Costilla Snchez, like Flores Borrego, defended the Metros. [11][12] Besides drug trafficking, the Gulf Cartel operates through protection rackets, assassinations, extortions, kidnappings, and other criminal activities. [143] La Jornada newspaper mentioned that over 80 SUV's packed with gunmen fought to protect Crdenas Guilln, and over 300 grenades were used in the shootout that day. Moreover, the Mexican drug traffickers often use small boats to transport drugs through the coastal areas of South Texas, usually operating at night to prevent them from being spotted by law enforcement officials. El Crtel Del Golfo es un crtel de drogas de Mxico aunque, en sus comienzos, la actividad principal de la organizacin era el contrabando de licores a Estados Unidos durante la poca de la prohibicin en este pas en los aos 30s, siendo as la organizacin criminal ms antigua del pas. [175] El Universal reported that Mexican authorities identified the gunmen that were engaging in confrontations against the troops in Matamoros, Tamaulipas as members of the Los Escorpiones group. [244] In the border city of Reynosa, 85 inmates escaped from a prison on 10 September 2010. [330] They have also been reported to steal vehicles. 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. [207] Several witnesses claimed that many of the municipalities throughout Tamaulipas were "war zones", and that many businesses and houses were burned down, leaving areas in "total destruction". Het kartel dankt zijn naam aan de Golf van Mexico en is een van de grootste kartels van het land, en het oudste kartel van het land. Su rea de influencia era Tamaulipas principalmente en la ciudad de Nuevo Laredo, pero . [114] 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. [53] He was one of the top officials of the cartel for more than 40 years, trafficking about 20 tons of cocaine to the United States each month. Both the Mexican and U.S. government increased their efforts to apprehend Crdenas Guilln. [214] The massacre of the 72 migrants and the clandestine mass graves with more than 250 bodies in San Fernando, Tamaulipas,[215][216] mounted with the assassination of the governor candidate Rodolfo Torre Cant (2010),[217] the increasing violence generated between drug groups, and the state's inability to ensure tranquility, has led specialists to conclude that "neither the regional nor federal government have control over the territory of Tamaulipas. [35] Wearing slacks and a striped shirt, Garca brego was immediately extradited to the United States where he was interviewed by an FBI agent, and confessed to have "ordered people murdered and tortured," bribed top Mexican officials, and smuggled tons of narcotics into the United States. By Chris Arsenault [213] However, remnants still exist in Tamaulipas. That's why I asked because it would seem . Pero desde hace algunos meses se ha sumado una nueva batalla: una divisin al interior del Cartel de Sinaloa en Durango, donde dos de tres grupos que lo conformaban decidieron separarse y disputarle a esa organizacin criminal las rutas de trfico de drogas por el estado, segn el oficial de la polica federal. Two such sectors are the Rio Grande Valley and West Texas, near the El PasoJurez metropolitan area. [108] The proceedings took place in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. Observations indicate that the Gulf Cartel controls territories and imposes its own rulesoften violent and bloodyover the population. [178] Each of these groups were identified by their radio codes: the Rojos (The Red ones) were based in Reynosa; the Metros were headquartered in Matamoros; and the Lobos (The wolves) were established in Laredo. "[234], 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). [219] Back in the days of the 71-year rule of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), it was believed that they ran exactly that show: if the drug cartels got off the line, the Mexican government would conduct some arrests, make some disappearances, and the drug lords would get their people straight and back on the line again. [42], In addition, it was brought up that Garca brego had previously been arrested in Brownsville, Texas for six-year-old auto theft charges, but was released later with no charges whatsoever. 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