Matamoros, founded in 1824, was the scene of bitter fighting in the Mexican-American War and was occupied by U.S. troops in 1846. [108] The proceedings took place in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. [240] Also according to Proceso, Baltazar Hinojosa is under investigation by the United States Department of Treasury for laundering money through the Panama Papers target, the law firm Mossack Fonseca. Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said that one person was in custody in connection with the abduction, the Associated Press reported. In the video, one woman is forced by men armed with guns to climb into the bed of a white pickup truck. [355] Another avenue that they have implemented is to construct tunnels to get their product across the border. [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. [270] Since February 2010, the major cartels have aligned in two factions, one integrated by the Jurez Cartel, Tijuana Cartel, Los Zetas and the Beltrn-Leyva Cartel;[271] the other faction integrated by the Gulf Cartel, Sinaloa Cartel, La Familia Cartel (now extinct) and the Knights Templar Cartel.[272][273]. For years, a night out in Matamoros was also part of the "two-nation vacation" for spring breakers flocking to Texas' South Padre Island. [186] The U.S. National Drug Threat Assessment mentioned that the drug trafficking organizations like the Gulf Cartel tend to be less structured in U.S. than in Mexico, and often rely on street gangs to operate inside the United States. [196], The Gulf Cartel and other Mexican drug trafficking groups are active in the northern and western parts of Africa. Home Mexican Government Releases a New 2020 Cartel Map Mexican Government Releases a New 2020 Cartel Map. Moreover, through handwritten notes, Crdenas 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. [360], In May 2013, Aurelio Cano Flores (alias El Yankee) was sentenced to 35 years in prison for conspiring to import multi-ton quantities of marijuana and cocaine into the United States. [213], 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. By Chivis 9/25/2020 11:56:00 AM 73 comments. The Return of El Contador On October 30, 2020 rumors spread online that "El Contador" was released from prison following judges declaring in June that his arrest was illegal. [115] According to narco-banners 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, kidnapping, assassinations, theft, and other actions with which it disagreed. Agencias de inteligencia de Estados Unidos espiaron a miembros del Crtel del Golfo el mes pasado, cuando un grupo de hombres armados secuestraron a cuatro viajeros norteamericanos en Matamoros, dos de ellos perdieron la vida. [292] The Gulf Cartel operates in a similar way, and often extorts businesses for protection money in the areas where it operates, pledging to kill those who do not agree to pay the fee. The Americans kidnapped by a cartel were found in days but over 112,000 Mexicans have been missing for years . 18 Colima - A Previously Peaceful Paradise [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. El notario 135 de Oaxaca fue capturado en Italia por agentes de la Interpol; est acusado de tres delitos. [213] However, remnants still exist in Tamaulipas. [343] Prostitutes are also used as informants and spies, and provide their sexual favors to extract information from certain targets. The Gulf Cartel during the late 1980s and early 1990s era is briefly portrayed in Netflixs Narcos: Mexico series (2018 - 2021) with Mexican actor Jess Ochoa playing Juan Nepomuceno Guerra and Flavio Medina playing as nephew Juan Garca brego. Photographs from the scene viewed by the AP show a white minivan with the driver's side window shot and all of the doors open. "[307] Reports indicated that kidnappers working for the Gulf Cartel train with paintball equipment "to practice simulated kidnapping schemes in order to prepare for the actual kidnapping they intended to commit. [293] In addition, the Mexican drug cartels also tax several Mexican businesses inside the United States and threaten them with property damage and murder if they do not comply.[294]. For example, the drug producers and suppliers,[284] although not considered in the basic structure, are critical operators of any drug cartel, along with the financers and money launderers. [137] Milenio Television mentioned that the Mexican authorities had tried to apprehend Crdenas Guilln twice before this incident, but that his personal gunmen had distracted the Mexican forces and allowed him to be escorted in his armored vehicle. It is the first time in 87 years, a governor from the opposition wins in the state. [325] The Gulf Cartel also bribes journalists to persuade them not to mention any violent incidents in the media. [275] Mario Crdenas Guilln, brother of both Osiel and Antonio, became one of the top lieutenants in the organization after his release from prison in 2007. [306] FBI investigators said that victims are "kidnapped, threatened, assaulted, drugged and transported into Mexico to meet with Cartel members. [110], Nearly $30million of the former drug lord's assets were distributed among several Texan law enforcement agencies. [213] Los Pelones emerged as an independent cartel during this fragmentation as well. The state of Tamaulipas is the stronghold of the Gulf Cartel, one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexico's criminal groups. Zalandria Brown said Zindell Brown, who lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and two friends were with a third friend who was going to Mexico for "tummy tuck" cosmetic surgery. [265] The federal government is also constructing three military bases in Tamaulipas: in Ciudad Mier, San Fernando and Ciudad Mante. 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. [95], The arrest and extradition of Crdenas, however, caused for several top lieutenants from both the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas to fight over important drug corridors to the United States, especially the cities of Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Tampicoall situated in the state of Tamaulipas. 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 Garca brego decided that he needed more protection. ABBREVIATIONS; ANAGRAMS; BIOGRAPHIES; CALCULATORS; CONVERSIONS; DEFINITIONS; GRAMMAR; LITERATURE . [188] The strong ties the Gulf Cartel has with the prison gangs in the United States have also raised concern to American officials. [134] Government sources claimed that this operationwhere more than 660 marines, 17 vehicles, and 3 helicopters participatedleft 8 dead: three marines, one soldier, and four gunmen, including Antonio Crdenas. [193] Reports indicated that the Gulf Cartel was using the BlackBerry smartphones to communicate with 'Ndrangheta, since the texts are "normally difficult to intercept". [236] 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. [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. [331], Money laundering [341], Jess Enrique Rejn Aguilar, a top-tier Los Zetas boss, was caught on 3 July 2011, and claimed in an interview that was aired on national television that the Gulf Cartel, unlike Los Zetas, has an "easier and quicker access to arms in the United States", and probably works "with some people in the government" to traffic weapons south of the U.S. [310] La Jornada mentioned that before the rupture with Los Zetas in 2007, the corridor of Reynosa, Tamaulipas was often used for human smuggling. [104], In 2007, Crdenas 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. [56] The next in line was Sergio Gmez alias El Checo, however, his leadership was short-lived when he was assassinated in April 1996 in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas. "[247] In Nuevo Laredo on 17 December 2010, about 141 inmates escaped from a federal prison. [319], Bribery The main areas of demand and drug consumption are in Eastern Europe, the successor states of the Soviet Union. With the arrest of one of Garca brego's traffickers, Juan Antonio Ortiz, it became known the cartel would ship tons of cocaine in the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) buses between the years of 1986 to 1990. [84][85] Crdenas Guilln demanded the agents and the informant to get out of their vehicle, but they refused to obey his orders. Cabeza de Vaca has been for 11 years a public servant, which questions according to El Financiero, the origin of its wealth. Before the standoff, he was regarded as a minor player in the international drug trade, but this incident catapulted his reputation and made him one of the most-wanted criminals. [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. The Americans were found as a result of joint search operations, according to the attorney general in Tamaulipas, but how officials ultimately located and rescued them remains unclear. [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. According to El Universal, there are several music videos on YouTube that exalt the power of this armed group through narcocorridos. El Cacho went to a clinic in Matamoros, the infamous Clnica Raya, to treat his wounds. [296] 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. De acuerdo con una revisin de documentos clasificados por The . [334] Bank accounts inside the United States also launder millions of dollars for the drug lords of the Gulf Cartel. [342], Prostitution network [241], On 25 March 2010, in the city of Matamoros, 40 inmates escaped from a federal prison. [194] In 2009, the Gulf organization concluded that expanding their market opportunities in Europe, combined with the euro strength against the U.S. dollar, justified establishing an extensive network in that continent. During a news briefing on Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Ned Price confirmed that the two survivors from the attack had been returned to the U.S. Washington McGee, Eric Williams, Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown were kidnapped on March 3 as they were driving to a medical appointment in Matamoros, Mexico. [317] Many of the extortions are first carried out on the phone. [237], Both candidates have and continue to face accusations of receiving illicit money from the Gulf Cartel while being mayors of two border towns. [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. Along with Antonio Crdenas, the following members of Los Escorpiones were killed: Sergio Antonio Fuentes, alias El Tyson or Escorpin 1; Ral Marmolejo Gmez, alias Escorpin 18; Hugo Lira, alias Escorpin 26; and Refugio Adalberto Vargas Corts, alias Escorpin 42. [239] Cabeza de Vaca is accused of not reporting its total wealth and having properties both in Texas, Tamaulipas, and Mexico City. The two agents traveled to Matamoros with an informant to gather intelligence on the operations of the Gulf Cartel. [142] When the Mexican authorities reached the spot where Antonio Crdenas (Tony Tormenta) was present, the gunmen received the soldiers and cops with grenades and high-calibre shots. 23 Sep 2020 0 2:18 Police and transit officers in the border city of Matamoros were removed from their posts by Tamaulipas authorities days after the Gulf Cartel ordered blockades and protests. [38] According to The Brownsville Herald, Garca brego went into the courtroom grinning and talking animatedly with his lawyers who helped him translate his words from Spanish into the English language. The buses made great transportation, as Antonio Ortiz noted since they were never stopped at the border. Prostitution circles are believed to be used by the Gulf Cartel to persuade journalists to favor them in the media. The war expenses and diminished income amid the pandemic are pushing gunmen into crimes of opportunity which directly impact innocent locals. [131][132], Costilla was often viewed as the "strongest leader" of the two, but collaborated with Antonio Crdenas, who acted as representative of his jailed brother. [230] In addition, La Jornada mentions that the Gulf Cartel owns "all of Matamoros", where they act as the State itself and conduct all forms of criminal activities. Some experts believed that the death of Antonio Crdenas would be dreadful for the Gulf Cartel, and that Los Zetas would overthrow them and eventually take control of Tamaulipas. Kidnappings 3:33. The candidates of the Gulf Cartel were Antonio Crdenas and Jorge Eduardo Costilla Snchez, while Los Zetas wanted the leadership of their current head, Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano. The Gulf Cartel, a drug cartel based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was founded in the 1930s by Juan Nepomuceno Guerra. The Sinaloa cartel is said to be the most dangerous and powerful in the world, responsible for a huge number of lives lost in Sinaloa. [17], By the 1980s, Garca brego 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. Drug Wars: Narco Warfare in the twenty-first century. The alert also reminded U.S. citizens that this particular part of Mexico is a "Level 4: Do Not Travel," which is the highest warning in the U.S. State Department's travel advisory system. / CBS/AP. [151][152][153][154][155] Although not confirmed, KVEO-TV, several online sources and witnesses, along with one law enforcement officer who preferred to keep his name anonymous, mentioned that more than 100 people died that day in Matamoros. [185] Thomas A. Shannon, 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. [168] Others explained how his death allowed Jorge Eduardo Costilla Snchez 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 Crdenas as co-leader. [121] Other sources mention that what initiated the conflict between them was when Samuel Flores Borrego, alias El Metro 3, lieutenant of the Gulf Cartel, killed Sergio Pea Mendoza, alias El Concorde 3, lieutenant of Los Zetas, due to a disagreement for the drug corridor of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, whom both protected. In 2010, authorities discovered the bodies of 72 migrants from Central America who had been killed by the Zetas, a ruthless group that broke from the Gulf drug cartel in the mid-2000s. It is situated on the southern bank of the Rio Grande (Ro Bravo del Norte), 28 miles (45 km) from the Gulf of Mexico and across from Brownsville, Texas. "The investigation is in its earliest days," Price said. The potential alliance was conducted by Juan Reyes Meja Gonzlez (alias "R1"), from the Gulf Cartel; and Rogelio Gonzlez Pizaa (alias "Z-2"), from Los Zetas. He was the first drug trafficker to be on that list. Secuestro de estadounidenses en Matamoros en represalia por "incidente de atropello y fuga" De acuerdo con el Post: "Citando informacin obtenida a travs de "seales de inteligencia derivadas de FISA", que incluyen escuchas telefnicas autorizadas por la corte, el informe dice que los cuatro estadounidenses fueron atacados "en represalia . [263], Although there have been efforts by the federal government to wipe out police corruption, Terra Networks 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 [the cartel members]" when they see them in the streets. [245] Reports first indicated that there were 71 fugitives, but the correct figures were later released. The amount of fentanyl seized by Mexican authorities nearly quintupled between 2019 and 2020. . A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemns the violence. [329] One leader of the Gulf Cartel confessed after his apprehension that "drug trafficking is their main business, but due to the difficulties they have been encountering, oil theft has been an important financial cushion" for the cartel. Critics say that the strategy of capturing drug kingpins often resulted in the increase in extortion, as the cartels look for other sources of money. [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". [141] 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. [220] After the PRI lost the presidency in 2000 to the National Action Party (PAN), the arrangement between the government and the cartels was lost, as well the pax mafiosa. [27] On 14 January 1996, Garca brego was arrested outside a ranch in Monterrey, Nuevo Len. said that she warned police when the group didn't return on schedule. A city of northeast Mexico near the mouth of the Rio Grande opposite Brownsville, Texas. The cartel condemned the violence in a . According to the National Drug Intelligence Center, drug traffickers commonly use private vehicles and commercial trucks to traffic narcotics throughout the state. [330] They have also been reported to steal vehicles. [332] Bars and casinos are often the hubs for money laundering of the drug cartels. "[63] Consequently, Guzmn Decenas deserted from the Armed Forces and brought more than 30 army deserters to form part of Crdenas' new criminal paramilitary wing. To increase the ranks of their cartel after the deaths or arrests of their members; To exterminate members of their rival gangs; To kidnap people for money and other ransom. [289], Protection racketeering [163] Moreover, his death also generated a turf war with Los Zetas in the city of Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, resulting in the exodus of more than 95% of its population. On March 3, theU.S. Consulate issued an alertabout violence in Matamoros and local authorities warned people to shelter in place. As El Universal writes, SESNSP data shows that "from January 1 to June 24 of 2020, about 9.9 homicides occur each day, or a murder every 2.4 hours, an unprecedented statistic for [Guanajuato]." In 2019, Guanajuato registered the highest number of organized crime related homicides with 2,673 cases, according to Reforma. [80], Upon the arrest of the Gulf Cartel boss Crdenas in 2003 and his extradition in 2007, the panorama for Los Zetas changedthey started to become synonymous with the Gulf Cartel, and their influences grew within the organization. [363][364] He was arrested with a female companion identified as Miriam "M" and is accused of being responsible for recent violence in Tamaulipas[365], In March 2023, a splinter faction from the Gulf Cartel called the Scorpions Group publicly accepted responsibility for an incident where four Americans were kidnapped, which ended in two of the victims being killed. El Cacho survived by throwing himself from the bed. [328] 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. [106] In 2010 he was finally sentenced to 25 years in prison after being charged with 22 federal charges;[107] the courtroom was locked and the public prevented from witnessing the proceeding. EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) - The Mexican army is reporting the capture of a top Sinaloa cartel operative in the state of Chihuahua and the killing of a Gulf cartel leader in Matamoros, Mexico.. An army unit based in Madera, Chihuahua, engaged in a firefight with members of a cell of the Sinaloa cartel on Friday in the town of La Nortea; the shootout led to the capture of Francisco . And in doing so, they inherently become a "competitor" with the state, who also claims sovereignty over its territories. The consulate in Matamoros has posted at least four security alerts since February 2020, warning of drug cartel violence, crime, kidnappings and clashes involving armed groups. Here is what else we know so far about the case. [43] Two men from the Rio Grande Valley were charged before the drug lord's arrest for laundering more than $30million for Garca brego. [164] Banners written by Los Zetas, the Gulf Cartel's former armed wing, appeared all across Mexico, celebrating the death of Crdenas Guilln. [52] Hugo Baldomero Medina Garza, known as El Seor Padrino de los Trilers (the lord of the Trailers), is considered one of the most important members in the rearticulation of the Gulf Cartel. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. [169], Los Escorpiones, also called Grupo Escorpios,[170] (The Scorpions), was believed to be the mercenary group that protected Antonio Crdenas Guilln, the former leader of the organization. He declined to share additional information about the investigation into their abduction. According to the police report filed by Orange and reviewed by CBS News, the group was reported missing by Orange on Saturday. On Tuesday, Mexican and U.S. officials said two of the four U.S. citizens were found dead and two are alive. [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. [138], The confrontations started around 10:00am, and extended to 06:00pm, around the time Crdenas Guiln was killed. Matamoros Tourism: Tripadvisor has 1,211 reviews of Matamoros Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Matamoros resource. [32], Garca brego's arrest was even subject to allegations of corruption. [117], Nevertheless, other sources also reveal that Antonio Crdenas Guilln, 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. On 18 August 2013, Gulf Cartel leader Mario Ramirez Trevino was captured. In addition, he was under observation and was widely known, since his surname meant more of the same. [81] Los Zetas began to grow independently from the Gulf Cartel, and eventually a rupture occurred between them in early 2010. The area that Meja Gonzlez wanted was given to Samuel Flores Borrego, suggesting that the Metros were above the Rojos. Organized crime groups opt for protection racketeering in an effort to control markets and "maintaining internal order. Foto: Sedena. Some of the revenue of the Gulf Cartel is often laundered in several bank accounts, properties, vehicles, and gasoline stations. [147] Moreover, several bystanders also recorded the shootouts. A un mes de que se registrara el secuestro de cuatro ciudadanos estadounidenses en la ciudad de Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mxico, dos sobrevivientes del secuestro revelaron que sus captores del crtel mexicano trataron de obligarlos a que tuvieran relaciones sexuales entre ellos. 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