[265] The federal government is also constructing three military bases in Tamaulipas: in Ciudad Mier, San Fernando and Ciudad Mante. 3:04. [95] And while his brother Antonio Crdenas Guilln led the Gulf Cartel, Crdenas still made vital orders from La Palma through messages from his lawyers and guards. 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. [258], 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. [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. [11][12] Besides drug trafficking, the Gulf Cartel operates through protection rackets, assassinations, extortions, kidnappings, and other criminal activities. [140] Public transportation and school classes in Matamoros were canceled, along with the suspension of activities throughout the municipality, 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. [312] It operates primarily on the TabascoVeracruzTamaulipas corridor. Drug Wars: Narco Warfare in the twenty-first century. [13] The members of the Gulf Cartel are known for intimidating the population and for being particularly violent.[14]. [39] Hours after the judge told Garca brego that he was going to spend the rest of his life in prison, the death penalty was out of the question for the prosecutors. [317] Many of the extortions are first carried out on the phone. On 18 August 2013, Gulf Cartel leader Mario Ramirez Trevino was captured. 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. [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. Both the Mexican and U.S. government increased their efforts to apprehend Crdenas Guilln. 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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. The Gulf Cartel (Spanish: Crtel del Golfo, Golfos, or CDG)[7][8] is a criminal syndicate and drug trafficking organization in Mexico,[9] and perhaps one of the oldest organized crime groups in the country. The creation of Los Zetas brought a new era of drug trafficking in Mexico, and little did Crdenas know that he was creating the most violent drug cartel in the country. In 2010 he was named in a U.S. federal indictment with 19 other high-ranking drug lords of La Compaa (The Company), a name used to describe the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas as a conglomerate. [57] After this, Osiel Crdenas Guilln took control of the cartel in July 1999 after assassinating Salvador Gmez Herrera alias El Chava, co-leader of the Gulf Cartel and close friend of him, earning his name as the Mata Amigos (Friend Killer). [110], Nearly $30million of the former drug lord's assets were distributed among several Texan law enforcement agencies. [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. [255], The Exclsior newspaper mentioned that the police forces in the state of Tamaulipas are the "worst paid in Mexico" despite being "one of the states hardest hit by violence. Los Zetas, (Spanish: "the Zs") Mexican crime syndicate formed in 1997 as the enforcement arm of the drug-trafficking Gulf Cartel; it broke away as an independent organized criminal enterprise in 2010. In the show members of Los Emes either wear a kind of black uniform with patches or at least all grey outifts. 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The main areas of demand and drug consumption are in Eastern Europe, the successor states of the Soviet Union. 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. 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 South Texas. [245] Reports first indicated that there were 71 fugitives, but the correct figures were later released. "[260] The Joint Operation Nuevo Len-Tamaulipas issued in 2007, along with several other military-led operation by the federal government, have brought thousands of troops to restore order in Tamaulipas. He was the first drug trafficker to be on that list. ' Los Emes ' son el brazo armado del crtel del Golfo, organizacin encabezada por Raciel Crdenas. [182], Some experts have found it difficult to argue that the Gulf Cartel does not impose a direct threat to the state since they "do not seek political change," and that they only want to be left alone with their business. Conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana (21 U.S.C. [248] 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. At first, estimates mentioned that 148 inmates had escaped, but later counts gave the exact figures. They began to organize kidnappings;[74] impose taxes, collect debts, and operate protection rackets;[75] control the extortion business;[76] securing cocaine supply and trafficking routes known as plazas (zones) and executing its foes, often with grotesque savagery. [324] Much of the money stays in the area, which has caused several officialsboth federal and stateto succumb to the "easy money aspect" the drug money has to offer. When the hostilities began, the Gulf organization joined forces with its former rivals, the Sinaloa Cartel and La Familia Michoacana, aiming to take out Los Zetas. 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[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. 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. 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. [336], Arms trafficking [178] The infighting between the Metros and the Rojos of the Gulf cartel began in 2010, when Juan Meja Gonzlez, nicknamed El R-1, was overlooked as the candidate of the regional boss of Reynosa and was sent to the "Frontera Chica," an area that encompasses Miguel Alemn, Camargo and Ciudad Mier directly across the U.S.Mexico border from Starr County, Texas. Observations indicate that the Gulf Cartel controls territories and imposes its own rulesoften violent and bloodyover the population. Some of the revenue of the Gulf Cartel is often laundered in several bank accounts, properties, vehicles, and gasoline stations. It is the first time in 87 years, a governor from the opposition wins in the state. Los Zetas operates in 17 states, while Sinaloa operates in 16 states. [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. "[295] And, there are several kidnapping rings of the Gulf Cartel throughout several parts of Tamaulipas. [171] According to reports by the Mexican government, Los Escorpiones was created by Antonio Crdenas Guillen and is composed of over 60 civilians, former police officers, and ex-military officials. En la serie 'El Chapo', Joaqun Guzmn Loera elimin a su enemigo Raciel Crdenas, pero despert a una fiera dormida, pues el ejrcito de 'Los Emes' reaccion violentamente para defender su . [319], Bribery He served as head of cartel's operations in Oaxaca. "[256] They also reported that in Aguascalientes, a state where violence levels are much lower, policemen are paid five times more than in Tamaulipas. "[1][2], Aurelio Cano Flores was born in Tamaulipas, Mexico on 3 May 1972. [356] 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. Cabeza de Vaca has been for 11 years a public servant, which questions according to El Financiero, the origin of its wealth. [91] However, it was believed that Crdenas still controlled the Gulf Cartel from prison,[92] 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. [196], The Gulf Cartel and other Mexican drug trafficking groups are active in the northern and western parts of Africa. [181], InSight Crime explains that the fundamental disagreement between the Rojos and the Metros was over leadership. [97] Lieutenants that were once loyal to Crdenas began following the commands of Lazcano, who tried to reorganize the cartel by appointing several lieutenants to control specific territories.Morales Trevio was appointed to look over Nuevo Len;[98] Jorge Eduardo Costilla Snchez in Matamoros;[99] Hctor Manuel Sauceda Gamboa, nicknamed El Karis, took control of Nuevo Laredo;[100] Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, known as El Goyo, along with his brother Arturo, took control of the Reynosa plaza;[101] Arturo Basurto Pea, alias El Grande, and Ivn Velzquez-Caballero alias El Talibn took control of Quintana Roo and Guerrero;[102] Alberto Snchez Hinojosa, alias Comandante Castillo, took over Tabasco. The agents tried to reason with him that killing U.S. federal agents would bring a massive manhunt from the U.S. government. [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. He was also a leader in Camargo, Tamaulipas, where he coordinated heroin, cocaine, and marijuana shipments to the United States. [113], It is unclear which of the two the Gulf Cartel or Los Zetas started the conflict that led to their break up. [61] 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 drug cartel in Mexico. That's why I asked because it would seem . [202] Soon, the violence generated between these two groups had spread to Tamaulipas' neighboring states of Nuevo Len and Veracruz. "[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. [177], In the late 1990s, Osiel Crdenas Guilln, the former leader of the Gulf cartel, had other similar groups besides Los Zetas established in several cities in Tamaulipas. According to the National Drug Intelligence Center, drug traffickers commonly use private vehicles and commercial trucks to traffic narcotics throughout the state. Era el encargado de controlar las operaciones de. [180], 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. Los llamados Emes en la serie de televisin del Chapo, producida por Netflix y Univisin, son el brazo armado del Crtel del Golfo, que pelea por el control de Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, con el Crtel de Sinaloa, liderado por Joaqun Guzmn. [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.

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