In addition to trafficking drugs, Garca brego would ship cash to be laundered, in the millions. The ransom is $2.5 million USD. [84][85] Crdenas Guilln demanded the agents and the informant to get out of their vehicle, but they refused to obey his orders. [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. [33], Further theories put forward to allege the arrest of Garca brego was to satisfy U.S. demands and meet certification, from the Department of Justice (DOJ), as a trade partner, the vote set to take place on 1 March. On the southern . The latter was released from prison months earlier even though he was scheduled to serve 16-years behind bars in January. Malherbe tried to bribe officials $2million for his release, but it was denied. "[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). [317] Many of the extortions are first carried out on the phone. 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. [327], Theft [71], One of the first missions of Los Zetas was to eradicate Los Chachos, a group of drug traffickers under the orders of the Milenio Cartel, who disputed the drug corridors of Tamaulipas with the Gulf Cartel in 2003. [89] According to government archives, this six-month military operation was planned and carried out in secret; the only people informed were the President Vicente Fox, the Secretary of Defense in Mexico, Ricardo Clemente Vega Garca, and Mexico's Attorney General, Rafael Macedo de la Concha. 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[334] Bank accounts inside the United States also launder millions of dollars for the drug lords of the Gulf Cartel. [318] --> [84], The standoff triggered a massive law enforcement effort to crackdown on the leadership structure of the Gulf Cartel. But on 24 February 2010, hundreds of trucks marked with C.D.G, XXX, and M3 (the insignias of the Gulf Cartel) began to hit the streets of northern Tamaulipas. / CBS/AP. [174], However, his brother Osiel Crdenas Guilln 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. [28] He was quickly extradited to the United States where he stood trial eight months after his arrest. [276] In addition, within the Gulf Cartel there is believed to be two groupsthe Rojos and the Metros. This renegotiation, however, forced Garcia brego to guarantee the product's arrival from Colombia to its destination. Reports indicate that gunmen from the Gulf Cartel often impersonate law enforcement officers, using military uniforms to confuse rival drug gangs and move freely through city streets. [335] The Economist mentioned in 1997 that the drug money from the Gulf Cartel in the Rio Grande Valley was perhaps moving about $20billion, and that around 15% of the retailers' gains were from drug money. [196], The Gulf Cartel and other Mexican drug trafficking groups are active in the northern and western parts of Africa. [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. 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. Booksurge, 2008. 3:33. [113], It is unclear which of the two the Gulf Cartel or Los Zetas started the conflict that led to their break up. [110], Nearly $30million of the former drug lord's assets were distributed among several Texan law enforcement agencies. [41] During the four-week trial, 84 witnesses, ranging from "law enforcement officers to convicted drug smugglers", confessed that Garca brego smuggled loads of Colombian cocaine on planes and then stored them in several border cities along the MexicoUnited States border before being smuggled to the Rio Grande Valley. Login . [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. By negotiating with the Cali Cartel,[20] Garca brego was able to secure 50% of the shipment out of Colombia as payment for delivery, instead of the US$1,500 per kilogram they were previously receiving. 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. [178] When the Rojos turned on the Metros, the largest faction in the Gulf cartel, firefights broke throughout Tamaulipas and drug loads were stolen among each other, but the Metros managed to retain control of the major cities that stretched from Matamoros to Miguel Alemn, Tamaulipas. 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. [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. [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. The STANDS4 Network. The four Americans traveled to Matamoros from Brownsville on Friday in a rented white minivan, the FBI said. [58], As confrontations with rival groups heated up, Osiel Crdenas Guilln sought and recruited over 30 deserters of the Mexican Army's elite Grupo Aeromvil de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFE) to form part of the cartel's armed wing. [96] Through his violence and intimidation, Heriberto Lazcano took control of both Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel after Cardenas' extradition. [44] He was also held responsible in 1984 for the massacre of 6 people in La Clnica 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 slainboth in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. El Cacho survived by throwing himself from the bed. The photos show people lying in the street next to the van surrounded by rifle-toting men. However, Ezekiel died in a shooting with the Mexican Marines in Matamoros, Tamaulipas in 2010,[274] and Costilla Sanchez became the sole head of the cartel until his arrest in September 2012. [176] The arrests of Marco Antonio Cortez Rodrguez alias Escorpin 37 and of Josu Gonzlez Rodrguez alias Escorpin 43the two who were hospitalized after the shootout of 5 November 2010allowed for the Mexican forces to understand the structure of Los Escorpiones. [184], The Gulf Cartel has important cells operating inside the United Statesin Mission, Roma, and Rio Grande Cityfor example, and their presence is expanding. [326] In addition, due to the low-paying salaries of many policemen, the Gulf Cartel often "buys" many law enforcement officers in Mexico. [208] The bloodbath in Tamaulipas has caused thousands of deaths, but most of shootings and body counts often go unreported. Williams reportedly received a gunshot wound to the leg. [319], Bribery 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. "[218], 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 businessas long as they behaved. [60], In 1997 the Gulf Cartel began to recruit military personnel whom Jess Gutirrez Rebollo, an Army General of that time, had assigned as representatives from the PGR offices in certain states across Mexico. [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. MATAMOROS, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO Oct 23 (Reuters) - A car chase and shootout between gang members and law enforcement near Mexico's northern border, left three members of the powerful Gulf Cartel dead along with one bystander, officials said on Saturday, October 23rd. Earlier, CBS News learned the two Americans killed were identified as Zindell Brown and Shaeed Woodard. "I understand we may have more to share from the FBI at the appropriate time.". 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. 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