This is … Enrique ‘Kike’ Cardenas was the son of Gulf Cartel leader Homero Cardenas Guillen (‘El Orejon’ and/or ‘El Majadero’). You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. The top leader of Mexico’s notorious Gulf cartel has been arrested while shopping in south Texas, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Another temporary division of territory with the Sinaloa Cartel also broke down in 2007, causing havoc nationwide. A previous alliance, brokered in prison between Cardenas and Benjamin Arellano Felix, one of the heads of the Tijuana Cartel, held for about a year until the agreement broke down in 2005, leading to another outbreak of killings in the border states. The cartel’s traditional center of operations is in the northeastern border state of Tamaulipas, with its most important operational bases in Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa. We have revamped the site to create a better display and reader experience. The Gulf has a violent history of seeing former allies turn against it. Today, the Gulf Cartel has managed to stick around despite deep internal divisions and ongoing offensives from competing criminal groups to move in on territory under the group’s control in northern Mexico and along the US-Mexico border. He wa… Mexican Government Drug transit, kidnapping, domestic drug sales, drug production, human trafficking, money laundering, Principal Criminal Groups The Gulf cartel is one of Mexico's oldest, dating back to the Prohibition era. At the time of his death, however, he was controlling the Ciclones strike team for the Gulf Cartel. Check the Creative Commons website for more details of how to share our work, and please send us an email if you use an article. …, In early 2009, Steven Dudley was in Medellín, Colombia. At least three other gunmen died during the clash. He was placed in a Mexican jail, but is also wanted in the United States on drug trafficking and organized crime charges. Mario Ramirez Treviño, alias “X20,” (arrested in August 2013), Criminal Activities Today the Gulf Cartel is still engaged in battles in key northern states with its former enforcement wing Los Zetas, as well as offshoots of the group including the Northeast Cartel. A former Gulf Cartel leader faced a judge on Monday morning where he learned that he will spend a total of 20 years in federal prison. The faction leader cooperated with authorities in Mexico and court records in the U.S. point to him having provided information to investigators in exchange for a light sentence in an old criminal case. Leader of the Los Ciclones faction for the Gulf Cartel The alleged leader of the Gulf drug cartel, Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, aka "El Coss," is shown during a media presentation at the Mexican Navy's Center for Advanced Naval Studies in Mexico City,Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Welcome to our new home page. MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities say a key leader of the Gulf Cartel has been arrested after a major confrontation near the Texas border. Mario Armando Ramírez Treviño (born 5 March 1962), commonly referred to by his aliases El Pelón and/or X-20, is a Mexican suspected drug lord and former leader of the Gulf Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. Mexican security forces caught Mario Ramirez Trevino, the leader of the cocaine-trafficking Gulf cartel, in August last year, setting off a battle for control of the gang. Héctor Crescencio de León Fonseca, alias El R3, El Teto and/or El Chencho, who heads the Gulf Cartel in Tampico, Ciudad Madero, and Altamira, is also not on the list. At least three other gunmen died during the clash. We then verify, write and edit, providing the tools to generate real impact. The arrest of El Coss left the group without any clear successor. The leader of the Gulf Cartel had been wanted by US authorities since 2006. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. We go into the field to interview, report and investigate. The two agents traveled to Matamoros with an informant to gather intelligence on the operations of the Gulf Cartel. Garcia Abrego brokered a deal with the Cali Cartel, the Colombian mega-structure that was looking for new entry routes into the US market after facing a clampdown on their Caribbean routes by US law enforcement. For its part, the Gulf Cartel is still in control of a key criminal enclave in Tamaulipas that allows the group to continue trafficking large drug shipments across the US-Mexico border. As with the arrest of previous leadership, his arrest left another power vacuum in the increasingly fragmented cartel. Amid “rapid turnover” in the group’s leaders, José Alfredo Cárdenas Martínez, alias “El Contador” and the nephew of former cartel capo Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, was the only one of the group’s leaders that remained. It was near that beach area in 20016 near a spot called Bartinola, Breitbart Texas reported that El Filis operated a clandestine crematorium where he would have his men use 55-gallon drums to incinerate their victims. Caudillo Salinas was a long-time operator for the Gulf Cartel and most recently controlled the eastern part of Matamoros including the nearby beach area. In the cartel’s heyday, its boss, Osiel Cardenas Guillen, was considered the country’s most powerful underworld leader, and the Zetas the most feared gang. Other kingpins, like the head of the Juarez Cartel Amado Carillo Fuentes, alias “El Señor de los Cielos,” (Lord of the Skies), quickly followed in Garcia Abrego’s footsteps and began demanding more control over distribution from their Colombian partners instead of settling for a share in the transportation fees. However, his tenure was also cut short by authorities, who arrested him in early 2018 in Tamaulipas. According to the trial evidence, Cano Flores began working for the Gulf Cartel in 2001, while he was serving as a police officer in Mexico. Following his interview inside…. MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – A leader of a faction of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel who faked his death in 2017 died this week in a fierce shootout with rival cartel gunmen. That shootout comes just days after Mexican authorities arrested 13 gunmen and killed another one in the municipality of San Fernando, El Filis operated a clandestine crematorium where he would have his men use 55-gallon drums to incinerate their victims, Caudillo Salinas faked his death during a series of clashes between rival factions of the Gulf Cartel and the Mexican military. Along with El Vaquero, El Contador has presence in the Matamoros plaza. Non… He did not have the leadership skills nor the support of the Colombian drug-provisioners. After Cardenas’ extradition to the US in 2007, Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, alias “El Coss,” was believed to be leading the group’s day-to-day operations, until he was captured in September 2012. Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. Cardenas recruited at least 31 former soldiers of Mexico’s Special Forces to act as security enforcers, for at least three times their previous pay. The man known as Filis pleaded guilty to the charges and was released on probation and only spent four months in prison after he violated probation. The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexico’s criminal groups but has lost territory and influence in recent years to its rivals, including its former enforcer wing, the Zetas. Various entries in the court docket and numerous sealed documents point to Caudillo Salinas as having been a government informant and as receiving preferential treatment by the court at the time. It was an agreement that, from the business side, proved irresistible both for the Cali Cartel’s leaders, the Rodriguez Orejuela brothers, and for the Mexicans: Garcia Abrego would handle cocaine shipments via the Mexican border, taking on all the risks, as well as much as 50 percent of the profits. In addition, he was under observation and was widely known, since his surname meant more of the same. Local media reports say that Kike Cardenas was gunned down by sicarios working for his cousin Jose Alfredo Cardenas Martinez ('El Contador'). In January 2013, one of the contenders to succeed El Coss, David Salgado, alias “El Metro 4,” was murdered by unknown assassins. But his former protection unit, which soon began operating as an independent group known as the Zetas, is perhaps this group’s bloodiest and most influential legacy in Mexico’s drug war. In March 2017, Caudillo Salinas faked his death during a series of clashes between rival factions of the Gulf Cartel and the Mexican military. The cartel was founded by bootlegger Juan Nepomuceno Guerra in the 1930s, during the Prohibition era in the United States. Mario Ramirez-Trevino, Mexico's Gulf Cartel leader, in custody, law enforcement sources say. Man said to be Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, one of Mexico’s most-wanted drug lords, arrested and presented to public. Known as Commander Fili, Filiberto “Ciclon 40” Caudillo Salinas, the current leader of the Ciclones forces for the Matamoros faction of the Gulf Cartel died during a shootout with suspected rival cartel members just west of Matamoros. Garcia Abrego brokered a deal with the Cali Cartel, the Colombian mega-structure that was looking for new entry routes into the US market after facing a clampdown on their Caribbean routes by US law enforcement. The Gulf Cartel’s origins can be traced to 1984, when Juan Garcia Abrego assumed control of his uncle’s drug trafficking business, then a relatively small-time marijuana and heroin operation. The Gulf Cartel's power has waned in recent years in a feud with Mexico's most brutal gang, the Zetas, which began life providing protection to the cartel's operations in northeastern Mexico. Southwards, the group is known to have established itself in at least 11 other states, as well as in the cities of Miguel Aleman, in Oaxaca, Morelia in Michoacan, and possibly also the Yucatan peninsula. On 9 November 1999, two U.S. agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) and FBI were threatened at gunpoint by Cárdenas Guillén and approximately fifteen of his henchmen in Matamoros. Through several rounds of extensive field investigations, our researchers have analyzed and mapped out the main illicit economies and criminal groups present in 39 border departments spread across the six countries of study – the Northern Triangle trio of Guatemala, Honduras, and El…, The staff at InSight Crime was awarded the prestigious Simón Bolívar national journalism prize in Colombia for its two-year investigation into the drug trafficker known as “Memo Fantasma,” which was…, This project began 10 years ago as an effort to address a problem: the lack of daily coverage, investigative stories and analysis of organized crime in the Americas. However, Loisa Salinas was gunned down by Mexico’s federal forces in April of 2017. In 2003, federal authorities arrested Caudillo Salinas on human smuggling charges. This drug trafficking organization built a wide-reaching delivery network across the United States, from Houston to Atlanta, New York to Los Angeles, but its influence was most acutely seen in its imitators. The Gulf Cartel controls most of the cocaine and marijuana trafficking through the Matamoros, Mexico corridor to the United States. He is considered "at least as violent" as the leader of the notoriously brutal Zetas cartel… His father reportedly died of a heart attack in 2014. Mexico arrests ‘Gulf drug cartel leader’. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com. He was arrested in Tamaulipas in August 2013 in a Mexican army operation, following the arrest of 24 members of his group a week earlier. In April 2010, the federal police confirmed that there was an alliance between the Familia Michoacana and the Gulf Cartel against their common rival, the Zetas, which has been pushing aggressively into the Gulf’s traditional stronghold in Tamaulipas. Zetas, Sinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel, Familia Michoacana, Juarez Cartel, Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO), Knights Templar (Caballeros Templarios). The Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas operated under the name of “The Company.” Costilla-Sanchez became the leader of The Company for several years following the arrest of Osiel Cardenas in 2003 and before Costilla-Sanchez’s arrest in September 2012. A top drug cartel figure wanted by the U.S. government since 2008 was … Other key northern cities include Monterrey, in Nuevo Leon, which the cartel lost control of to the Zetas following an intense struggle for control, but appears to be trying to regain. It was an agreement that… Shortly thereafter El Filis allegedly died, he became an informant and began to feed tips about his rivals to Mexican military forces. Law enforcement agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had their sights on the cartel cell leader for some time in connection with multiple drug shipments […] The incident escalated as Cárdenas Guillén threatened to kill them if they di… Federal authorities believe a young man arrested earlier this month while shopping in Edinburg is the leader of the Gulf Cartel, a revelation that … The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexico s criminal groups but has lost territory and influence in recent years to its rivals, including its former enforcer wing, the Zetas. Eventually, Julián Manuel Loisa Salinas, alias “El Comandante Toro,” assumed leadership of the group and commanded a group of hitmen in the border town of Reynosa in the Gulf Cartel’s traditional hub of Tamaulipas. For a time, the Gulf Cartel faced the Frankenstein-like task of facing down a monster of its own creation in the Zetas. Reporting from Washington —. Guadalajara cartel (defunct) The Gulf cartel ( Spanish: Cártel del Golfo) was a Mexican drug trafficking organization and one of the country's oldest drug cartels. The Zetas are a shadow of their former selves now splintered into several offshoots. The Mexican Navy has released video of the capture of Zetas Drug Cartel leader "El Taliban" in San Luis Potosi. Some of his former associates who spoke with Breitbart Texas revealed that El Filis was missing one eye and hated being called El Tuerto — a name that would set him off in a violent fashion. But it took Garcia Abrego’s heir, Osiel Cardenas Guillen, to develop the Gulf Cartel’s military wing in ways never envisioned either in Cali or in Medellin. Analysts have described the Gulf Cartel as somewhat weakened by a spinoff group, the Zetas, and the largest group, the Sinaloa Cartel, which have battled over turf and trafficking routes. …. Leadership The faction leader cooperated with authorities in Mexico and court records in the U.S. point to him having provided information to investigators in exchange for a… Overall, it appears as though the group has been able to weather the storm. A man believed to be the leader of the Gulf drug cartel, which controls some of the most valuable and violently contested smuggling routes along … DEA Map of Gulf Cartel operations. Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. The group also maintains a presence in the states of Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí and Coahuila. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. These areas are critical from an operational and a financial standpoint. 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That shootout comes just days after Mexican authorities arrested 13 gunmen and killed another one in the municipality of San Fernando, just south of Matamoros, Breitbart Texas reported. The most extensive database on organized crime in the Americas. They were expert sharpshooters, were trained in weapons inaccessible to most of their drug-trafficking rivals, capable of rapid deployment operations in almost any environment, and they matched perfectly Cardenas’ more brutal, confrontational leadership style. The government had identified him as the Gulf Cartel’s leader in Reynosa. It seems the cartel’s focus on consolidating power in their traditional strongholds has paid off while other groups battle to expand their operations. MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – A leader of a faction of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel who faked his death in 2017 died this week in a fierce shootout with rival cartel gunmen. Other key northern cities include Monterrey, in Nuevo Leon, which the cartel lost control of to the Zetas following an intense struggle for control, but appears to be trying to regain. And, by buying out government aides, ministers, the federal police force and even the Attorney General’s Office, the Gulf Cartel was soon rivaling Cali in terms of political corruption. The Gulf Cartel’s origins can be traced to 1984, when Juan Garcia Abrego assumed control of his uncle’s drug trafficking business, then a relatively small-time marijuana and heroin operation. His assignment: speak to a jailed paramilitary leader in the Itagui prison, just south of the city. Known as Commander Fili, Filiberto “Ciclon 40” Caudillo Salinas, the current leader of the Ciclones forces for the Matamoros faction of the Gulf Cartel died during a shootout with suspected rival cartel members just west of Matamoros. Shortly after that, the Mexican Army captured yet another Gulf Cartel leader, José Antonio Romo López, alias “La Hamburguesa,” in May of that same year, again throwing the leadership of the group into uncertainty. The cartel makes a substantial amount of money simply charging others for passage through the area. Authorities in Providence, Rhode Island have dismantled four residential brothels this year, shedding light on the receiving end…, The Mexican navy has taken on a major role in the country’s fight against organized crime, but, despite various high-profile…, InSight Crime maps where Mexican authorities have found mass graves in Mexico since the beginning of 2010. After the remains were incinerated, the gunmen would throw the ashes in the ground or in the nearby banks of the Rio Grande in order to erase all trace of their victims. Mexico has captured a leader of the country's Gulf Cartel in one of the highest-profile arrests in months in President Felipe Calderon's war on drug gangs. Cardenas’ brother, Antonio Cardenas Guillen, alias “Tony Tormenta,” handled the cartel’s drug trafficking business until he was gunned down in November 2010. Cardenas was arrested in 2003, after the US Department of State placed a $2 million reward on his head. The Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas operated under the name of “The Company.” Costilla-Sanchez became the leader of The Company for several years following the arrest of Osiel Cardenas in 2003 and before Costilla-Sanchez’s arrest in September 2012. Get fresh updates on organized crime from across the region delivered to your inbox. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. Following Juan García Ábrego's 1996 arrest by Mexican authorities and subsequent deportation to the United States, his brother Humberto García Ábrego tried to take the lead of The Gulf Cartel, but ultimately failed in his attempt. Once led by Juan Garcia Abrego, it is now believed to be under the leadership of Oscar Malherbe de Leon. leader of Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas. It remains unclear when El Filis resurfaced in Matamoros. Mario Ramirez Treviño, alias “X20,” a hitman and internal rival of Metro 4, briefly took the organization’s top spot following the January murder. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com. However, intelligence officials revealed to Breitbart Texas that instead of dying, Caudillo Salinas went underground and helped push the myth of his death. It was little surprise to crime watchers in Mexico. Kike Cardenas was the nephew of legendary drug kingpin Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, who headed the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Juan Nepomuceno Guerra began smuggling alcohol across the border into the United States during the Prohibition era; once it ended in 1933, he created a criminal syndicate (known as el cártel de Matamoros) and controlled gambling houses, a car theft network, prostitution rings, and other illegal smuggling. It’s unclear where exactly the group’s leadership stands now, but alliances with smaller splinter cells and fortifying their traditional bases of operations have allowed the Gulf Cartel to retain a significant place in Mexico’s organized crime landscape. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Tony Aranda from Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project contributed to this report, Border / Cartel ChroniclesCrimeBorder ViolenceCartel ViolenceGulf CartelMatamoros. Angel Eduardo Prado Rodriguez – The current head of the Los Ciclones faction of the Gulf cartel in Matamoros and has been profiled in the past in the Breitbart Texas Cartel Chronicles. Federal court records in Texas revealed that El Filis allegedly cooperated with authorities before. Cárdenas Guillén demanded the agents and the informant to get out of their vehicle, but they refused to obey his orders. International drug trafficking, money laundering, assasination, Criminal Activities The Gulf cartel leader Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, aka "El Coss," in Mexico City after his capture in September 2012. As a result, by the end of the 1990s Mexican traffickers had built a series of cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin networks that rivaled Cali in size, sophistication and profit. We encourage readers to copy and distribute our work for non-commercial purposes, with attribution to InSight Crime in the byline and links to the original at both the top and bottom of the article. BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Federal authorities arrested a leading lieutenant with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel in Texas after he illegally snuck across the Rio Grande to enter the United States. When Garcia Abrego was arrested and deported to the United States in January 1996, the Gulf Cartel was reportedly pulling in billions in revenues each year, cash that had to be smuggled back across the border in suitcases, jets and through underground tunnels.
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