Zetas
‘Madman’ Daniel Elizondo Arrested in Case of Mexican Massacre
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Mexican authorities have arrested a high ranking member of the Zeta drug cartel in connection with the massacre of 49 people whose dismembered bodies were recently found dumped on the highway between Monterrey and Reynosa, near the entrance to San Juan. Reuters reports that Daniel Elizondo, the leader of the Zetas drug…
Is Mexico’s War on Drugs Working?
By Mariano Castillo CNN Mexico has landed some hard punches against the drug cartels that have stirred violence in parts of the country — at least on paper. In 2011, against just the notorious Zetas cartel, Mexico ended the reign of 16 leaders who ran cartel operations at the state or national level. Thugs with…
Guilty Verdicts Returned for Mexican Cartel Affiliates
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Things did not go the way Gerardo Castillo-Chavez and Armado Garcia had hoped in Laredo, Texas, on Wednesday. Both men saw guilty verdicts returned on all charges against them, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced. Castillo-Chavez, a 25-year-old from Tamaulipas, Mexico, was convicted of “conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled…
ATF Home Raid Yields Dozens of Guns, Drugs at Houston Home Used Mexican Cartel
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Houston ATF agents hit a small jackpot recently when they raided the home used by a Mexican cartel member. The local KPRC-TV reports that agents seized dozens of guns and 45 pounds of marijuana. Agents were lead to the home by Juan Garcia, who had been arrested after purchasing high-powered rifles…
San Antonio Drug Bust Nets Cash, Cars Including Hot Pink Low Rider
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The powerful Zetas drug cartel took another blow in San Antonio, Tex., says a report from local KENS5.com. A DEA bust recovered high quality cocaine and millions of dollared allegedly linked to the Zetas, the station reported. Authorities claimed the bust crippled a powerful drug operation in San Antonio ….
20 Charged in Chicago-Mexico Drug Network, Ties to Zetas Drug Cartel
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The tentacles of the Mexican cartels can be found throughout the U.S. The latest: 20 defendants — five of them suspected members of a Chicago cell of the violent Zetas Mexican drug cartel — were charged in major drug indictment in Chicago following a joint FBI-DEA investigation, Chicago’s US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s…
Threatening Graffiti Targeting DEA Found in Mexico
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A sign of the ongoing hostile feelings of Mexican drug gangs toward the DEA surfaced last week. The New York Daily News reports that a Mexican drug gang spray-painted a message Friday near a school in Chihuahua, about 220 miles from the U.S. border: “Gringos (D.E.A.), We know where you are…
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