[78], In addition, another military base was opened in the city of Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas. [162] Consequently, the government is currently building military bases in Ciudad Mier, San Fernando and Ciudad Mante. [109], On 9 April 2019,[110] José Roberto Stolberg Becerra, also known as "La Barbie," was arrested in Jalisco. [67] The Cartel also reportedly began looking to form a truce with the rival Sinaloa Cartel, which Los Zetas did not want to recognize, allegedly preferring an alliance with the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel. [152], On 17 September 2012 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, more than 130 inmates from Los Zetas organized a massive prison break in broad daylight by walking directly from the front gate to several trucks outside the prison. In 2010, the Zetas killed 72 undocumented immigrant workers in the San Fernando massacre. Los Zetas arrêtent les bus de passagers sur l'autoroute fédérale 101 et capturent leurs occupants. [16] The war spread throughout 11 of Tamaulipas' municipalities, 9 of which border Texas,[17] and soon thereafter spread to Tamaulipas' neighboring states: Nuevo León and Veracruz. [58], Los Zetas was partially responsible for a qualitative increase in the brutality of the violence seen during the Modern Mexican Drug Wars. SHARE. [36][53], The Zetas' membership ranges from corrupt federal, state, and local police officers, and former U.S. Army personnel,[54][55][56] to ex-Kaibiles, the special forces of the Guatemalan military. Ten years on, the massacre's pending anniversary has failed to capture the public imagination, and polls show attitudes in … [115] He was believed to be in charge of the gang's operations in 12 municipalities in Veracruz, including Acayucan, Minatitlán and Coatzacoalcos, known as the state's most violent towns. [199], Also in 2012, the United States posted a $5,000,000 reward for information leading to the successful capture of Miguel Treviño Morales. They tortured victims, strung up bodies, and slaughtered indiscriminately. [176] Soon, the war reached Tamaulipas' neighboring states of Nuevo León and Veracruz. "[47], Others[who?] [50], On 17 June 2011, federal police captured Édgar Huerta Montiel, a high-ranking boss in Los Zetas and the man responsible for the killing of 72 migrants in 2010. [180] Many of the municipalities throughout Tamaulipas were described by witnesses as "war zones," with many businesses and homes burned down. [76] The headquarters were inaugurated by Egidio Torre Cantú, the current governor of Tamaulipas. [193][194], In October 2008, the FBI warned that a Zetas' cell in Texas would engage law enforcement with a full tactical response, should law enforcement attempt to intervene in their operations. [204], The New York Times mentioned that Los Zetas has access to sophisticated tracking software due to the fact that they have infiltrated Mexican law enforcement agencies, and that online anonymity might not be enough protection for Internet users. [117] Salcido Cisneros was the leader of the “Tropa del Infierno,” a group of hitmen under the direction of the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) fraction of Los Zetas. Le massacre de 2011 à San Fernando, aussi appelé second massacre de San Fernando, est l'enlèvement et le massacre de 193 personnes par l'organisation criminelle Los Zetas durant la guerre de la drogue, à San Fernando, dans l'État du Tamaulipas, au Mexique en 2011.Il débute peu après le massacre d'Allende Alejandro Gutierrez, "Narcotráfico: El gran desafío de Calderón." [102] They are active in Europe, specifically in Italy with the 'Ndrangheta. [153][154], Tamaulipas police forces are the worst paid in Mexico despite being one of the states hardest hit by drug violence;[155] in Aguascalientes, a state where violence levels are much lower, policemen are paid five times more than in Tamaulipas. [18] In the midst of violence and panic, authorities and media initially attempted to downplay the situation. [43] Some of these former GAFE members reportedly received training in commando and urban warfare from the Israeli and U.S. Special Forces. [37], On 21 April 2011 authorities found 32 more bodies in eight other mass graves; the death toll went up to 177. They remain one of the few criminal groups in the Americas willing to deliberately take head on a military checkpoint or patrol. Within the United States, Los Zetas are using social media as a method of communication between the two countries and are also using the sites as a method of recruiting young aspiring members who in their perception see the actions of the cartel as glorified and are able to ask how they can join. By Daniel Tovrov @dantovrov 05/21/12 AT 11:18 AM. [65] Top-Zeta leaders responsible for the attacks have also been arrested: Salvador Alfonso Martínez Escobedo, alias La Ardilla, was captured in late 2012 and Miguel Treviño Morales, Commander 40, was arrested on 15 July 2013. Les femmes, les enfants et les vieillards sont massacrés, les hommes forcés à se battre entre eux jusqu'à la mort. "[67] Former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, criticized the governors of the Mexican states for failing to certify and regulate their police forces, who often aid criminal groups in their activities. 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Members of the Zetas cartel, [Juan] says, have pushed passengers into an ancient Rome-like blood sport with a modern Mexico twist that they call, "Who is going to be the next hit man?" Plus de 30 ex-soldats ont été engagés par le chef du cartel du Golfe dans les années 1990 mais, comme mentionné ci-dessus, ils se sont séparés et ont formé leur propre opération en 2010. [53][54], On 17 April 2011, in the capital city of Ciudad Victoria, Mexican authorities captured Martín Omar Estrada Luna, alias El Kilo, lieutenant boss of Los Zetas in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, and responsible for at least 217 killings in that locality. Los Zetas have also carried out multiple massacres and attacks on civilians and rival cartels, such as: In addition, sources reveal that Los Zetas may also be responsible for: By 2011 only 10 of the original 34 zetas remained fugitives,[94] and to this day most of them have either been killed or captured by the Mexican law enforcement and military forces. "[72] On 1 January 2012 the SEDENA thanked the soldiers in San Fernando for bringing order and for "reverting the exodus of San Fernando, an unfortunate phenomenon that occurred due to the violence and the criminal groups that operated in the region."[73]. 36:35. [175] The war then spread out through eleven municipalities of Tamaulipas, nine of them bordering Texas. Los Zetas brought ambushes, defensive positions, and small-unit tactics—all long-employed by military forces—to Mexico’s criminal syndicates. [35] The next day, on 14 April, 12 more mass graves were found with 23 bodies, and the body count reached 145. [48] Other witnesses claim that once the buses were stopped, gunmen would storm the bus and point at certain passengers and say "you, you're coming down," and take them at gunpoint. They have placed lookouts at arrival destinations such as airports, bus stations and main roads. [46] The buses were then ordered to leave. [42] These deserters were enticed with salaries much higher than what they were paid by the military. [59] Huerta Montiel was an army deserter before joining Los Zetas. "[13] Two weeks before the bodies were found, there were reports of buses being hijacked by the cartels near San Fernando, where cartel members would "stop the bus, select passengers, take them hostage. This project included the use of tanks, airplanes and the National Guard "as a preventive measure upon the possible collapse of the Mexican State" to protect the border from a Zetas attack and receive an eventual exodus of Mexicans fleeing from the violence. [80] However, the citizens still find themselves "scared," and they reportedly "mistrust foreigners. [108], On 9 February 2018, Mexican authorities arrested the new leader José María Guízar Valencia alias "Z-43" in Mexico City in Roma neighbourhood. [195] The cell leader was identified as Jaime González Durán (The Hummer), who was later arrested on 7 November 2008, in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. [202] The Mérida Initiative that was put in place by the Bush administration in the United States suggested that $1.4 billion in funds was to be sent to Mexico over a three-year period to combat narco trafficking from the U.S.-Mexico border to Panama, but few of these funds have yet to be received in Mexico. A key witness in the trial for a Zetas massacre in Guatemala has revealed how the Mexican cartel’s original high standards and demand for well-trained recruits with a military background began to wane as its territorial influence expanded. The 2011 San Fernando massacre, also known as the second massacre of San Fernando, was the mass murder of 193 people by Los Zetas drug cartel at La Joya ranch in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico in March 2011. 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