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Samuel Flores Borrego (a.k.a. Metro 3; 6 August 1972 – 2 September 2011) was a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking lieutenant of the Gulf Cartel. [1] He was a former state judicial policeman who protected the ex-leader of the Gulf cartel, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén.
The infighting in the Gulf Cartel refers to a series of confrontations between the Metros and the Rojos, two factions within Gulf Cartel that engaged in a power struggle directly after the death of the drug lord Samuel Flores Borrego in September 2011. The infighting has lasted through 2013, although the Metros have gained the advantage and ...
The Gulf Cartel, a drug cartel based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was founded in the 1930s by Juan Nepomuceno Guerra. [15] [16] Originally known as the Matamoros Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Matamoros), [17] the Gulf Cartel initially smuggled alcohol and other illegal goods into the U.S. [16] Once the Prohibition era ended, the criminal group controlled gambling houses, prostitution rings ...
Mexican marines detained one of the top leaders of the Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped four Americans and killed two of them in March 2023. The public safety department of the border ...
The Gulf Cartel was once one of Mexico's most fearsome criminal groups, but in recent years lost influence and split into multiple factions. As leader of the cartel, Cardenas Guillen oversaw a ...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The U.S. government deported drug lord Osiel Cardenas on Monday, transferring custody of the ex-Gulf Cartel chief known for hyper-violent tactics to Mexican authorities at ...
Peña was killed in Comales, a rural community near Camargo, Tamaulipas, [7] on 19 March 2013. [1] According to security forces, Peña was killed as part of an internal strife incident within the Gulf Cartel that dated back to September 2011, when suspected Gulf Cartel leader Samuel Flores Borrego (alias "Metro 3") was killed by members of his own criminal group.
Cárdenas Vela was believed to be part of Los Rojos, a faction of the Gulf cartel that is loyal to the Cárdenas family and headed by Juan Mejía González, alias El R1. According to Stratfor, Los Rojos were under a power struggle with Los Metros, once headed by Samuel Flores Borrego (a.k.a. El Metro 3 ) and now headed by Jorge Eduardo Costilla ...