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Juan García Abrego [3] [4] (Spanish pronunciation: [xwɑŋ ɡaɾˈsia aˈβɾeɣo]; born September 13, 1944) is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former leader of the Gulf Cartel, a criminal group based in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. He started in the cartel under the tutelage of his uncle Juan Nepomuceno Guerra.
The fight between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas transformed northeastern Mexico into a "war zone" with daily gunfights, decapitations, and other gruesome slayings. [13] After the death of Antonio in a gunfight with the Mexican Marines on 5 November 2010, Costilla Sánchez took full control of the Gulf Cartel and began directing the daily drug ...
In Mexico, Medrano was wanted for drug trafficking, illegal possession of firearms, attempted homicide and organized-crime involvement. [16] His arrest warrant was issued on 18 May 2000 by Judge Olga Sánchez Contreras of a Mexico City court. [17] [18] Medrano was promoted to second-in-command in the cartel after the April 2001 arrest of ...
Los Ciclones is a faction of the Gulf Cartel, a Mexican drug cartel. This faction was created in 2015, with the Cártel del Noreste and Los Metros as its main enemies. Los Ciclones had as their area of influence the US-Mexico border crossing between Matamoros and Brownsville, Texas. [4] [1]
Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI San Antonio Division at 210-225-6741 or to submit tips anonymously online here. Republicans propose military intervention in cartel-dominated ...
McAllen, Texas shooting. On 27 September 2011 at around 2 a.m. in McAllen, Texas, fatal gunshots were exchanged from one vehicle to another along an expressway. [10] A man named Jorge Zavala and a 22-year-old man were victims of an attack perpetrated by unknown shooters traveling in a dark-colored SUV from a Chevrolet Tahoe, causing them to lose control of the vehicle and crash along the ...
Among those enlisted by Cantu to transport weapons to Mexico was Vietnam-era veteran, Thomas Wakely, a former member of the Social Workers Party, and a left-wing political activist in San Antonio at that time. However, in 1978 the American courts summoned Cantu to explain his travels to Mexico since they were a violation of his probation.
Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Cárdenas (July 18, 1915 – July 12, 2001) was a Mexican drug lord who founded and led the Gulf Cartel for over 50 years. He is often considered the "godfather" of U.S–Mexico border cartels. [2] He began his criminal career in the 1930s by smuggling alcohol from Mexico during the Prohibition in the United States. He ...