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Osiel Cárdenas Guillén (born 18 May 1967) is a Mexican drug lord and the former leader of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas. Originally a mechanic in Matamoros, Tamaulipas , he entered the cartel by killing Juan García Abrego 's friend and competitor Salvador Gómez, after the former's arrest in 1996.
Mexican drug kingpin Osiel Cardenas Guillen, former leader of the notorious Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas criminal gang, was released Friday from a U.S. prison and handed over to the immigration ...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -One of the most notorious drug chiefs in Mexico's history, Osiel Cardenas, was released from a U.S. prison on Friday into the custody of immigration officials who may deport ...
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence, authorities confirmed.
Following the arrest of García Abrego, Osiel Cárdenas Guillen took over the cartel. Cárdenas was known for founding the para-military group Los Zetas as enforcers for the Gulf Cartel. Cárdenas was captured by the Mexican Army after a battle on March 14, 2003 in Matamoros. [22]
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén's extradition to the United States from Mexico The Mexican government grew frustrated of Cárdenas Guillén's actions behind bars and decided to extradite him to the U.S. [ 108 ] The extradition occurred on 19 January 2007, along with that of 14 other suspected criminals. [ 109 ]
The Biden administration has released a notorious Mexican drug cartel leader from U.S. federal prison and is planning to hand him over to Mexico, a U.S. official told NBC News.. Osiel Cárdenas ...
When Osiel was arrested in 2003, Costilla Sánchez joined the drug lord's brother, Antonio Cárdenas Guillén, in running the Gulf Cartel's operations. [13] The power struggle after Osiel's extradition in 2007 prompted for Los Zetas , the mercenary gang formed by ex-commandos of the Mexican Army and the former armed wing of the cartel, to ...