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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 ...
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. (AP)
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, a notorious Mexican drug lord, was removed from the U.S. and handed over to authorities in Mexico, ICE said on Monday. ICE removes notorious drug cartel leader from US ...
The official said Cárdenas Guillén was being held at the country's top maximum-security Altiplano prison just west of Mexico City. Homeland Security Investigations posted photos of a paunchy, balding, bespectacled Cárdenas Guillén being escorted by two officers in helmets and flak vests, and the being walked over a border bridge.
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]
Osiel Cárdenas, leader of the Gulf Cartel at the time was captured by the Mexican Army in a battle between Gulf Cartel gunmen and the Army on March 14, 2003, in Matamoros. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Though subsequently incarcerated at Penal del Altiplano (La Palma), México's top security prison, it was widely believed that he continued to have control over ...
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 ...