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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 ...
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.
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez (born 1 August 1971) is a former Mexican drug lord and top leader of the criminal drug trafficking organization known as the Gulf Cartel. [1] [2] He was among Mexico's most-wanted drug lords, until his arrest in 2012.
Gulf Cartel faction behind 2023 killings of Americans In January, Mexican marines detained one of the top leaders of the Gulf Cartel, the gang that kidnapped four Americans and killed two of them ...
Experts say he ran the Gulf Cartel from 1997 until 2003, when he was captured by Mexican security forces and ultimately extradited to the U.S. ... These charming vintage cookie jars are worth top ...
Cardenas founded the Zetas, an armed wing of the Gulf Cartel made up of former army special forces. He was captured after a gun battle in 2003 and extradited to the United States in 2007. He was ...
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 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 ...