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Los Zetas ( pronounced [los ˈsetas], Spanish for "The Zs") was a Mexican criminal syndicate, known as one of the most dangerous of Mexico's drug cartels. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] They are known for engaging in brutally violent " shock and awe " tactics such as beheadings, torture, and indiscriminate murder. [22]
May 29, 2024 · Los Zetas, Mexican crime syndicate formed in 1997 as the enforcement arm of the drug-trafficking Gulf Cartel; it broke away as an independent organized criminal enterprise in 2010. The group was known for its violent tactics and tight organizational structure.
Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales (born 18 November 1970), commonly referred to by his alias Z-40, is a Mexican former drug lord and leader of the criminal organization known as Los Zetas. Considered a violent, resentful and dangerous criminal, he was one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords until his arrest in July 2013.
Focused on Los Zetas, this article will survey the formation and development of Los Zetas as first a bodyguard unit and then an independent criminal organization.
Jan 31, 2017 · Beginning as a group of deserters from an elite unit of the armed forces at the service of the Gulf Cartel, the Zetas would go on to become one of the most powerful and feared cartels in Mexico before infighting and the loss of leaders started the organization’s decline.
Apr 6, 2018 · The Zetas were once Mexico’s most feared and violent organized crime threat. Now, the group is a fragmented shadow of its former self. InSight Crime looks at what happened, and what’s next for the once-powerful cartel.
Jul 11, 2023 · The Mexican government of Felipe Calderon (2006-2012) and his U.S. counterparts singled out Los Zetas as the main cause of violence in the country. It was just the first years of the drug war and...
Oct 21, 2022 · Caro Quintero, Los Zetas: US prioritizing extradition of notorious drug lords, Mexican leaked security emails show. White House asked government of López Obrador for a quota of 60 extraditions a...
Jun 12, 2017 · In March 2011 gunmen from the Zetas cartel, one of the most violent drug trafficking organizations in the world, swept through Allende and nearby towns like a flash flood, demolishing homes and...
Jul 16, 2013 · Besides carrying $2 million in cash and eight guns, Trevino Morales, the alleged kingpin of the feared cartel Los Zetas, was wanted for a spate of crimes in the U.S. and Mexico, ranging from...
