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Special Units
Mexico Captures Gulf Cartel Leader at Birthday Party
Mexican authorities announced the capture Gilberto Barragan Balderas, one of the leaders of one of Mexico's most active drug trafficking organizations, the Gulf Cartel.
May 22, 2011
Special Units
Police Investigate Possible Gulf Cartel Hit In Texas
Jorge Zavala, 32, was fatally shot at about 2 a.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of Expressway 83. Zavala was believed to have ties with Gulf Cartel members in Reynosa and Matamoros, three sources familiar with the situation said.
September 29, 2011
Special Units
Gulf Cartel Member Sentenced To 22-Year Prison Term for Atlanta Cocaine Delivery
Drug trafficker Jose "Pepe" Barrientos-Rodriguez, a member of Mexico's Gulf Cartel, faces 22 years in prison for attempting to unload approximately 247.5 kilograms of cocaine in the Atlanta area.
August 3, 2010
Patrol
Texas Sheriff Charged with Helping Mexican Cartel Smuggle Drugs
Federal agents arrested Starr County Sheriff Reymundo "Rey" Guerra on Tuesday for his alleged role in a drug trafficking organization with ties to the Gulf Cartel.
October 14, 2008
Special Units
FBI Warns of Looming Mexican Drug Cartel Violence in South Texas
Frustrated by a crackdown on South Texas drug smuggling routes, the Mexican Gulf Cartel is stockpiling high-powered weapons and recruiting local gang members on both sides of the border to prepare for possible confrontations with U.S. law enforcement, according to an FBI intelligence report.
October 29, 2008
Special Units
'Major' Cartel Drug Transporter Sentenced
A high-ranking member of Mexico's Gulf Cartel received a 35-year prison sentence for his role as a "major transporter" of cocaine and marijuana into the United States, the DEA announced.
May 12, 2013
Special Units
Zetas Mexican Cartel Leader Captured
Mexican Marines captured the brutal leader of the Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel early Monday in what U.S. drug enforcement officials called a major blow in the country's drug war.
July 15, 2013
Special Units
Video: Houston PD Officer Linked to Drug Cartel, Bond Hearing Held
Federal agents say for years members of the Zetas drug cartel paid a veteran Houston police officer to supply them with guns, bulletproof vests, cars, and police intelligence.
April 14, 2015
Gangs
Drug Cartel Challenge Coin Recovered
American and Mexican law enforcement agencies have recovered similar badges, patches, coins, flags and other items produced by the Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). The items solidify military cohesion among cartel soldiers.
January 10, 2011
Special Units
A Field Guide to Mexican Drug Cartels
At least seven major Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) are primarily responsible for the $39 billion drug trade that floods narcotics across the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's a guide to the most active, and largest, cartels.
November 21, 2010
Special Units
Video: Mexican Army Seizes Narco Tanks Near Texas Border
A drug cartel created armored vehicles by converting trucks that can withstand fire from .50-caliber machine guns and grenades. The vehicles are covered with one-inch thick steel plating, air-conditioned and are sized to hold 20 armed combatants.
June 8, 2011
Special Units
Mexico Captures Zetas Founder Wanted In ICE Agent's Killing
Mexican authorities have captured Jesus Regon Aguilar, one of the three founding members of the Los Zetas drug cartel and a suspect in the killing of a U.S. immigration enforcement agent earlier this year. Jesus Rejon Aguilar, who goes by the alias "El Mamito" (Pretty Boy), was taken into custody on Sunday near Mexico City without a shot being fired.
July 4, 2011
Gangs
Blood Brothers: Roots of a Cartel War
Like the evolution of the Italian Mafia in U.S. cities such as New York and Chicago, Mexican smugglers or "contrabandistas" evolved from crude thuggish beginnings to more criminally sophisticated organized crime groups.
December 28, 2010
Gangs
Mexican Cartel Violence: None Dare Call It Terrorism
In the last three years, 23,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the Mexican drug gang violence. This daily body count rivals totals from Iraq and Afghanistan, but the U.S. downplays any "cross-border spillover" or homeland security threat. None dare call this terrorism.
June 20, 2010
Gangs
Mexican Drug Cartel Cowboys and DTOs
For more than a decade, Los Angeles street gangs have been killing about 550 to 600 people in L.A. County each year. What you probably don't know is that Mexican nationals, primarily illegal aliens, murder about an equal amount yearly. Many of these murders involve rivalries and vendettas that originated in states, cities, and ranchos in Mexico. They usually often involve Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO).
July 4, 2007
Special Units
DEA-Led Operation Delivers More Than 2,000 Arrests
In addition to the 2,266 arrests, the operation resulted in the seizure of $154 million, 1,262 pounds of methamphetamine, 2.5 tons of cocaine, 1,410 pounds of heroin, 69 tons of marijuana, 501 weapons and 527 vehicles.
June 9, 2010
Vehicle Ops
Foundation Delivers Aid to National Guardsmen and Reservists in Gulf Coast Area
The Citizen Soldier Foundation provides active status citizen soldiers with financial, residential, and social programs nationwide. This year's devastating hurricane season has required a lot of help for tens of thousands of such people in need.
December 28, 2005
Gangs
A Gang Prevention Documentary Worth Watching
"Operation Detour 2" tells the story about how easily young people, even good kids, can get seduced into the drug-trafficking world. How doing or receiving a favor from someone can hook you into the game. How drug use can subtly ensnare you and ruin your life.
May 6, 2013
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