Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. His arrest represents a resounding blow to the power of the Northeast Cartel, the news release stated. Guzmn attempted to take over Nuevo Laredo after the capture of the Gulf Cartel leader, Osiel Crdenas Guilln, in 2003.[27]. Ivn Archivaldo Guzmn Salazar, alias "Chapito", is a Mexican drug lord .He is the son of imprisoned trafficker Joaqun "El Chapo" Guzmn, who led the Sinaloa Cartel until his extradition to the United States in 2017.. was arrested in Nuevo Laredo, Mexican federal officials announced Monday, March 14, 2022. Market data provided by Factset. Trevio had three warrants of arrest. "[9], During the chase, five armed men in another vehicle shot at the police convoy. El Chapo), who reportedly left another message for Los Zetas about the Sinaloa cartel's incursion in Nuevo Laredo. [80] Again, on 10 June 2012, El Maana suffered another grenade attack but only material damages were reported. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. The killings in the cartel-dominated city of Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas, caused outrage, because the occupants of the vehicle the army fired on were apparently not armed. [9], After the apprehension of Osiel Crdenas Guilln in 2003, the former leader of the Gulf Cartel, his criminal organization went through a leadership crisis, since there was no visible leader to take the lead of the cartel. Trevio was handed over to U.S. at a border bridge in Tijuana, far to the west of Nuevo Laredo, presumably to avoid attempts to free him. On March 14, violence erupted in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, which prompted the temporary closure of a U.S. Consulate and international bridges that connect Texas and Tamaulipas. [14] All of those killed were between the ages of 30 and 35. For the first time in many years, the Mexican State was limited in its actionsand even surpassedby the criminal organizations. The leader of the Cartel Del Noreste and the Tropa del Infierno enforcers has been arrested in Nuevo Laredo, Mexican federal officials announced on Monday afternoon. The city has long been dominated by the Northeast cartel, an offshoot of the old Zetas gang. Laredo. Following the overnight attacks, police in Laredo were seen on Monday barring access into Mexico via the bridges. One of the versions that circulated on Twitter warned that it could be an ambush by organized crime against the authorities, since the attacks could be located in the Nuevo Laredo Military Barracks, derived from the arrest of a high command cartel leader. It was the second time this year that Nuevo Laredo has been . MEXICO CITY (AP) Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, the notoriously brutal leader of the feared Zetas drug cartel, was captured before dawn Monday in the first major blow against an organized. [87] According to the Blog del Narco, several people from Nuevo Laredo knew that the casino was owned by Los Zetas. Edn Guadalupe Villarreal Gmez, La Teniente. He was very close to Heriberto Lazcano anyone knows more info on this guy? Juan Gerardo Trevio Chavez, also known as El Huevo, was arrested on Sunday, sparking gun battles, explosions and blockades around the Sister City during the early hours of Monday morning. In the ensuing bloody encounters, regrettable human rights violations were surely committed. The damage was minimal, but the message was understood. I met twice with Ramos to assess his activities. Ramoss main method is to direct outside media to every accusation against the military while completely ignoring the cartels bloody guerrilla warfare tactics. He was transferred to a detention facility with the Specialized Prosecutors Office in Organized Crime Matter. Military personnel was carrying out ground reconnaissance operations in the Hidalgo neighborhood of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas on Sunday when fighting broke out with cartel operatives. Juan Gerardo Trevio-Chavez, also known as. [34] Horrified motorists encountered the blood-stained bodies of four women and five men hanging off a bridge. McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) The South Texas border city of Laredo is getting back to normal but local officials were watching for any violence to spillover after gun battles by drug cartels earlier this week rocked its sister city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. What will it take, bringing the heads of Zeta leaders? A Mexican man said Monday that Mexico's quasi-military National Guard opened fire on his SUV in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, killing his pregnant 15 . [25] The Sinaloa Cartel's first attempt to take over Nuevo Laredo happened in 2005, when Los Zetas was working as the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel. The 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres were a series of mass murder attacks between the allied Sinaloa Cartel and Gulf Cartel against Los Zetas in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, across the U.S.-Mexico border from Laredo, Texas. The "H" is presumably Hctor Beltrn Leyva, the last remaining brother of the Beltrn Leyva Cartel. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! [8] The third one died on the sidewalk. [11] The Sinaloa Cartel stood to its firm intention to become the "hegemonic drug trafficking organization in Mexico. [35][36] The banner left behind reportedly stated that those killed were the perpetrators of the car bomb in the city on 24 April 2012. [18] The Monitor newspaper, however, said that a source outside law enforcement but with direct knowledge of the attacks stated the 14 bodies belonged to members of Los Zetas who had been killed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, now a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel. 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Laredo Mayor Saenz told Border Report that local, state and federal partners are monitoring the situation and keeping open lines of communication in case of threats to Texas residents. Cartel Gun Battles. And once the Sinaloa Cartel gets established in Nuevo Laredo, it may possibly make moves to control Reynosa and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Reports of gunfire in multiple locations in the city. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. The U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo cancelled visa appointments for the day. Ramoss actual agenda has very little to do with human rights, but everything to do with discrediting Mexicos armed forces in the court of public opinion. Nuevo Laredo (Mexico) (AFP) - Heavy gunfire shook a Mexican city as drug cartel members retaliated following the capture of their leader, who is wanted by the United States, authorities and . Two tragic incidents, one in July 2020 and another in February 2023, launched Ramos on a renewed PR campaign to discredit the army. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. [3] Los Zetas, however, were successful in expelling the Sinaloa organization out of Nuevo Laredo, and have ruled the city "with fear" ever since. He was arrested late Sunday "in possession of two firearms that are used exclusively by the Mexican Army and Air Force," according to a statement in Spanish. Market data provided by Factset. The leader of the notorious Zeta drug organization was apprehended Monday in an operation involving . Some victims are no doubt innocent, but in all this tragedy, survivors almost never publicly denounce cartel atrocities to the media, rightly fearing TCO reprisals. The city has long been dominated by the Northeast cartel, an. The UN expresses little concern about cartel brutality. 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