Los Zetas - Wikipedia
WEBLos Zetas (pronounced [los ˈsetas], Spanish for "The Zs") is 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] .
Miguel Treviño Morales - Wikipedia
WEBOn 30 January 2010, Treviño Morales kidnapped and slaughtered 16 Gulf Cartel members in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, marking the start of the cartel war between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas in the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, and Veracruz that has led to thousands of deaths.
A Profile of Los Zetas: Mexico’s Second Most Powerful Drug Cartel
WEBBy the end of 2011, and despite ongoing spats with the Gulf Cartel, it was clear to analysts that Los Zetas had surpassed their former masters by becoming the second most powerful criminal organization in Mexico.
U.S. plans to hand ex-Gulf Cartel chief who founded bloody Zetas …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · A former leader of the Gulf Cartel, he created the Zetas, a spin-off criminal gang filled with former military operatives that became known for engaging in torture, beheadings and...
How the U.S. Triggered a Massacre in Mexico — ProPublica
WEBJun 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...
Los Zetas | Mexican Drug Cartel & Organized Crime | Britannica
WEBSep 4, 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. Osiel Cárdenas Guillén was competing.
Mexico’s Zetas: From Criminal Powerhouse to Fragmented …
WEBApr 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.
‘Sadist’ Los Zetas Cartel Set Brutal Standard in Drug War
WEBJul 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 the...
Miriam Rodriguez Battles a Mexican Cartel to Find Her Daughter
WEBSep 24, 2023 · Karen Rodriguez was kidnapped by Mexico’s Zeta cartel. Her mother would stop at nothing to find out exactly what happened to her.
Who is behind Mexico's drug-related violence? - BBC News
WEBFeb 10, 2014 · Mexico's largest and most powerful drug gangs are the Zetas and the Sinaloa cartel. The Zetas operate in more than half of Mexico's states and, according to US geopolitical analysis firm...