Who runs the Gulf cartel now?
According to the charges, Cardenas-Martinez, 42, has been the head of the Gulf Cartel aka Cartel del Golfo or CDG since 2015. He became CDG’s leader following the arrest and later conviction of Jorge Eduardo Costilla-Sanchez aka El Cos.
Is Manuel Mireles still alive?
November 25, 2020José Manuel Mireles Valverde / Date of death
Is Autodefensa a cartel?
When some Autodefensas groups began to sell drugs, a new cartel emerged from the Autodefensas. Today, this new cartel is called “Los Viagras” (known to have ties with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel)and is led by one of the former leaders of the Autodefensas, Nicolás Sierra Santana, who is also known as “El Gordo”.
What happened to el doctor?
On 25 November 2020, a Mexican government agency confirmed that Mireles had died from “the effects of COVID-19”.
What are some good books about the Gulf Cartel?
University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 288. ISBN 978-0-8061-3174-0. gulf cartel in U.S. ^ a b Weinberg, Bill (2000). Homage to Chiapas: The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico. Verso Publishers. pp. 371. ISBN 978-1-85984-372-7. ^ “At Drug Trial, Mexican Suspect Faces Accuser”. The New York Times. 20 September 1996.
What is the Gulf Cartel?
The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexicos criminal groups but has lost territory and influence in recent years to its rivals, including its former enforcer wing, the Zetas. In the cartel’s heyday, its boss, Osiel Cardenas Guillen, was considered the countrys most powerful underworld leader, and the Zetas the most…
What is the ISBN number for the Gulf Cartel?
ISBN 978-0-8061-3174-0. gulf cartel in U.S. ^ a b Weinberg, Bill (2000). Homage to Chiapas: The New Indigenous Struggles in Mexico. Verso Publishers. pp. 371. ISBN 978-1-85984-372-7. ^ “At Drug Trial, Mexican Suspect Faces Accuser”. The New York Times. 20 September 1996.
How did Cárdenas Guillén’s death affect the Gulf Cartel?
Moreover, his death also generated a turf war with Los Zetas in the city of Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, resulting in the exodus of more than 95% of its population. Banners written by Los Zetas, the Gulf Cartel’s former armed wing, appeared all across Mexico, celebrating the death of Cárdenas Guillén.
