2 Likes, 0 Comments - Kennis 104 FM (@kennis104fm) on Instagram: "El Huevo: Alleged drug lord's arrest causes violent clashes in Mexico __ A suspected drug lord, w." This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico -- Gunfire broke out across the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo early Monday, prompting the cancellation of classes and an advisory from the U.S. Consulate to shelter in place. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. A suspected leader of the Cartel Del Noreste and alleged founder of the Tropa Del Infierno has been arrested in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, authorities said. The CDN leader was recently part of U.S. Customs and Border Protections Se Busca Initiative in January 2021, which collaborated with the Mexican government to find high-priority targets. . I'm about to get you. [67] The message read the following: "For those who don't want to believe, this happened to [Mara Elizabeth Macas Castro] because of [her] actions, for believing in the army and the navy. Like others of its ilk in Mexico, CDN controls the local media, buys politicians, extracts protection money from businesses, and even arranges a cut of legitimate trade transported into the United States. Sooner or later. Early this Monday, March 14, the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, experienced approximately three hours of shootings, road blockades, vehicle burning and clashes between an alleged cartel . According to the Mexican president, the recent arrest of the alleged leader of the Northeast Cartel and a subsequent major military deployment along the US border is proof that the country's security strategy is working. [59] Laredo police said they received calls from several residents reporting an explosion, and dispatched officiers to the international bridges in the Texan city. "[48], A third car bomb was abandoned on 29 June 2012 in front of the municipal palace at around 11:00a.m., and exploded just below the office of Benjamn Galvn Gmez, the mayor of Nuevo Laredo. Mexican officials put out a joint statement on Monday, March 14, 2022, regarding the arrest of a drug cartel leader in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Shots fired in Nuevo Laredo damaged this business located along Avenida Csar Lopez de Lara. Pictured is a burned 18-wheeler blocking a main avenue. Phillip Linderman is a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies and a retired U.S. career diplomat. [73] The brutal killings sent "shock waves" to the online community, and Twitter users from Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and the Rio Grande Valley, along with other border communities, issued a joint statement asking for protection in November 2011. With this, the war had started.[12]. But it's okay, here are your guys. Martn Rodriguez Barbosa, also known. This triggered a series of attacks and executions in Tamaulipas. [87] Nonetheless, only material damages were reported. His criminal sponsors know that the more the Mexican military is operationally hampered, the better CDN can conduct its illicit business: smuggling migrants and illegal drugs into the United States. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said the shootings came in response to the arrest of a cartel leader, but did not elaborate. Market data provided by Factset. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. [39][40] Along with the decapitated bodies was a message allegedly signed by Joaqun Guzmn Loera, where he demanded the municipality mayor of Nuevo Laredo, Benjamn Galvn, along with other municipal and state leaders and public safety officials to recognize the Sinaloa cartel's presence in the area and stop insisting he is not in the city. I know you sent H to toss heads here in my turf, because you don't have the stones nor the people to do it yourself. 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. Who is El Huevo? [48] [38] The Mexican police said the second massacre could have been an act of revenge by the Gulf Cartel to Los Zetas for the earlier killings. The Texas man is still missing. Lpez Obrador said the suspect had already been taken to Mexico City. [8] The armed confrontation lasted for more than 40 minutes, provoking "panic" and turning Nuevo Laredo into a "battlefield. The damage was minimal, but the message was understood. Guzmn attempted to take over Nuevo Laredo after the capture of the Gulf Cartel leader, Osiel Crdenas Guilln, in 2003.[27]. Legal Statement. That victory, in part, can be explained by the fact that the Northeast Cartel has always been a family affair. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! In a joint statement put out Monday afternoon by the Mexican Secretary of the National Defense, Attorney General of the Republic, The National Intelligence Center, and the Mexican National Guard, Mexican officials acknowledged they had collaborated in the arrest of Juan Gerardo N, who goes by the nickname El Huevo (The Egg). 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. [28] Patrick Corcoran of InSight Crime believes that the turf war in Nuevo Laredo will bring a huge wave of violence, but also mentioned that the circumstances have changed since the split of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas in early 2010. Yes, it is true that proving someones links to a criminal cartel without drawing on confidential information is difficult, but as we will see, the release of a Mexican classified communication intercept provides the smoking gun in the case against Ramos. The violence following a key cartel leader's arrest is just the prelude to an imminent turf war. The mission of BorderReport.com is to provide real-time delivery of the untold local stories about people living, working and migrating along the U.S. border with Mexico. In response, cartel members allegedly burned trucks for blockades and fired weapons in the city in the early hours of Monday morning. Additional military personnel were expected to be deployed on Monday to reinforce Nuevo Laredo. 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-year-old girlfriend and a 54-year-old. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Guzmn Decena accepted his apology, but told him that if anyone from the Sinaloa cartel wanted to traffic drugs inside the Gulf Cartel's territory, they had to be unarmed and under supervision. Nevertheless, Guzmn retreated after a few years of bloody turf wars. [3] Nevertheless, the Gulf cartel and Los Zetas broke relations in early 2010, worsening the violence across northeast Mexico. Trevio Chavez was caught in possession of two weapons exclusively issued to the Mexican Army and Air Force. [37] The message read the following: "Fucking (Gulf Cartel) whores, this is how I'm going to finish off every fucker you send to heat up the turf. Red vs. blue: Which parts of Texas are growing fastest? The Mexican Armed Forces and the program Mxico Seguro were unable to put down the violence. "[85] Moreover, due to the violent attacks the press has received in Nuevo Laredo, news media have practiced "self-censorship," where local journalist prefer to silence the press and refuse to report on important incidents for fears of reprisals by the cartels. Trevino, who was known as "El Huevo," was one of U.S. Border Control and Customs' most wanted criminals before he was captured on Monday. I do not kill innocent people to submit work as you are accustomed Z-40, all dead in Nuevo Laredo are pure scums, in other words, pure Z. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. [32] The rest of the corpses have not been identified and remain in the Forensic Medical Services (SEMEFO).[31]. The city has long been dominated by the Northeast cartel, an. Most newspapers covered this incident, but El Maana did not. [6], At around 3am on 1 August 2003, the Federal Investigations Agency (AFI) confronted a group of armed men in the streets of Nuevo Laredo. Trevio was found in possession of two firearms that were for the exclusive use of the Mexican Army and Air Force. [28] Nuevo Laredo is the fourth-busiest border crossing in terms of passenger vehicles. (Sandra Sanchez/Border Report File Photo) 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. A burned tractor-trailer could be seen blocking what people in Nuevo Laredo call El Puente de La Corona. [93] Other grenade explosions were heard across the border in Laredo, Texas,[94] while the residents turned to #LaredoFollow hashtag on Twitter to report on the violence. Security experts said Trevino, who was born in Nuevo Laredo, took over the Zetas after the marines killed the cartel's . The message also suggests the differences in the modus operandi of Los Zetas and the Sinaloa Cartel, because as authors of InSight Crime allege, the Zetas have a reputation of operating through extortions, kidnappings, robberies, and other illicit activities; in contrast, the Sinaloa Cartel is known simply for drug trafficking. [75], In another incident, a group of armed men attacked the offices of El Maana newspaper at around 23:00 hours on 11 May 2012. He was arrested as part of a collaboration between the Mexican Army, Attorney Generals Office, National Intelligence Center, and National Guard on Sunday, according to a news release shared by the federal government Monday afternoon. The cartel that seems to have served as the main inspiration for the Galindo Cartel in Sons of Anarchy is the Sonora Cartel, also known as Caro Quintero Organization, founded by Miguel and Rafael . Northeast Cartel leader Juan Trevio was taken into custody in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on Sunday. The consular office remains closed, and southbound traffic on the . The current alliance between Guzmn's Sinaloa Cartel and the Gulf Cartel may successfully extract Los Zetas and give El Chapo the upper hand. Poza Rica, Veracruz (Vanguardia de Veracruz) - It has been reported that Ciro G. P., known as "El Puchini" was stabbed to death inside the Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas prison, where he was transferred on Monday. Affidavit: Drunk driver who crashed into USBP facility was en route to FBI: Kidnapped man bragged in Laredo about stealing from cartel, TAMIU welcomes scholar, to collaborate with university in Poland, Sex offender arrested in Laredo for being the country illegally, Trio arrested in relation to central Laredo stash house, United South seniors power team to new heights, Laredo doctor, office manager convicted in $1.2M drug distribution conspiracy, Webb Co. DA: Ex-USBP agent killed lover, son in 2018 over child support. All will be checked now! The Mexican government said on Monday it captured the brutal leader of the Zetas drug cartel in an early-morning raid, marking the biggest victory for President Enrique Pena Nieto in his fight against gang violence. ", Nuevo Laredo is considered a stronghold of Los Zetas,[22] although there were incursions by the Sinaloa Cartel in March 2012. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. Revealingly, at one recent press conference, the president carried out a pre-planned exchange with a friendly journalist, Carlos Dominguez, to turn the tables on Ramos. In the early 2000s, the Mexican military high command sent elite marines into Nuevo Laredo to conduct a kind of urban counterinsurgency against the cartel; small army units have also been deployed in the region for years. Trevio had three warrants of arrest. It was when Ramos accused the Mexican armed forces of spying on him, and by extension on all their political adversaries, that he truly struck propaganda gold. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, By 2021, Mexicos National Human Rights Commission, where Ramos was and is a member, had investigated atrocity and torture accusations, helping to orchestrate political pressure that led to criminal charges being brought against thirty marines. Juan Gerardo Trevio Chavez, also known as El Huevo, was the leader of Cartel del Noreste, the cartel operating in the Nuevo Laredo area, and the paramilitary hitmen group known as Tropas del Infierno. Witnesses overheard Erik Tadeo Ramirez. Legal Statement. Some were patriots, bravely working on behalf of their country in difficult times (cartel agents tragically killed at least three of these contacts during my time thereRIP). Zach Davis is the Managing Editor at the Laredo Morning Times. In Coahuila, El Huevo was wanted for intentional homicide and terrorism. McALLEN, Texas ( Border Report) Violence erupted in the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo overnight Sunday near the U.S. Consulate's office and forced two international bridges to close, after Mexican army officials arrested a high-ranking drug cartel leader, Border Report has learned. Instead, these journalists are sadly comfortable acting as mouthpieces for a paid agent of a criminal cartel. Violence erupted in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, just south of Laredo, Texas, on March 14, 2022, after the arrest of a drug cartel leader, Mexican authorities said.. Ramos even managed to put his case before the United Nations, which recently called for a diligent, prompt and impartial investigation into military actions in Nuevo Laredo. Mexican officials said additional National Guard troops were to be deployed to Nuevo Laredo, which is across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas. Beyond the human tragedy of these unfortunate killings, the result has been to hand Ramos yet another public-relations cudgel to argue for the armys withdrawal from its security role in Nuevo Laredo, or at least to put SEDENA under intense scrutiny, all giving more operational space for CDN. [69] Their fingers and ears were mutilated, and both bore signs of torture. She reported "risk situations at different points in the city.". [56] Explosives were planted inside a gray Ford Ranger pickup truck, damaging more than ten vehicles that were parked near the car bomb and destroying dozens of windows in its surroundings. No one can excuse abuses perpetrated by the military, but the incidents, then and now, point to panicky troops in tense situations, and not instructions from commanders to employ such measures systematically. Most were concerned Mexicans simply trying to navigate a dangerous and lawless border region. 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. But south of . [54] In addition, this attack was the first attack directed to Tamaulipas' new state police force, which took over the duties of the municipal police forces that were considered ineffective and corrupt. Mexican officials said El Huevo is the leader of the criminal organization the Cartel Del Noreste and the Tropas del Infierno, an offshoot of the Zetas cartel, according to the statement. Segundo al mando y jefe de plaza en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. 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. While cartels can corrupt and even outright destroy many police and judicial institutions, the Mexican army (known also by its acronym SEDENA) and marines (SEMAR) are much harder targets. Trevio Chvez was a high-priority target and likely the top leader of the Northeast Cartel (Cartel del Noreste - CDN), as well as the founder of its network of hitmen known as the "Tropa del Infierno," or Hell Troop, according to a government press release. The city has long been dominated by the Northeast cartel, an offshoot of the old Zetas gang. But when the president broke ranks and basically defended the armed forces against Ramos, this influential class, well-connected internationally, felt betrayed. [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. [19] Following the attacks, the Sinaloa cartel's kingpin, Joaqun Guzmn Loerabetter known as El Chapo Guzmnsent a message to Los Zetas that they will fight for the control of the Nuevo Laredo plaza. Velasquez-Caballero was a plaza boss for Nuevo Laredo in 2004 under the Gulf Cartel and one of the leaders of the Zetas drug cartel from 2005 until his arrest by Mexican authorities in August 2012. The Mexican army said he was the leader of an. Last year, for example, the president basically abandoned his proposed anti-cartel strategy, which had been centered on the creation of a new independent national guard; after disappointing results, AMLO transferred the national guard under the military high command. [60] The state of Tamaulipas pledged to intensify the security measures in Nuevo Laredo. . Apr 5, 2023, 4:16 AM. A plume of smoke was seen from the U.S. side too. (Both assertions are not wholly true, but often reflect a popular sentiment). How much do you need to retire comfortably in Mexico? [92] The nightclub was "completely destroyed," but no victims were reported. It was the second time this year that Nuevo Laredo has been hit by cartel violence after a capo's arrest. [66] On 26 September 2011, Mara Elizabeth Macas Castro, an editor of la Primera Hora newspaper, was decapitated; a note was left behind by Los Zetas, claiming responsibility for the killing. Reports of gunfire in multiple locations in the city. Or you, [Vctor Almanza], stating that the dismembered were masons, traders, migrants or simple and humble workers (and not what they were Zetas). The U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo cancelled visa appointments for the day. The arrest of Juan Gerado N (alias) El Huevo represents a blunt blow to the dome of power of the Cartel Del Noreste, authorities said. We are narcotics traffickers and we don't mess with honest working or business people. Europes prime players are embracing the multipolar paradigm; are they leaving the U.S. behind? Cartel Gun Battles. The drug-violence in Nuevo Laredo began back in 2003, when the city was controlled by the Gulf Cartel. The leader of Cartel del Noreste arrested in Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window), 4,221 vehicles were stolen in Sinaloa in 2019, University students in California prefer to study in Mexico. [64] They also shot the outside walls of the installation with AK-47s and AR-15s before fleeing the scene. Become a member and enjoy the very best from The American Conservative in print & digital. The capture of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, 40, took place on a country road less than 20 miles south of the Texas border. of the cdn inmates in the prison of CV that they attacked a couple weeks ago because I doubt they could go back into Nuevo Laredo at the moment without government help, they're best man . These intellectuals are generally supportive of Mexican president Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador (known as AMLO). 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. Two tragic incidents, one in July 2020 and another in February 2023, launched Ramos on a renewed PR campaign to discredit the army. He pled guilty April 7, 2014. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. 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. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. [8] Rocket-launchers, along with an "inexact number of assault rifles," were reportedly used in the attack. MEXICO CITY, March 15 (Reuters) - Mexico deported the suspected leader of a drug gang to the United States, authorities said on Tuesday, after an arrest that spurred armed attacks by his. Gunfire and Violence in Nuevo Laredo on Nov. 28, 2022, were caused by the arrest of a local cartel leader. Bus services stopped running, Mayor Carmen Lilia Canturosas reported, due to the situation in the city. She reported risk situations at different points in the city.. The vehicle the drug traffickers were in then caught on fire, and two of the gunmen were burned to death. Schools in the city were forced to close because of the violence. Trevio is facing a U.S. extradition order for drug trafficking and money laundering.. Mexico's Secretary of National Defense arrested Heriberto Rodriguez Hernandez, alleged leader of the 'Tropa del Infierno' (Troop of Hell), which serves the Northeast Cartel, on Monday. Some 700 military troops and four . El Chapo), who reportedly left another message for Los Zetas about the Sinaloa cartel's incursion in Nuevo Laredo. [86] The cartels want the cities they control to appear calm in order to prevent the government from sending federal troops. Regarding the closure of the Laredo international bridges, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released the following statement: For public safety reasons, southbound traffic into Nuevo Laredo at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge and Gateway to the Americas Bridge had been temporarily suspended due to an ongoing security situation on the Mexico side. I'm going to teach these scums to work Sinaloa stylewithout kidnapping, without payoffs, without extortion. 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