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. ", Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. [26], The "40" in the message is a reference to Miguel Trevio Morales, a top leader of Los Zetas based in Nuevo Laredo, and longtime adversary of El Chapo Guzmn. A burned tractor-trailer could be seen blocking what people in Nuevo Laredo call El Puente de La Corona. "[42], At around 8:00a.m. on 24 April 2012 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, a car bomb exploded outside the city's police department. In the second incident, which occurred hours later, 14 decapitated bodies were abandoned inside a vehicle in front of the Customs Agency;[38] the severed heads were left inside several ice coolers in front of the municipal palace. [69] The signs left behind declared that the pair were killed for posting denouncements of the drug cartel activities on the Internet. Predictably, the international media gave the accusations of human rights abuses and illegal spying much more coverage than they did the exposure of Ramos at AMLOs press conference. Edn Guadalupe Villarreal Gmez, La Teniente. [6] Over 40% of all cargo crossings from Mexico to the United States crosses through the border checkpoints in Nuevo Laredo. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. [8] Rocket-launchers, along with an "inexact number of assault rifles," were reportedly used in the attack. [27], On 24 April 2012, the attorney general of the state of Tamaulipas identified 10 of the 14 people killed. The facts are contentious, but they indicate that Mexican soldiers, who function constantly in a tense security environment, wrongfully killed persons who were innocent or not explicitly linked to CDN. Members of the AFI were staying at a hotel when Juan Manuel Muoz Morales, the attorney general of the city, called for help. Drawing on classic Maoist guerrilla strategy, cartel operatives swim in these dispossessed communities, recruiting new foot soldiers, establishing operational sanctuaries, and gaining legitimacy against the Mexican state. MEXICO INVESTIGATES DEATH OF US TOURIST SEEN IN VIRAL FIGHT VIDEO, Bus services stopped running, Mayor Carmen Lilia Canturosas reported, "due to the situation in the city." Zach Davis is the Managing Editor at the Laredo Morning Times. In response, cartel members allegedly burned trucks for blockades and fired weapons in the city in the early hours of Monday morning. [64] They also shot the outside walls of the installation with AK-47s and AR-15s before fleeing the scene. How much do you need to retire comfortably in Mexico? According to U.S. government sources and observers of the narcotics trade, Ivn Archivaldo, his brother Jess Alfredo Guzmn Salazar and half-brothers Ovidio Guzmn . In Tamaulipas, he was wanted for extortion and organized crime. "[69] The killing was carried out by Los Zetas. Saenz said Laredo Police also are monitoring for any signs of violence on the U.S. side. BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 51-year-old Mexican national who was head of Cartel del Golfo (CDG) from 2003 to 2012 has been ordered to serve life in prison and to pay millions for his role in conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, [17] CNNMxico stated that the message left behind by the criminal group said that they were going to "clean up Nuevo Laredo" by killing Zeta members. He was transferred to a detention facility with the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in Organized Crime Matter. [30][31] Some of the bodies have been returned to their families. Google Street View. Once famous for his slogan hugs, not bullets, AMLO indicated during his presidential campaign that he would rein in the armed forces in their fight against TCOs, while also curtailing alleged abuses such as the army spying on its political opponents. El Maana took the attack as a warning from the Sinaloa Cartel that it wants coverage claiming that they are taking over Nuevo Laredo and beating Los Zetas, therefore making the Sinaloa cartel look "tough" and Los Zetas "look weak. [86] The cartels want the cities they control to appear calm in order to prevent the government from sending federal troops. The leader of the notorious Zeta drug organization was apprehended Monday in an operation involving . 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. A military officer who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the suspect was a leader of the Northeast cartel's infamous Troops of Hell squad of killers. What a depressing journalistic standard. Those events in March followed the arrest of another leader of The Troops of Hell," Juan Gerardo Trevio, a nephew of imprisoned Zetas leader Miguel Angel Trevio. [87] By 8:00a.m. the fire had been put down, but a portion of the casino was consumed by the flames. [69] Their fingers and ears were mutilated, and both bore signs of torture. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said the shootings came in response to the arrest of a cartel leader, but did not elaborate. He had three warrants for his arrest. Mexican officials put out a joint statement on Monday, March 14, 2022, regarding the arrest of a drug cartel leader in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. 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 N (alias) El Huevo is the one who leads the criminal organization of the Cartel Del Noreste and the Tropas del Infierno group of assassins, heirs to the members of the Zetas group, the Mexican army said in a statement. [60] The Federal police and the Mexican Army cordoned the crime scene, as paramedics stabilized the bystanders and transported them to the nearest hospital. El primer ataque notable de la Tropa del Infierno ocurri en Nuevo Laredo el 24 y 25 de marzo de 2018, este ataque fue contra elementos de la Marina que estaban en distintas bases de operaciones en la ciudad . AMLOs fight with Raymundo Ramos shows how human rights activists collude with the cartels in their reign of terror. MXICO / 25 MAR 2022 BY VICTORIA DITTMAR EN. Lpez Obrador said the suspect had already been taken to Mexico City. Still, this show of armed strength could be hiding weakness beneath. Schools in the city were forced to close because of the violence. 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. [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. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexican prosecutors formally presented homicide charges Monday against four soldiers implicated in the Feb. 26 shooting deaths of five men in the border city of Nuevo Laredo.. The shootings recorded during the early hours of this Monday, March 14 resulted from the arrest of Juan Gerardo Trevio "N", the top leader of the Northeast Cartel 16 Abr, 2023 The Secretary of the National Defense, Attorney General of the Republic, The National Intelligence Center and the Mexican National Guard collaborated in the arrest of El Huevo, who operated in the northeast part of the country. border. Under pressure, AMLO has responded to the spying charges against the military, distinguishing between political spying and intelligence gathering against criminal suspects. [89] The article was also mentioned that the Zetas ordered the closure of another casino known as 'El Juega Juega' to benefit 'Amazonas. 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. To understand his rise, it is necessary to examine embattled Nuevo Laredo, Mexicos main crossing point for trade entering the United States. That squad acts as an enforcement arm of the cartel and has often tangled with law enforcement and military forces. The Mexican army said he was the leader of an. [71] The killers left another message on top of the corpse stating the following: "Hello! Security experts said Trevino, who was born in Nuevo Laredo, took over the Zetas after the marines killed the cartel's . [27] In addition, the banner suggests that the alliance between Los Zetas and the Beltrn Leyva Cartel remains intact as of 2012 despite its losses it lived in 2008. [24] According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Nuevo Laredo is the busiest border crossing in terms of truck crossings with over 1.7 million trucks a year, more than double than any other crossing in the MexicoUnited States border. In videos posted on social media, bursts of gunfire could be heard in Nuevo Laredo in the pre-dawn hours. Apr 5, 2023, 4:16 AM. The . Red vs. blue: Which parts of Texas are growing fastest? The leader of the notorious Zeta drug organization was apprehended Monday in an operation involving the Mexican military. Back in the early 2000s, if a different drug trafficking organization wanted to traffic narcotics through a different corridor, they had to pay a fee to the cartel that controlled it. NUEVO LAREDO A Texas man bragged about stealing $50,000 from a Mexican drug cartel. Despite critics charges that the military has too much power, AMLO increasingly appears to have realized that only the countrys armed forces can prevent Mexico from descending even further into TCO chaos. It is the TCOs that by far have committed the most atrocities and threaten the right of Mexicans to live in a peaceful, functioning country. [61] The Mexican authorities believe this car bomb attack was a form of "expression" by the criminal syndicates who operate in Nuevo Laredo and want to make their presence known. He also had three arrest warrants: one in the state of Tamaulipas for extortion and criminal association, another in the state of Coahuila for intentional homicide and terrorism; and one more for extradition purposes for conspiracy for drug trafficking and money laundering, the news release disclosed. 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 the ensuing bloody encounters, regrettable human rights violations were surely committed. Cartel Del Noreste killed Cirilo Gonzlez Prez Z-37 in Nuevo Laredo prison. A U.S. Consulate in Mexico Just Got Shot Up by Cartels Katie Pavlich | March 16, 2022 11:00 AM The U.S. consulate in Nuevo Laredo was shot up this week after a gang and cartel leader in the. 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.. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. These areas are considered so dangerous that USAID keeps them off-limits for American aid workers. Juan Gerardo Trevino-Chavez, 39, is the leader. The United States has updated its Mexico travel advisory after the arrest of a cartel boss triggered a violent response in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. The northern Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo, just south of Laredo, Texas, erupted in violence overnight Sunday, March 13, 2022, after the Mexican military arrested a man they say is the leader of a powerful drug cartel. The cartel terrorist continues to hide in the border city of Nuevo Laredo where fellow CDN-Los Zetas boss Juan Gerardo "El Huevo" Trevino Chavez and his second in command, Martin "El Cadete" Rodriguez Barbosa, provide security with their Hell's Troop or Tropas Del Infierno. [8] The armed confrontation lasted for more than 40 minutes, provoking "panic" and turning Nuevo Laredo into a "battlefield. [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. [1] That year is a convenient historical marker because that's when Felipe Caldern took office and carried out an aggressive approach against the cartels. [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. Cartel Del Noreste leader Juan Gerardo Trevi?o Chavez, also known as ?El Huevo,? The message does not mention the fact that the Gulf Cartel is probably supporting the Sinaloa Cartel in carrying out the executions. [12], In May 2002, El Chacho was kidnapped in the city of Monterrey by members of Los Zetas, and eventually found dead in Tamaulipas, bearing signs of torture. He had three warrants for his arrest. [78] Some witnesses mentioned that they heard grenade explosions during the attack. Shots also rang out near the U.S. Consulate General in Nuevo Laredo. All will be checked now! The UN expresses little concern about cartel brutality. [65] On 30 July 2010, a group of armed men in a vehicle threw a grenade at the offices of Televisa in Nuevo Laredo, damaging two vehicles. Ramos charged that the military was surveilling him and other critics through the use of illegal spyware called Pegasus, designed to clandestinely monitor cell phone and electronic communication. There is rumors that "Mamito" or Z-40 was the Zeta leader killed yesterday in a SEMAR operation that took place in Monterrey, though Multimedios stated that 3 armed men were between 20-25 years old which doesn't fit "Mamito" or Z-40s age at all. And you [Alfonso Olvera], Director of Public Security appointed entirely by Z-40, who is your buddy, keep declaring that my staff does not operate here in Nuevo Laredo. That victory, in part, can be explained by the fact that the Northeast Cartel has always been a family affair. Southbound traffic fully resumed at both bridges at approximately 7:30 a.m. (Monday) morning, a CBP official said. According to PGR, the three gunmen that were killed were members of Los Negros, a group of hitmen under the tutelage of Joaqun Guzmn Loera (a.k.a. Evidently, calls to respect human rights wash away all sinsincluding allegedly being on the payroll of a cartel. Trevio Chavez was caught in possession of two weapons exclusively issued to the Mexican Army and Air Force. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. One important reason the army and marines have had some success against cartels, in addition to their combat firepower, is that disciplined military units are difficult for TCO agents to penetrate. [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. "[12], No drug trafficking organization before the Sinaloa cartel had dared to take on the Gulf Cartel. [80] Following the attacks, El Maana declared that it will no longer report on news relating to drug-violence. That year, then-Gulf cartel leader Osiel Cardenas was arrested and accused drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, sensing weakness , tried to move in on Nuevo Laredo, unleashing a bloody battle. "There is an emergency situation in Nuevo Laredo following an arrest operation. In the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, he was wanted for extortion and organized crime. 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 cartel wants to ensure that its own charitable activities, designed to buy supporters in these poor neighborhoods and shanty towns, are not surpassed by outsiders. 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. Europes prime players are embracing the multipolar paradigm; are they leaving the U.S. behind? He also had a warrant for extradition purposes for conspiracy for drug trafficking and money laundering. Ramoss main method is to direct outside media to every accusation against the military while completely ignoring the cartels bloody guerrilla warfare tactics. By mid-day Monday, the mayor tweeted "the situation in the city is starting to normalize. The CBP Port Director is in direct communication with partners across in case any issues come up at the bridges on the Mexican side, Saenz told Border report. A plume of smoke was seen from the U.S. side too. Shelter in place and standby for further information," the consulate said. When I served as U.S. Consul General in Nuevo Laredo (201518), my duties included maintaining contact with a wide range of officials, leaders, and activists. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said the shootings came in response to the arrest of a cartel leader, but did not elaborate. As for you, 40, I tell you that you don't scare me. 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. The violence following a key cartel leader's arrest is just the prelude to an imminent turf war. Northeast Cartel leader Juan Trevio was taken into custody in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on Sunday. The AFI, the Mexican law enforcement equivalent of the FBI, was on patrol in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on August 1, 2005. Continue to deny my presence here in Nuevo Laredo and you will continue to see their heads. 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