Los Zetas
| Foondit | 1999 (independent cartel syne Februar 2010) |
|---|---|
| Foondin location | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Years active | 1999−present |
| Territory | Mexico: Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Chiapas, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Zacatecas, Durango, Chihuahua, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, State o Mexico, Michoacán Unitit States: Texas, Californie, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, Illinois Central Americae: Guatemala Europe: Italy |
| Creeminal activities | Drog trokin, fowk smugglin, kidnappin, racketeerin, murther, airms trokin, terrorism, extortion, assault, rape[1] |
| Allies | Beltrán-Leyva Cairtel, Juárez Cairtel, Tijuana Cairtel, 'Ndrangheta.[2][3][4][5] |
| Rivals | Guwf Cairtel, Sinaloa Cairtel, La Familia Michoacana, Knichts Templar Cairtel |
Los Zetas (Zetas, Zs) is a pouerful an violent creeminal syndicate in Mexico, an is considered bi the U.S. govrenment tae be the "maist technologically advancit, sophisticatit, an dangerous cartel operatin in Mexico."[6][7] The oreegins o Los Zetas date back tae 1999, when commandos o the Mexican Airmy's elite forces desertit thair ranks an decidit tae wirk as the airmit wing o the Guwf Cairtel, a pouerful drog trokin organisation.[8] In Februar 2010, Los Zetas brak awa frae thair umwhile employer an formit thair awn creeminal organisation.[9][10]
Due tae thair militar backgrund, Los Zetas are well airmit, heichlie organizit an equippit;[8] thair brutal tactics, which include beheidins, tortur an indiscriminate slauchter, show that thay aften prefer brutality ower bribery.[8] Los Zetas are Mexico's lairgest drog cartel in terms o geographical presence an aw, owertakkin its bitter rival, the Sinaloa Cairtel.[11] Besides drog trokin, Los Zetas operate throu protection rackets, assassinations, extortion, kidnappins, an ither creeminal activities.[12] The organisation is based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, directly athort the mairch frae Laredo, Texas.[13][14]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ McCaul, Michael T. "A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border" (PDF). House Committee on Homeland Security. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ "Italia - 'Violencia' se escribe con ZETA". Offnews.info. Archived frae the original on 9 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ Name (required). "Zetas/La Compania, Ndrangheta and the Nuclear Options". Narcoguerratimes.wordpress.com. Archived frae the original on 16 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ "os Zetas toman el control por la 'Forza': Nicola Gratteri". Alertaperiodistica.com.mx. Archived frae the original on 22 Julie 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ "Detienen a 175 del cártel del Golfo en EU e Italia". Elblogdelnarco.wordpress.com. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ Ware, Michael (6 August 2009). "Los Zetas called Mexico's most dangerous drug cartel". CNN News. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ↑ "Narco Terms". Borderland Beat. Archived frae the original on 20 Apryle 2019. Retrieved 3 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ a b c Stastna, Kazi (28 August 2011). "The cartels behind Mexico's drug war". CBS News. Retrieved 14 Mey 2012.
- ↑ "Weekend shootouts in northeastern Mexico kill at least 9". CNN News. Archived frae the original on 15 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "El origen de 'Los Zetas': brazo armado del cártel del Golfo". CNN México. 05 de julio del 2011. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Zetas Now Mexico's Biggest Cartel, Report Says". Fox News. 26 Januar 2012. Archived frae the original on 29 Mey 2012. Retrieved 15 Mey 2012.
- ↑ McCAUL, MICHAEL T. "A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border" (PDF). HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ "Mexican Soldiers Becoming Drug Cartel Hit Men". NewsMax. 21 Juin 2005.
- ↑ "Dissecting a Mexican Cartel Bombing in Monterrey". Stratfor. Retrieved 8 December 2011.