302:(alias "El Coss"). The leadership of Los Zetas, on the other hand, was kept under the control of Lazcano Lazcano. However, Cárdenas Guillén allegedly continued to command the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas behind bars; with his extradition to the United States in 2007, Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel kept their alliance under a loose relationship, but each of their respective leaders attempted to fill the leadership void. Following several disagreements and internal power struggles, both criminal organizations broke their alliance and declared war at each other in early 2010.
350:. During the firefight, grenades detonated and shots were exchanged between law enforcement and Mellado Cruz's aides. Gulf Cartel gunmen set roadblocks and threw road spikes throughout Reynosa's streets to prevent the mobilization of reinforcements from the military. Reinforcements from organized crime arrived at the scene in an attempt to save his life, but he was shot dead inside the property. Following his death, the gunmen left the premises. The firefight left five more gunmen associated with him dead, along with a Mexican Army soldier.
358:, as rival factions within the organization fight for the control of Reynosa and the rest of Tamaulipas with each other and Los Zetas, their former allies. Days prior to his death, gunfights in Reynosa had left a total of at least 23 dead, including two innocent bystanders, a couple of federal policemen, a soldier, and eighteen suspected criminals.
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338:(sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with fifty-three other international criminals and ten foreign entities. The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.
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studies, where they analyzed the corpse's pictures with the photos from
Mellado Cruz's time in the military. They also compared the corpse's fingerprints and DNA samples with the ones they had on file in the Mexican Armed Forces database. The following day, authorities apprehended Ricardo Flores
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With other ex-commandos, he formed Los Zetas, a group that worked as the Gulf Cartel's military wing. In 2010, the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas broke relations and
Mellado Cruz sided with the former to maintain a low profile status. He was killed in a gunfight against Mexican security forces in
322:. Sometime between 2010 and 2014, Mellado Cruz escaped from two prisons in Tamaulipas after being imprisoned for rape, armed robbery, homicide, and drug trafficking. He also had thirteen pending criminal investigations for homicide, kidnapping, extortion, and drug trafficking accusations.
305:
According to information from U.S. law enforcement, Mellado Cruz sided with the Gulf Cartel after the split in order to maintain a low-profile status and avoid public attention. Under the Gulf Cartel, he allegedly oversaw organized crime activities at the U.S.-Mexico border area known as
287:(alias "Z-14"); Mellado Cruz (also known by his alias "Z-9" and "El Mellado"), among other ex-commandos. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Los Zetas were the Gulf Cartel's military wing and had the task of protecting Cárdenas Guillén and killing rival cartel members.
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Inside the house, authorities discovered several assault rifles, including a
Barrett 50 rifle and AK-47s, along with grenades, cartridges, and other weapons the criminals used to combat law enforcement. Mellado Cruz's death came amid an internal
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244:(GAFE), an elite special forces unit of the Army, where he received top military training. On 1 May 1999, however, he applied to be discharged from the Army. Shortly thereafter, he was recruited by the
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263:(alias "Z-1"), the leader; Alejandro Lucio Morales Betancourt (alias "Z-2");
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on 1 September 1992. During his tenure in the military, he was part of the
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The group of former soldiers recruited by the Gulf Cartel became known as
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People sanctioned under the
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
809:"Original Zeta member believed to be among dead in Reynosa firefight"
192:, a criminal organization originally formed by ex-commandos from the
609:"A Profile of Los Zetas: Mexico's Second Most Powerful Drug Cartel"
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1153:"Confirma Segob la Muerte de 'El Mellado', fundador de Los Zetas"
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When Cárdenas Guillén was arrested by
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180:(18 April 1973 – 9 May 2014), commonly referred to by his alias
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1060:"Confirman el abatimiento de El Mellado, fundador de Los Zetas"
188:, was a Mexican suspected drug lord and one of the founders of
933:"An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act"
1030:"Founder of ultra-violent Zetas drug cartel killed in Mexico"
840:"Authorities: 16 dead amid Gulf Cartel infighting in Reynosa"
1122:"Mexico Kills Zetas Founder As Cartel's Decline Continues"
871:"Abaten al 'Z-9' en Reynosa, confirma el gobierno federal"
771:"Gulf Cartel infighting reignites with Reynosa firefights"
578:"¿Quién era el Z-9, el ex militar fundador de Los Zetas?"
509:"Matan al fundador del cártel más sanguinario de México"
738:"Indictment describes shifts in Gulf-Zeta relationship"
208:, a drug trafficking organization, shortly thereafter.
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People shot dead by law enforcement officers in Mexico
705:"Líderes narcos pactan en La Palma trasriego de droga"
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along with several other ex-commandos from the Army.
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3147:Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars
3215:Manhunt of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (2001–2014)
224:Galindo Mellado Cruz (also Galdino) was born in
166: and the second or maternal family name is
3152:El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
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336:Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
940:United States Department of the Treasury
904:United States Department of the Treasury
453:Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)
420:United States Department of the Treasury
332:United States Department of the Treasury
1271:represent dead or arrested individuals.
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1005:(in Spanish). El Nuevo Heraldo. 2014.
1334:SEIDO (organized crime investigation)
485:: Government of Mexico. 12 May 2014.
356:power struggle within the Gulf Cartel
242:Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales
202:Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales
7:
3067:Journalists and media workers killed
1222:Procuraduría General de la República
670:Gómez, Francisco (8 November 2010).
426:from the original on 2 February 2014
3173:Allegations of CIA drug trafficking
1324:Fuerzas Especiales (special forces)
619:from the original on 26 August 2012
1120:Lohmuller, Michael (12 May 2014).
873:(in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias.
769:Ortiz, Ildefonso (18 March 2013).
684:from the original on 19 April 2012
607:Logan, Samuel (16 February 2012).
459:from the original on 11 March 2013
334:sanctioned Mellado Cruz under the
232:(SEDENA), Mellado Cruz joined the
14:
3083:(physician / politician)
1089:Pérez Silva, Ciro (15 May 2014).
942:. 2009. p. 1. Archived from
750:from the original on 17 July 2013
736:Roebuck, Jeremy (February 2013).
651:from the original on 11 June 2011
555:from the original on 17 June 2014
2361:Julio Alberto Castillo Rodríguez
1163:from the original on 14 May 2014
1151:Vicenteño, David (12 May 2014).
1132:from the original on 19 May 2014
1101:from the original on 4 June 2014
1070:from the original on 13 May 2014
1040:from the original on 2 June 2014
1009:from the original on 4 June 2014
983:from the original on 18 May 2014
877:from the original on 4 June 2014
850:from the original on 3 June 2014
819:from the original on 3 June 2014
807:Ortiz, Ildefonso (11 May 2014).
703:Aponte, David (5 January 2005).
672:"El Coss, nuevo "amo" del grupo"
588:from the original on 15 May 2014
519:from the original on 13 May 2014
489:from the original on 4 June 2014
29:
2574:José de Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo
2102:Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
2083:Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix
1259:Mexican drug war (2006–present)
1003:"Reynosa: Habría muerto el Z-9"
838:Ortiz, Ildefonso (1 May 2014).
230:Secretariat of National Defense
3190:Most-wanted Mexican drug lords
2125:Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano
1688:Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez
639:"Drug boss captured in Mexico"
543:Badillo, Jesús (12 May 2014).
300:Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez
267:(alias "El Lazca" and "Z-3"),
1:
3289:Founding members of Los Zetas
3220:2015 Amado checkpoint protest
2257:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
1943:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
1028:Wilson, Steve (13 May 2014).
3225:2018 Chimney Canyon shootout
2412:Other cartels and drug lords
2019:Juan José Esparragoza Moreno
869:Redacción AN (12 May 2014).
713:(in Spanish). Archived from
580:(in Spanish). Red Política.
449:"Ley Transparencia (SEDENA)"
298:(alias "Tony Tormenta") and
200:in 1992 and was part of the
158:, the first or paternal
2502:Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
2382:Rosalinda González Valencia
2315:Jorge Luis Mendoza Cárdenas
2187:Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar
1571:José de Jesús Méndez Vargas
1329:Policía Federal Ministerial
273:Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar
3305:
3089:Édgar Eusebio Millán Gómez
2347:Antonio Oseguera Cervantes
2310:Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
2275:Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
2026:Ignacio Coronel Villarreal
1442:Sergio Villarreal Barragán
710:El Universal (Mexico City)
613:Combating Terrorism Center
582:El Universal (Mexico City)
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2521:Héctor Luis Palma Salazar
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3157:The Fight to Save Juárez
2514:Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo
1793:Vicente Carrillo Fuentes
1681:Antonio Cárdenas Guillén
296:Antonio Cárdenas Guillén
2595:Raúl Salinas de Gortari
2528:Jesús Amezcua Contreras
2354:Elvis González Valencia
2333:Rubén Oseguera González
2076:Benjamín Arellano Félix
1896:Nazario Moreno González
1889:Servando Gómez Martínez
1882:Enrique Plancarte Solís
1864:Servando Gómez Martínez
1857:Enrique Plancarte Solís
1768:Pablo Acosta Villarreal
1761:Rafael Aguilar Guajardo
1702:Homero Cárdenas Guillén
1578:Servando Gómez Martínez
1564:Enrique Plancarte Solís
1557:Alberto Espinoza Barrón
1550:Rafael Cedeño Hernández
1543:Dionisio Loya Plancarte
1522:Nazario Moreno González
1435:Edgar Valdez Villarreal
124:Federal Judicial Police
90:Multiple gunshot wounds
3011:LeBarón & Langford
2542:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
2375:José González Valencia
2320:Érick Valencia Salazar
2280:Érick Valencia Salazar
2226:Miguel Treviño Morales
2131:Edgardo Leyva Escandón
2119:Enedina Arellano Félix
2095:Eduardo Arellano Félix
1822:Knights Templar Cartel
1775:Amado Carrillo Fuentes
1674:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén
1667:Óscar Malherbe de León
1642:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
1529:Carlos Rosales Mendoza
1194:Transaction Publishers
844:The Brownsville Herald
743:The Brownsville Herald
330:On 24 March 2010, the
281:Omar Lorméndez Pitalúa
250:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén
226:Tampico Alto, Veracruz
3195:Piracy on Falcon Lake
3185:Juárez house of death
2806:Nuevo León-Tamaulipas
2588:Noé Ramírez Mandujano
2089:Carlos Arellano Félix
2013:Ismael Zambada García
1990:Ismael Zambada García
1977:Adrián Gómez González
1695:Mario Ramírez Treviño
1421:Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
416:"Recent OFAC Actions"
363:forensic anthropology
292:Matamoros, Tamaulipas
285:Efraín Teodoro Torres
275:(alias "El Mamito");
220:Early life and career
103:Galdino Mellado Cruz
3264:People from Veracruz
2581:Arturo Durazo Moreno
2508:Rafael Caro Quintero
2485:Independent Acapulco
2326:Martín Arzola Ortega
2293:Martín Arzola Ortega
2233:Omar Treviño Morales
2201:Galindo Mellado Cruz
2180:Jaime González Durán
2173:Arturo Guzmán Decena
2069:Ramón Arellano Félix
2007:Joaquín Guzmán Loera
1984:Joaquín Guzmán Loera
1536:Arnoldo Rueda Medina
1467:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
1449:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
1428:Carlos Beltrán Leyva
1414:Arturo Beltrán Leyva
1397:South Pacific Cartel
1367:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
1218:Galindo Mellado Cruz
977:The Associated Press
326:Kingpin Act sanction
277:Óscar Guerrero Silva
261:Arturo Guzmán Decena
236:as a soldier in the
234:Mexican Armed Forces
194:Mexican Armed Forces
178:Galindo Mellado Cruz
23:Galdino Mellado Cruz
3259:Gulf Cartel members
3081:Rodolfo Torre Cantú
2911:Villas de Salvárcar
2906:Juárez rehab center
1034:The Daily Telegraph
813:The Monitor (Texas)
783:on 27 February 2015
776:The Monitor (Texas)
348:Reynosa, Tamaulipas
214:Reynosa, Tamaulipas
105:Comandante Mellado
87:Cause of death
3097:Jaime Jorge Zapata
3091:(police commander)
3062:Politicians killed
2549:Juan García Ábrego
2535:Pedro Avilés Pérez
2470:Santa Rosa de Lima
1799:Juan Pablo Ledezma
1649:Juan García Abrego
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2966:2012 Nuevo Laredo
2936:2011 San Fernando
2931:2010 San Fernando
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2567:Miguel Nazar Haro
2559:Corrupt officials
2415:Corrupt officials
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2194:Heriberto Lazcano
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1314:Mexican Air Force
647:. 15 March 2003.
216:, on 9 May 2014.
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3073:Enrique Camarena
3031:Coatepec Harinas
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2771:Fast and Furious
2743:Community Shield
2683:Southern Tempest
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2606:Tomás Yarrington
2494:Early drug lords
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