Alex Mauntel
Coach Klemm
Los Zetas
Due November 21, 2014
Los Zetas Los Zetas is a very large Mexican drug cartel. The Los Zetas cartel was formed back in the early 90’s when a group of Mexican army commandos left their ranks and became associated with a different drug cartel known as the gulf cartel. Los Zetas was formed but then broke off from their gulf cartel employer. They started their own drug cartel in which they are still with and it is still called Los Zetas. This issue is just like many others in Mexico. There are drug cartels all over Mexico and they are really dangerous with Los Zetas being the most dangerous. Los Zetas has killed more than 60,000 people since 2006. The drug trafficking goes on throughout all of Mexico. …show more content…
In 2011, one of the co-founders of Los Zetas was captured by the Mexican authorities after killing an unarmed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on a highway ambush. He was considered the gangs third most powerful leader and his name was Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar. He was 35 and in Mexico’s top 5 most wanted people. However more recently at the end of July 2014, Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, the boss and leader from Los Zetas, was captured by Mexican marines. It has been said that no shots were fired at all. Miguel was caught driving on the highway in a small pickup truck. Contained in the truck was a numerous amount of assault rifles and oddly 2 million dollars. Since Miguel was captured, the Mexican authorities believe that the violence of the gang will slow. The authorities describe him as “the last stitch holding them together”. On the other hand, citizens are saying that they want more protection and that Los Zetas will be more dangerous now because they do not have their leader. People think this will create uprising within the gang and much more violence to occur with people trying to become leader.
Today, Los Zetas is moving more and more into the United States through Texas. They have started to expand and are beginning to recruit U.S. citizens into the gang. To do this, they are finding street gangs and prison gangs. Los Zetas has also been found in southern countries such as Guatemala
Coach Klemm
Los Zetas
Due November 21, 2014
Los Zetas Los Zetas is a very large Mexican drug cartel. The Los Zetas cartel was formed back in the early 90’s when a group of Mexican army commandos left their ranks and became associated with a different drug cartel known as the gulf cartel. Los Zetas was formed but then broke off from their gulf cartel employer. They started their own drug cartel in which they are still with and it is still called Los Zetas. This issue is just like many others in Mexico. There are drug cartels all over Mexico and they are really dangerous with Los Zetas being the most dangerous. Los Zetas has killed more than 60,000 people since 2006. The drug trafficking goes on throughout all of Mexico. …show more content…
In 2011, one of the co-founders of Los Zetas was captured by the Mexican authorities after killing an unarmed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on a highway ambush. He was considered the gangs third most powerful leader and his name was Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar. He was 35 and in Mexico’s top 5 most wanted people. However more recently at the end of July 2014, Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, the boss and leader from Los Zetas, was captured by Mexican marines. It has been said that no shots were fired at all. Miguel was caught driving on the highway in a small pickup truck. Contained in the truck was a numerous amount of assault rifles and oddly 2 million dollars. Since Miguel was captured, the Mexican authorities believe that the violence of the gang will slow. The authorities describe him as “the last stitch holding them together”. On the other hand, citizens are saying that they want more protection and that Los Zetas will be more dangerous now because they do not have their leader. People think this will create uprising within the gang and much more violence to occur with people trying to become leader.
Today, Los Zetas is moving more and more into the United States through Texas. They have started to expand and are beginning to recruit U.S. citizens into the gang. To do this, they are finding street gangs and prison gangs. Los Zetas has also been found in southern countries such as Guatemala