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. Authorities said Trevio is also a generator of violence in five states in Mexico and the border region of Tamaulipas. She reported "risk situations at different points in the city.". "[80] The problem is that if the journalists decide to favor the Sinaloa cartel or Los Zetas, they will find themselves threatened by one of the cartels. 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. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said the shootings came in response to the arrest of a cartel leader, but did not elaborate. Two tragic incidents, one in July 2020 and another in February 2023, launched Ramos on a renewed PR campaign to discredit the army. In retaliation to El Huevos arrest, the Sister City of Nuevo Laredo awoke to burning blockades and explosions around the city due to major gunfire reported Monday morning. [71] The killers left another message on top of the corpse stating the following: "Hello! border. Most newspapers covered this incident, but El Maana did not. Cartel Del Noreste leader Juan Gerardo Trevio Chavez, also known as "El Huevo," was arrested in Nuevo Laredo, Mexican federal officials announced Monday, March 14, 2022. Shots also rang out near the U.S. Consulate General in Nuevo Laredo. [47][48] A Chevrolet pickup truck exploded at around 5:30a.m. inside the parking lot of Hotel Santa Cecilia in southern Nuevo Laredo, injuring 2 civilians and 8 police officers. 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. It stated around 2 a.m. that due to an "emergency situation," U.S. citizens "should avoid the area or seek shelter.". Mexican officials said additional National Guard troops were to be deployed to Nuevo Laredo, which is across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas. [50][51] Three of the ten police officers were wounded with third degree burns in half of their bodies, while the rest were treated for non-life-threatening wounds. [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. (Sandra Sanchez/Border Report File Photo) As for you, 40, I tell you that you don't scare me. He was extradited to California on Tuesday after being flown from Nuevo Laredo to Tijuana. The leader of the notorious Zeta drug organization was apprehended Monday in an operation involving . Shots fired in Nuevo Laredo damaged this vehicle. 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[3] Nevertheless, the Gulf cartel and Los Zetas broke relations in early 2010, worsening the violence across northeast Mexico. [87] Nonetheless, only material damages were reported. McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) The South Texas border city of Laredo is getting back to normal but local officials were watching for any violence to spillover after gun battles by drug cartels earlier this week rocked its sister city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. 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. 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. 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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. Gunfire and Violence in Nuevo Laredo on Nov. 28, 2022, were caused by the arrest of a local cartel leader. Nuevo Laredo (Mexico) (AFP) - Heavy gunfire shook a Mexican city as drug cartel members retaliated following the capture of their leader, who is wanted by the United States, authorities and . The violence erupted shortly after Mexican authorities arrested Juan Gerardo Trevino, a high-profile cartel leader from the Northeast Cartel. 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. [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. Evidently, calls to respect human rights wash away all sinsincluding allegedly being on the payroll of a cartel. Shots were fired at military quarters, prompting vehicle pursuits and gun battles throughout Nuevo Laredo. Screenshots from a video posted on social media show numerous trucks on fire in Nuevo Laredo on Monday, March 14, 2022 after reports of gunfire and explosions in the city in the early morning hours of that day. [29] The U.S. Customs and Border Protection indicated that 7 out of the 14 who were killed were reportedly deported immigrants who were working illegally in the United States. Evidently, calls to respect human rights wash away all sinsincluding allegedly being on the payroll of a cartel. [48] Federal law enforcement agencies have also sought Trevio Chavez on the U.S. side. Europes prime players are embracing the multipolar paradigm; are they leaving the U.S. behind? As a result of the actions taken in Nuevo Laredo, the federal government will be deploying more military personnel and aircraft scheduled to arrive Monday. Trump Baja investors still seething years later. 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. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas meets with AMLO. During his morning press conference, Lopez Obrador confirmed that the cartel leader was apprehended at 4.40 a.m. local time (1040GMT). "[72] This man was the fourth killed by the cartels for posting against them on the Internet in less than two months. [9] Some witnesses, who preferred to remain anonymous, claimed that they saw over "18 armed men in black with ski-masks. Zach Davis is the Managing Editor at the Laredo Morning Times. Martn Rodriguez Barbosa, also known. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 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. [60] The Federal police and the Mexican Army cordoned the crime scene, as paramedics stabilized the bystanders and transported them to the nearest hospital. Keep making Z-40's case to say and deny that we already operate in Nuevo Laredo, just so that Lazcano will not scold this illiterate car washer. And once the Sinaloa Cartel gets established in Nuevo Laredo, it may possibly make moves to control Reynosa and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Gunfire and Violence in Nuevo Laredo on Nov. 28, 2022, were caused by the arrest of a local cartel leader. He had three warrants for his arrest. 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