Los Zetas
The Zetas, once the military wing of the Gulf Cartel, is now among one of the most violent groups in Mexico. The Zetas started out as an enforcer gang for the Gulf Cartel, taking their name from the radio code used for top-level officers in the Mexican army. Not only are they highly organized, but their use of brutality and shock tactics – petrol bombs, beheadings, and roadblocks – has led the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to describe them as perhaps “the most technologically advanced, sophisticated and violent of these paramilitary enforcement groups.”
Zetas News and Investigations
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Mayor Goes Free, Mexico Fails Again to Prosecute 'Corrupt' Politicians
Written on Thursday, 21 July 2011 11:52 in InSight News
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Are Mexico Drug Gangs Drafting Hackers?
Written on Monday, 18 July 2011 17:26 in InSight News
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Ex-DEA Official Details Zetas' Texas Border Gun Smuggling
Written on Monday, 18 July 2011 14:08 in InSight News
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Guatemala Arrests Show Something is Working
Written on Wednesday, 13 July 2011 13:02 in Top Article
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Mexico's Zetas Gang Expand Influence in US: FBI
Written on Tuesday, 12 July 2011 17:05 in InSight News