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Leader Of Mexico's Gulf Cartel Arrested In Texas, U.S. Officials Say

2014-10-23

[LATimes] The top leader of Mexico's notorious Gulf cartel has been tossed in the slammer
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while shopping in south Texas, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

Juan Francisco Saenz-Tamez, 23, of Camargo, in Tamaulipas state, was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in September 2013 on charges of drug trafficking stretching from Texas and Florida to Washington, D.C., and the Eastern Seaboard.

Saenz-Tamez, who officials say rose through the ranks to lead the violent cartel, was captured Oct. 9 by federal agents while shopping in Edinburg, Texas.

He is charged with conspiracy in the shipping of thousands of pounds of cocaine and marijuana across the U.S.-Mexico border and with money-laundering.

U.S. officials hailed the arrest as a sign of cooperation between law enforcement agencies in the two countries.

Saenz-Tamez made an initial appearance in court Tuesday. He is being held in Beaumont. Prosecutors said they hoped to seize up to $100 million in assets he acquired during his alleged drug enterprises.

If convicted on all charges, he will face a maximum of life in prison.

Posted by:trailing wife

#8 Does that mean he votes absentee in the Texas elections next month?

Posted by: Mystic 2014-10-23 21:34

#7 Released in 3 2 1...

Posted by: KBK 2014-10-23 20:05

#6 The cartels lack the bureaucracy of promotion and selection boards along with 'block checking' assignments. In the field, the natural process of selection occurs with the no-go's literally buried.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-10-23 19:23

#5 Mitch, Al Capone was about 24 when he became a crime boss. As Pappy says "ambitious bugger".

Posted by: AlanC 2014-10-23 18:40

#4 Quite likely, Raj.

Posted by: Pappy 2014-10-23 15:57

#3 ...while shopping in south Texas,

Abercrombie & Fitch? J. Crew? Bebe?

Posted by: Raj 2014-10-23 14:42

#2 That doesn't pass the smell test

Unless he's an ambitious bugger...

Posted by: Pappy 2014-10-23 13:53

#1 Wait, a 23-year-old is the top leader of one of the top two Mexican cartels? That doesn't pass the smell test.

Posted by: Mitch H. 2014-10-23 11:18

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