How did the Zetas cartel rise to power in Mexico?

Following the capture and extradition of Cárdenas, Los Zetas became so powerful that they outnumbered and outclassed the Gulf Cartel in revenue, membership, and influence by 2010. As a result of this imbalance, the Cartel tried to curtail their own enforcers’ influence and ended up instigating a civil war.

Who runs Los Zetas now?

Miguel

Miguel Treviño Morales
Born	Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales 18 November 1970 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Other names	L-40 La Mona El Cuarenta (40, Z-40, Zeta 40) David Estrada-Corado Comandante Cuarenta
Occupation	Leader of Los Zetas
Organization	Los Zetas

Can I bring a gun to Mexico?

No, Mexican Federal Law strictly forbids possession of any firearms or ammunition without proper authorization by the Mexican authorities and is considered a “federal firearms offense”.

How did the Mexican cartel get started?

How did the cartel get started? Mexican smugglers have long trafficked homegrown heroin and marijuana to the U.S. But in the 1980s, Mexico also became the primary route for Colombian cocaine bound for the U.S.

Does López Obrador have a strategy to combat the drug cartels?

Vidal Romero, a political scientist at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico, called the president’s tour all show and no substance. He says López Obrador’s administration does not have a strategy to combat the drug cartels.

Will Mexico’s New National Guard Force fight the drug cartels?

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, shown here on July 13, has formed a new National Guard force but said when it comes to the drug cartels, “We will fight them with intelligence and not force. We will not declare war.”

What is the Jalisco new generation Cartel?

As Mexico’s Dominant Cartel Gains Power, The President Vows ‘Hugs, Not Bullets’ The Jalisco New Generation Cartel dominates fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking and is linked to various assassinations. But President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says, “We will not declare war.”