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| Los Negros | |
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| Dates of operation | 1990s - present |
| Leader | Édgar Valdéz Villarreal |
| Active region(s) | Mexico |
| Status | Active |
Los Negros is a criminal paramilitary unit of the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel in Mexico. Los Negros was formed to counter the operations of the Gulf Cartel's Los Zetas.[1][2][3] However, they have split from the Sinaloa Cartel and forged an alliance with the Gulf Cartel and its former rivals Los Zetas. Los Negros are led by Édgar Valdéz Villarreal and overseen by the Beltrán Leyva brothers.[4][2] Los Negros have been known to employ gangs such as Mexican Mafia and MS-13 to carry out murders and other illegal activities.[5] Los Negros have been reported to sometimes recruit from their rival group Los Zetas.[6] The group was involved in fighting the Zetas in the Nuevo Laredo region for control of the drug trafficking corridor.[2]
Its operational area was originally Tamaulipas, and later extended its influence to Nuevo León and Coahuila states. Movements have also been reported in San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Michoacán, Guerrero, Zacatecas and Sonora.
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Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, was at the center of a war between the Gulf Cartel's Los Zetas and the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Negros.[1][3] Following the 2003 arrest of Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cárdenas, it is believed the Sinaloa Cartel moved 200 men into the region to battle the Gulf Cartel for control.[6][4] The Nuevo Laredo region is an important drug trafficking corridor as 40% of all Mexican exports, a total of 9,000 trucks, pass through the region into the United States.[6]
Following the 2002 assassination of journalist Roberto Javier Mora Garcia from El Mañana newspaper, much of the local media has been silenced over the fighting.[6] The cartels have begun to intimidate the media and use it to send messages and wage a media war. In 2008, Édgar Valdéz placed an ad in the local paper accusing Los Zetas of being "narco-kidnappers" and purchasing protection from state officials and the attorney general's office.[3]
The drug war between the Sinaloa and Gulf Cartels had spread to Acapulco when a dozen or so members of Los Zetas attempted to kidnap Sinaloa Cartel members. Five of the Zetas were instead captured and taken to a safe house to be beaten, videotaped and murdered.[7]
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References
- ^ a b Mallory, Stephen L (2007) (in English). Understanding Organized Crime. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. pp. 67. ISBN 0763741086.
- ^ a b c Samuels, Lennox (March 21, 2006). "Lieutenant in Mexican drug cartel a wanted man". Dallas Morning News. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31729154_ITM. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b c Freeman, Laurie. State of Siege:Drug-Related Violence and Corruption in Mexico. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. pp. 7,13,15. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/news/docs/State_of_Siege_WOLA.pdf.
- ^ a b A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border. Majority Staff of the House Committee on Homeland Security. January 9, 2008. pp. 12,13. http://www.house.gov/mccaul/pdf/Investigaions-Border-Report.pdf.
- ^ Weak bilateral law enforcement presence at the U.S.Mexico border. Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives. November 17, 2005. pp. 11. ISBN 1422334414.
- ^ a b c d Noble, John (2006). Mexico. Lonely Planet Publications. pp. 384. ISBN 1740597443.
- ^ "Acapulco fears being `Narcapulco'". Miami Herald. February 07, 2006.
Printed Material
- Veledíaz, Juan (2004). «ABC de los Zetas, Génesis de los sicarios». La Revista (37). "ABC of the Zetas, Genesis of hitmen." Magazine (37). p. 25.
- Resa Nestares, Carlos (2004). Resa Nestares, Carlos (2004). «El mito de los Zetas». "The myth of the Zetas." Magazine (37). p. 32.
- Montemayor, Carlos (2004). «Ejércitos Privados». La Jornada (Marzo, 6). [1] . "Private armies". La Jornada (March 6). [1].
- Medellín, Jorge. ↑ Medellin Jorge. « Desertan 1,382 militares de elite », El Universal , 28 de marzo de 2004. " 1.382 military elite Desert," El Universal, March 28, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-09-23.
- Martínez Rodríguez, Marco A.. « El poder de los "Zetas" » (en spanish) . "The power of the" Zetas "(in spanish). Monographs. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
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