A co-founder of the brutal Mexican drug cartel, Los Zetas, was allegedly killed in a shootout with the Mexican military in the border town of Reynosa on May 9. Galindo Mellado Cruz — aka “Z-9” — is believed to have died in a gunfight during a raid on his san… High Times
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More Sinaloa Cartel Bigwigs Busted; Still Not El Chapo
Three apparent Sinaloa operatives — accused of conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms of cocaine in the US and Europe — now face trial in a federal court in Concord, New Hampshire, after being extradited from Spain. The men were apprehended in the Spanish port of Alge… High Times
Mexico Arrests Gulf Cartel Leader Ramírez Trevino
Despite a pledge to take a progressive approach on the Mexican Drug War, the relatively new administration ofPresident EnriquePeñaNietohas apparentlyregressed back to the militant stylefavored by his predecessor…. High Times
Leader of Los Zetas Cartel Arrested, Could Face Extradition to US
Miguel Angel Treviño Morales, the leader of Mexico's notoriously brutal Los Zetas cartel, was arrested last night in the border town of Nuevo Loredo by Mexican Navy Special Forces in an operation reportedly based on US intelligence. He is currently being held i… High Times