This is how OCL Cárdenas Gulen, who killed his best friend to become head of the Gulf Cartel, was arrested.

In the sky, a helicopter flew for a few hours in the sky of Tamaulipas, while three shots were fired on the ground that broke the peace in the entity where there were soldiers who had one objective: to occupy. OCL CARDENAS GULEN The leader of that time The Gulf Cartel.

That was about it Operational Security secretOf which only the then attorney general, Rafael Macedo de la Concha, knew, and with the authorization of the head of the executive, Vicente Fox, the agents launched the actions.

First firearms exploded in a house and more bullets were used when Cárdenas Gulen was being taken from the scene, at which point members of the criminal group activated their weapons. A K 47

achieved Three soldiers were injuredBut his boss was still protected by men in uniform.

Because the attack by the criminals was not successful and OCL Cardenas was a van who took him to the Servando Canals Airport and later boarded him in an armed forces vehicle to take him to the nation’s capital.

But the men working for the boss a last chance to save the criminal leader, which sparked the final shootout. The criminal actions failed because the National Defense Secretariat (Sedena) already had a boss.

medium the day The actions taken during the operation that resulted in the capture of Osiel Cárdenas were detailed at the time and also detailed that the troops continued after the man’s arrest. retainer in various parts of Tamaulipas.

At that time, the boss received support from all around 300 people who supported him cover up Their activities, admitted Rafael Macedo, who also said that the Gulf Cartel had achieved Bribing members of the Army

. “Hide it would be a lie,” said the attorney.

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén was in charge of recruiting ex-military members to form a group known as Los Zetas, a commission for him from the aforementioned boss. bodyguard Arturo Guzman DecenaLater also an ex-military man.

Juan García Abrego was one of those charged with managing activities related to the Gulf Cartel. Drug trafficking, as the criminal organization began smuggling whiskey into the United States. But Abrego was arrested in 1996 and extradited to the United States. The above creates conflict in the Gulf cartel.

Cárdenas Guillén was a pseudonym until at least 1998 This shortyBut that nickname changed when Osiel ended the internal conflict by killing Salvador Gómez Herrera, aka Chavawho remained at the head of the organization and who focused on eliminating his rivals and was a friend of the OCL.

Until this moment OCL Cardenas was seen as one more by Salvador Gomez secondary That as a partner, according to research conducted by Manuel Perez Aguirre and Victor Manuel Sanchez Valdes, the Colegio de Mexico (Colmax) is entitled A Brief History of Los Zetas

.

Furthermore, after OCL’s capture, reports surfaced indicating that a capo communication system With several cellular devices assigned to each day of the month, this prevents the criminal leader’s communications from being intercepted by the authorities and is therefore not as easy to track.

Cárdenas Gulen was eventually captured by authorities in March 2003, and then Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez aka costook command of the criminal organization, however, said the man was sentenced to life in prison after his disclosure in September 2022. guilty before US authorities. In addition, the man known as The Killer of Friends to be published in August 2024, according to US prison records.