“Operation Fallen Hero” Leads to Various Arrests in the US
02/28/11 – US law enforcement officials have decided to honor the memory of Special Agent Jaime Zapata, a US ICE agent who was shot to death earlier this month in Mexico, and Special Agent Victor Avila, who was wounded in the same incident, by initiating a series of raids known as “Operation Fallen Hero.” These … Read more
Leader of La Resistencia Arrested
02/28/11— Victor Manuel Torres Garcia or Edgar Mauricio Barrera Corrales “El Papirrín” identified as a leader of La Resistencia with ties to the Beltran Leyva cartel was arrested in Michoacan by the Secretary of Public Security today. La Resistencia was formed after many of the head leaders of the Beltran Leyva cartel were arrested and detained, including … Read more
“El Toto” of Los Zetas Arrested
02/28/11— The Secretary of the Navy arrested Sergio Antonio Mora Cortes, alias “El Toto” yesterday, who is identified as the leader of the San Luis Potosi unit of the organized crime group Los Zetas. He is also associated with the homicide of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Agent (ICE), Jaime Zapata, as he is the boss … Read more
