Sedena announces capture of Carlos Oliva Castillo, “La Rana”
10/14/11 — On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, the Secretary of National Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, Sedena) announced the capture of Carlos Oliva Castillo, “La Rana”, the alleged third in command of the Zeta cartel and its principal leader over the Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas territories. La Rana, captured near his base in … Read more
“La Barbie” on Hunger Strike
10/14/11- One-time high ranking cartel leader Edgar Valdez Villarreal, also known as “La Barbie,” has been on a hunger strike in prison since September 26, 2011. Through emails that he has shared with his brother, Valdez took up the strike in protest of being mistreated in the high security prison in which he is currently … Read more
