Los Zetas (pronounced [los ˈsetas], Spanish for "The Zs") is a Mexican criminal syndicate and designated terrorist organization, [17] known as one of the most dangerous of Mexico's drug cartels. [18][19][20][21][22] They are known for engaging in brutally violent "shock and awe" tactics such as beheadings, torture, and indiscriminate murder. [23] .

Mar 15, 2025 · The sibling ex-leaders of Mexico's violent Zetas cartel were arraigned on Friday in the United States on charges including drug trafficking, firearm possession and money laundering, the U.S....

Mar 14, 2025 · Los Zetas, Mexican crime syndicate formed in 1997 as the enforcement arm of the drug-trafficking Gulf Cartel; it broke away as an independent organized criminal enterprise in 2010. The group was known for its violent tactics and tight organizational structure.

Aug 30, 2024 · Beginning as a group of deserters from an elite unit of the armed forces at the service of the Gulf Cartel, the Zetas would go on to become one of Mexico’s most powerful and feared armed groups before infighting and the loss of …

Oct 16, 2024 · Since becoming leaders of Los Zetas in 2012, which they later renamed the Cartel del Noreste, the defendants have allegedly continued its history and pattern of using extreme violence to control large swaths of Northern Mexico, including along the U.S. border.

Soon after the murder, Guzman became known as “Z-1,” and would become the founder of Los Zetas, literally “The Zs”: an organization that began as an elite security detail and would evolve across 12 years to become one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal organizations.

Feb 28, 2025 · Los Zetas later formed an alliance with the Gulf Cartel, and they collectively operated under the name “The Company.” Gonzalez-Duran, a high-ranking member of Los Zetas, served as a plaza boss in the city of Miguel Aleman, Mexico, controlling the Company’s drug-trafficking activities in and through that area, and, later, as a regional ...

Apr 6, 2018 · The Zetas were once Mexico’s most feared and violent organized crime threat. Now, the group is a fragmented shadow of its former self. InSight Crime looks at what happened, and what's next for the once-powerful cartel.

Feb 27, 2025 · Así eran Los Zetas, el cártel que sembró temor en México: origen y dónde operaba Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales,“Z-40” y Óscar Omar Treviño Morales, “Z-42”, dos capos señalados por su violencia, fueron extraditados a Estados Unidos.

Aug 30, 2024 · Los Zetas fueron uno de los más poderosos carteles de México, hasta que las luchas internas y la pérdida de sus líderes causaron su declive.