There are many names that have been written in the history of drug trafficking in Mexico, several drug lords have had a long criminal career, managing to hide from the authorities for years, until one day their lives take a turn that takes them right to the place. that they tried to avoid, and all due to carelessness.
Capturing them has been a success for the Mexican authorities, these characters become bargaining chips because some are extradited to the United States To comply with binational agreements, others stay in their country, to show that all crimes are punished.
After becoming the most wanted men, they must lead a low-profile life and constantly hide, but sooner or later they show their Achilles heel and that makes them vulnerable to the authorities.
The most recent case that illustrates this is the arrest of the leader of the Unión Tepito, a cartel that operates in Mexico City, the entity where he was detained. Eduardo Martínez Tiburcioalias “El Chori”, who was followed for months, during which the criminal modified his physical appearance to confuse the authorities.
For this reason, they chose to follow his wife Emily Getsemaní, and one day the goal was in sight, since the family – made up of the couple and their son – prepared to go out to eat quesadillas. At that moment the man was arrested by the Police.
Shopping, runs and cakes
Nobody resists a day of shopping, not even the bloodiest criminals, one of them was little known, until the kidnapping of four Americans in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. He belonged to Los Escorpiones, a faction of the Gulf Cartel and after the violent event it became a priority objective.
His name is José Alberto García Vilanoalias “La Quina”, who embodied bloody struggles for control of Matamoros, and also had expensive tastes, which he wanted to indulge in one day, so he embarked on a path of no return in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León.
According to the newspaper Milenio, The boss went to an exclusive shopping center that had facial recognition technology, luxury made him fall, since the operations to capture him had not borne fruit. A reward of 2.5 million dollars weighed on the person also known as “the real governor of Tamaulipas.”
Néstor Isidro Pérez Salasalias “Nini”, showed talent and cold blood, he became the security chief of Los Chapitosbut he wanted to show his lifestyle, he has even been linked to the singer Peso Pluma, who mentions him in his most recent song “La People II”.
His expensive tastes put him in the sights of the authorities, something that his bosses did not like very much. It is said that he had a corrido composed with Los Tucanes de Tijuana, and the same day the song was released he was arrested in Culiacán, he was in his underwear on the roof of a house.
Servando Gómez Martínez He was a rural teacher from Michoacán, he knew the needs of his people and joined the self-defense groups, but power seduced him and he went over to the opposite side, joining The Michoacan Familyand then form their own cartel: The Knights Templarmaking him the most wanted man in 2015.
Using religion to impose himself, “La Tuta” built an empire of drug trafficking and blood, his crimes made the authorities look at him, and when they tracked him down they found a property in Morelia where his collaborators frequently went.
That’s how on February 6, their birthday, they saw a gunman enter the place with a cake. That was the key to knowing that the drug trafficker was there, so an impressive operation was carried out that culminated in his arrest.
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