The death toll in the drug war reaches 6,844 in 2008 (CNN Library). The head of Los Zetas and head of Beltron were killed in gun battle in 2009 (CNN Library). High ranking members of Beltron, Gulf, Los Zetas, and Sinaloa are arrested or killed in 2010 (CNN Library). One of original founders of Los Zetas is captured, but FBI, CIA, ICE, and Navy members are killed by Los Zetas in 2011 (CNN Library). Four of Los Zetas’ high ranking enforces were captured by marines. Afterwards, the new leader of Zetas is killed in big shoot out with rival cartel and US marines. As a results the Zetas power is weakened (CNN Library). All of this occurred in 2012.
The highest ranking enforcer in Zetas, Z-40 is captured with highest ranking member in of Gulf x-20 …show more content…
In 2013, a man in the US spoke out against the cartels’ ruthlessness and evil acts after his daughter was sold as a sex slave or trophy wife to the cartel. Los Zetas warned him to stop talking, but he got on national tv and told them he will not be silenced until he finds out the fate of his daughter. Los Zetas then sent a hit squad after his family to silence him, but the hit man was stopped and captured by FBI agents. After that man spoke out against the cartel, many people who were silenced came to surface, telling their stories of their missing loved ones -- people who were abducted and killed by the cartel. This raised more awareness and forced US authorities to get involved more with Mexico's drug and crime problems.
Most of the victims from the US are tourists, visiting Mexico for vacation, visiting family, or celebration of Cinco de Mayo. All these lead to the victims’ untimely demises. They may be robbed, killed, raped, sold as a sex slave or trophy wives, and forced to join a drug cartel …show more content…
When one party makes an agreement with another to kill a target or group of individuals, it always involves two or more parties in an illegal agreement to kill for money or other payments like bitcoins (Bucktin). Claudia Ochoa Felix is known for her curve figure and pouting selfies on twitter and instagram, but what her fans don’t know is that she is allegedly heading the world’s most deadliest group of contract killers. Claudia Ochoa Felix is a mother and a millionaire with an army of bodyguards. Claudia has reportedly became the new head of Los Antrax after her boyfriend the former leader was imprisoned, Los Antrax are elite contract killers for