The Zetas’ top leader is dead and the group is seemingly splitting into pieces, but they remain Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s biggest security challenge. In this context, InSight Crime delves into how this city became a key hub.
The Zetas and the Battle for Monterrey
MEXICO
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16 DEC 2012
Chapter 1
Part I - How the Zetas Took Monterrey
MEXICO
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16 DEC 2012
The Zetas have many sides. The group is at once sophisticated and ruthless, coordinating multi-caravan ambushes and sending hooligans to launch a wild assault on a police station. It has…
Chapter 2
Part II - The Zetas and Monterrey Math
INFOGRAPHICS
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16 DEC 2012
Just days after the fire at the Casino Royale, authorities captured five suspects, one of whom was a state policeman. Officer Miguel Angel Barraza Escamilla later admitted to investigators that…
Chapter 3
Part III - The Battle for Monterrey
MEXICO
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16 DEC 2012
In October, the Mexican Navy killed the Zetas' top leader, Heriberto Lazcano, alias "Z-3." Lazcano was a mythic figure, evident in the way the group marshalled…
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