Juan Gerardo N, “El Huevo”, is known as the leader of the Northeast Cartel and the group of hit men Tropas del Infierno responsible for the violence in five states, as well as the border region of Tamaulipas; who was arrested on March 13 in possession of two exclusive Army weapons.
“El Huevo” is recognized as the nephew of drug trafficker Miguel Ángel “Z-40”who was known as the last leader of the Los Zetas Cartel, which fractured into several cells from which the two criminal organizations led by Juan Gerardo emerged.
In addition to the Z-40, Juan Gerardo is a relative of other well-known Mexican criminals such as Óscar Omar “El Z-42” and Juan Francisco “El Kiko”, who is serving a life sentence in the United States.
According to Insight Crime, the drug traffickers at the service of “El Huevo” are known to wear uniforms similar to those of the Mexican Navy and exclusive weapons of the Army authorities.
Juan Gerardo has three arrest warrants, two of them in Mexico. In Tamaulipas he is blamed for extortion and criminal associationwhile in Coahuila for intentional homicide and terrorism; the third is for extradition purposes for drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy.
How was the arrest of Juan Gerardo “El Huevo”?
The arrest of the leader of the Northeast Cartel It occurred during a ground reconnaissance work in conjunction with the Ministry of National Defense, the Attorney General’s Office, the National Intelligence Center and the National Guard in the Hidalgo neighborhood located in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
It was members of organized crime who attacked military personnel, during the confrontation the arrest of “El Huevo” was achieved, who was in possession of two weapons for exclusive use of the Mexican Army and Air Force.
Juan Gerardo was transferred to the facilities of the Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime (FEMDO).
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Due to his arrest, the authorities implemented an operation to ensure security in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas in the face of the blow to the criminal organization of the Northeast Cartel, for which military personnel and aircraft arrived on March 14.
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