WARNING - Graphic Content & Profanity: Universal Free Press - Despicable Gulf Cartel Hangs Teen Girls as a Warning

On November 25, 2013 a horrific scene came to light early in the morning in Fresnillo Zacatecas when two bodies were seen hanging from a pedestrian bridge. A message was left on a banner hanging from the bridge next to the bodies of the victims and was signed by the Gulf Cartel (CDG).

The victims were both young girls that are not named here as requested by the family out of fear of retaliation.  Both victims were ages 15 and 16 and were reported missing since November 20, 2013. They were both held by members of the CDG to gather information on Los Zetas. Both of the victims were known associates of members of organized crime.

The two bodies dangled from the bridge. The authorities quickly arrived when notified and they secured the scene.

The bodies were hanging from yellow plastic chords.

The massages on the banner read: “F***ing Z Juan Bandido don’t be a fa**ot, confront us whore, come and pick up your trash, so you know whore here is the CDG, under the command of M3. Respond for your people, don’t be a coward.”

Los Zetas are fighting to gain control of Fresnillo. They have declared that Fresnillo will never be CDG territory. In the last few weeks, CDG has been abducting people and stating that they are going after Los Zetas. Young girls have been the biggest targets, since at least 25 girls have been abducted in the last month.

No witnesses have come forward.

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BBC: Mexico Gulf Cartel leader Mario Ramirez Trevino Captured

Mexican troops captured one of the country's most wanted drug-gang leaders in a raid on Saturday.  Mario Ramirez Trevino, known as X-20, is said to be the head of the cocaine and marijuana-smuggling Gulf Cartel. It is the second high-profile arrest since President Enrique Pena Nieto came to power last December.  The US government was offering a reward of $5m (£3.2m) for information leading to the capture of Mr Ramirez, while Mexico offered about $3m.

Ramirez Trevino is thought to have taken over as leader of the Gulf Cartel after the arrest of Jorge Eduardo Costilla, known as The Coss, last September.  Mexican media reported that the drug lord was arrested by a joint Army and Marines operation in Rio Bravo, in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

'As violent as Trevino Morales'

The interior ministry confirmed the arrest on Twitter.  "This morning, the Mexican Army has captured Mario Armando Ramirez Trevino," it said.  The Mexican authorities are expected to make a formal announcement of the arrest on Sunday and have so far not provided much detail on the arrest.

The leader of the Gulf Cartel was wanted by US authorities since 2006.  He is considered "at least as violent" the leader of the notoriously brutal Zetas cartel, Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, who was also arrested last month.  Authorities believe he had enough influence to attempt unifying the Gulf and Zeta cartels, which used to be one organization until its leadership split up in 2010, Mexican media reports.

The Zetas began as the enforcement arm of the Gulf Cartel, another powerful criminal gang.  Trevino Morales was detained in July.  This is the second high-profile arrest since President Enrique Pena Nieto took office last December.  In July, authorities announced the arrest of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, the alleged leader of the brutal Zetas.

Mr. Pena Nieto promised to change the policy of the previous government by tackling cartels through law enforcement on a local level rather than the capture of big-name targets.  Ex-President Felipe Calderon had deployed the army across the country and pursued cartel leaders.  Although the policy eliminated many senior criminal figures, it also created power vacuums that helped fuel the violence.

Source:  www.bbc.co.uk.com