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Top Gulf Cartel Boss Nabbed in Guanajuato
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Top Gulf Cartel Boss Nabbed in Guanajuato
A high-ranking Gulf Cartel operator, Roberto “Beto” Bazán Salinas, was arrested in Salamanca, Guanajuato, after a binational HSI–FGR operation. He’s accused of moving large shipments of cocaine, meth, and marijuana into the U.S. The capture highlights cartel reach and the need for tougher border enforcement.
Elements of the Federal Ministerial Police arrested Roberto Bazán Salinas, El Beto, a member of the Gulf Cartel (CDG), in Salamanca, Guanajuato, considered by U.S. authorities to be narcoterrorist; however, the arrest was not informed by national authorities.
The U.S. Department of National Security Investigations (HSI) captured Roberto “Beto” Bazán Salinas, associated with the Gulf Cartel and wanted for his involvement in smuggling cargoes of different drugs, on Friday in Guanajuato.The capture of Bazán Salinas was announced by the HSI and the Immigration and Customs Control Administration (ICE) on Friday, March 6 after carrying out a joint operation with the Attorney General's Office of Mexico and …
The detainee is charged with trafficking several shipments of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico to the United States.
Three months before the start of the football World Cup in Mexico, the issue of cartel violence remains unresolved. On Friday, 6 March, the Mexican authorities unveiled their security arrangements: 100,000 law enforcement forces will be deployed. This return to the security that the Mexican government hopes will include the arrest of "Beto", one of the country's largest drug traffickers.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Research (HSI) captured Roberto “Beto” Bazán-Salinas who was syndicated as part of the Gulf Cartel and who was being searched for smuggling shipments of several kilograms of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana to the U.S. Bazán-Salinas was arrested in the city of Salamanca, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico and had a warrant in place from the Immigration and Customs Administration (ICE) since January …
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