Again, do we have proof and/or a link?? I don’t remember the gangland episode and yes, I’m sure we would have trained or worked with the Mexican Military but to say we trained the zeta’s would be front page news down here. It is just misleading to say the U.S. trained zetas if the fact was while they were serving…that is all i’m saying.
The short story for my particular area known as The Plaza
The zetas were formed by a “very small” group AFTER they left the military & quickly grew. They were hired on by the GC to settle disputes with smaller gangs where territory was not established. They were so ruthless and effective that they also were paid by the GC as both low and high profile hitmen. The zetas soon wanted a bigger piece of the pie and tensions grew. About 3 months ago, there were some high ranking zetas that strolled into Reynosa without announcing their arrival. The GC approached them at a hotel and we now have whacked zetas. Leadership of the zeta called for the head of the GC who runs the Reynosa area and GC told them to pound sand.
We’ve had several shootouts in the area over the past several weeks and it has quieted down substantially. The zetas are rumored to be regrouping in Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo preparing for the big one. Another runor is the zeta’s and MS13 may be joining up to tackle goliath. GC has banners all over the cities letting the civi’s know the relationship is over and they plan to keep them out of the area.
There are articles everyday in the local paper…hell, 3 grenades were found at the main Reynosa bus station just this morning.
I get what you are saying and you are correct. We didn’t train them as Zetas. They were trained when they were in the Mexican military. Like you said, a small cadre of these US SF trained men formed Los Zetas. You live there, and your knowledge of their allegiances, and subsequent power moves all fall in line with everything that I’ve read relating to work.
I also live on the border, but in AZ where GC isn’t the major player this side of the country. I don’t know how accurate it is, but I just read something about an alliance between the major cartels known as the Federation.
No offense, but I think he wanted something more concrete than wikipedia. There is no official US govt. backed statement regarding this however (obviously), so if that is what is being sought, it cannot be provided.
The belief that they were trained by us is so common that it is widely accepted as primarily true. It is even repeated in LE circles that operate near the border or have a concern of border related issues.
I’m sure this whole deal is hurting the big players bottom dollar & I have heard the same down this way. Basically, get rid of the whacko sub-contractor thugs and get back to dealing w/ the in-fighting.
I’m really concerned about the latest U.S. consulate killings and back to the o.p…if speculation is correct and it is the majors sending a message for the U.S. not to get involved, then you might have to wonder IF the big three (Gulf, sinaloa and juarez) agreed with this hit or not. Heck, what if one of the sub groups like the zetas or ms13 did it just to throw a wrench into the system & irk the big 3??
This is pretty huge…they were chased and gunned down trying to get to the poe With a baby in the back seat. It’s All speculation but it’s pointing to the narco-traffic in some capacity.