Posted on 11/17/2008 6:28:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
The purported head of Zeta operations in Reynosa was formally charged with organized crime and firearms violations, Mexico's attorney general's office said Monday.
A federal judge in Mexico City ordered that Jaime "El Hummer" González Durán remain in custody pending trial.
Federal authorities arrested González during a series of Nov. 7 raids in Reynosa and later fought off Cartel gunmen who chased them to the city's airport as they attempted to fly him out of the city.
The raids also uncovered the largest cache of illegal weapons ever found in Mexico. Investigators believe the weapons belonged to González's organization, which was stocking up on fire- and manpower in an effort to assert control over their territory, according to an FBI intelligence memo issued in October.
González - believed to be an original leader of the Gulf Cartel's enforcement wing, Los Zetas - is among the most wanted drug traffickers in Mexico and the United States.
He is expected to face charges in his own country but may eventually be extradited north of the border, where he has been indicted on one count of conspiracy to smuggle drugs across the border.
...good work.
Zeta Tau Alpha? They were a pretty wild bunch during my college years!
Zeta Beta Tau also.
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