Who are the Zetas?
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Recruited by the Zetas in 2002 Heriberto Lazcano-Lazcano is the figurative leader of the Zetas. Created in the late 1990's by Osiel Cardenas Guillen of the Gulf Cartel, the Zetas served as the cartel's security force by killing, kidnapping, torturing and collecting debts, as well as protecting loads. The Zetas have gone from the Gulf Cartel's legendary death squad to the most formidable of the Mexican drug cartels.
Recruited by the Zetas in 2002 Heriberto Lazcano-Lazcano is the figurative leader of the Zetas. Created in the late 1990's by Osiel Cardenas Guillen of the Gulf Cartel, the Zetas served as the cartel's security force by killing, kidnapping, torturing and collecting debts, as well as protecting loads. The Zetas have gone from the Gulf Cartel's legendary death squad to the most formidable of the Mexican drug cartels.
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Motorist cross the International Bridge from Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Roma, Tx., Friday Sept. 3, 2010.
On the run:
The most infamous of drug kingpins on the run is Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, whose nickname translates as "Shorty." He has defied all odds by breaking out of a Mexican prison nearly a decade ago and taking his Sinaloa Cartel to the top of Mexico's organized crime world. He is singularly the most wanted man in Mexico and rubbed salt in President Felipe Calderon's wounds in 2009 by landing on Forbes magazine's list of billionaires. He is wanted in the U.S. on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges, and the government is offering a reward of up to $5 million for his capture.
The most infamous of drug kingpins on the run is Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, whose nickname translates as "Shorty." He has defied all odds by breaking out of a Mexican prison nearly a decade ago and taking his Sinaloa Cartel to the top of Mexico's organized crime world. He is singularly the most wanted man in Mexico and rubbed salt in President Felipe Calderon's wounds in 2009 by landing on Forbes magazine's list of billionaires. He is wanted in the U.S. on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges, and the government is offering a reward of up to $5 million for his capture.
Jean Paul Lacombe, 11, walks with his mother, Berenice Diaz, and attorney Miguel Ortiz, right, as they arrive at the San Antonio Airport on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as "the Barbie" for his fair complexion and green eyes, grinned broadly as police described a life of luxury and violence that made a battleground of central Mexico, where he waged a war for control against his slain boss's brother, Hector Beltran Leyva.
Mourners attend a mass for Esteban "Steve" Jordan Thursday Aug. 19, 2010 at San Martin de Porres Catholic Church. Jordan, who was 71, died Friday Aug. 13, 2010.
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete competes in the the Miss Universe pageant on Aug. 23 in Las Vegas. Navarrete was later crowned Miss Universe 2010.
A view from Pancho's in the Centro Historico of Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico Friday Aug. 20, 2010.
Sofía Vergara appears in a promotional photo for "Chasing Papi."
Linda Fah, Miss Switzerland 2010, poses in her swimsuit.
Jose Cosme works on his mural at a large concrete spillway that’s the main water depository for the 19th Street Dam — and a favorite spot of graffiti taggers. The program, called Art in Action, brought together about 20 aspiring young artists.
Steve Jordan performs at the Tejano Conjunto Festival at Rosedale Park May 11, 2001.
Tommy Lee Jones
The man is an Oscar winner, a respected artist who lends his talents to various causes and a native Texan who calls San Antonio home. We love his don’t-mess-with-me vibe that demands respect — or maybe it’s fear. Whatever it is, don’t we all wish we could make things happen with a steely-eyed glare?
The man is an Oscar winner, a respected artist who lends his talents to various causes and a native Texan who calls San Antonio home. We love his don’t-mess-with-me vibe that demands respect — or maybe it’s fear. Whatever it is, don’t we all wish we could make things happen with a steely-eyed glare?
U.S. Marines carry the casket of Marine Sgt. Jose Luis Saenz III at his funeral service at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Pleasanton on Monday.
For most of its existence as an inexpensive motel north of downtown, the Alamo Lodge has been practically invisible to most people - but not to the police officers and paramedics who have responded to hundreds of calls at the property. In the past four years, police have been called to the motel, on average, just about every day. In late July, the city attorney's office went to court in an effort to declare the property at 1126 E. Elmira St. near downtown a public nuisance and close it down for a year to force the owners to clean up the motel. "This property has generated over 1,200 calls for police service" since Jan. 1, 2006, the city's lawsuit says.
Pamela Resendiz, middle, supports the Dream Act, which would give children of illegal immigrants legal status in the United States. She participates in an immigration rally at Milam Park in San Antonio on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Singer Jessica Simpson has been mentioned as a possible "American Idol" judge.
A sailboat glides through the cove between Cabo San Lucas and Land’s End.
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