Zetas Forming Independent Cartel

Alliance made with former Sinaloa Cartel commander

Mexican media and Stratfor intelligence agency is reporting the Zetas are becoming an independent drug cartel. This comes after a meeting in northern Mexico.

The new cartel is an alliance between Heriberto Lazcano, believed to be leader of the Zetas, and Arturo Beltran-Levya, a former commander of the Sinaloa drug cartel.

An official with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says the Zetas can "beat any cartel currently known and become a real national security problem for Mexico and the United States."