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• Trial to Start in Zetas Cartel Racehorse Case

  April 14, 2013 10:29 AM

  HOUSTON (AP) - One of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels intended a racehorse-buying operation to be a clandestine means of laundering its illegal proceeds in the United States, prosecutors say. But with the millions of dollars spent - sometimes in the form of duffel bags stuffed with cash... more »

• 24 alleged drug traffickers detained in Mexico

  November 10, 2012 9:40 AM

  MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Mexican authorities say they have detained 24 alleged members of the Gulf drug cartel, including seven who once worked for the rival Zetas drug gang. Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene says the Zetas deserters told investigators that they left the Zetas and joined the... more »

• Zeta Leader Allegedly Behind Falcon Lake Shooting in Custody Play Video

  October 8, 2012 1:03 PM

  WESLACO - Nearly two years after a couple came under fire on Falcon Lake, Mexican authorities say they caught the man behind the shooting. David Hartley and his wife were on Jet Skis along the Mexican bank, when a group of gunmen opened fire. Hartley was gunned down. His... more »

• Intelligence Agency Says Cartel Violence May Decrease Play Video

  January 26, 2012 11:57 PM

  AUSTIN - An Austin-based intelligence agency says one cartel is on its way to taking over the areas on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande Valley. They say if one cartel runs all the drug routes there will be less fighting. The battle between the Zetas and the... more »

• Laredo Jury Finds Zeta Member Guilty Play Video

  January 25, 2012 4:43 PM

  LAREDO - Gerardo Castillo-Chavez, an accused Zeta hitman, was found guilty in Laredo. He's convicted of racketeering, conspiracy and weapons charges. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Castillo-Chavez will spend many years behind bars. Other self-proclaimed Zetas testified against Castillo-Chavez during the trial. We heard testimony of how the cartel... more »

• Jury Finds Alleged Cartel Hit Man Guilty

  January 25, 2012 2:25 PM

  By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press LAREDO (AP) - A federal jury convicted an alleged hit man for a Mexican drug cartel in his second trial on racketeering, conspiracy and weapons charges. Gerardo Castillo Chavez was found guilty Wednesday in Laredo, about two years after jurors deadlocked on similar... more »

• Jury Deliberating in Trial Against Zeta Member Play Video

  January 24, 2012 11:34 PM

  LAREDO - Jurors in Laredo are now deliberating the fate of a man prosecutors say is behind cartel attacks on this side of the border. Federal agents say Gerardo Castillo-Chavez is part of a major cartel operation. There was a recap in court Tuesday morning of everything in the... more »

• Jury in Laredo Debating Fate of Accused Zeta Hitman Play Video

  January 24, 2012 4:38 PM

  LAREDO - Jurors in Laredo are now deliberating the fate of a man prosecutors say is behind cartel attacks on this side of the border. Federal agents say Gerardo Castillo-Chavez is part of a major cartel operation. There was a recap in court Tuesday morning of everything in the... more »

• Testimony Continues in Trial Against Alleged Zeta Play Video

  January 23, 2012 11:40 PM

  LAREDO - Jurors are hearing how the Zetas operate in Mexico and the U.S., as testimony continues in the trial against Guerardo Castillo-Chavez. He's one of several people named in a drug conspiracy indictment. Evidence in the trial included how the Zetas operate, how they train new recruits to... more »

• Extra Security in Place for Trial of Alleged Zeta Hitman in Laredo Play Video

  January 23, 2012 12:56 PM

  LAREDO - An alleged Zeta cartel hitman is on trial in Laredo. The case lays out the inner-workings of the cartel group along our border. Extra security is set up around the federal courthouse in Laredo. It's all for the trial of an alleged Zeta hitman. Gerardo Castillo Chavez... more »

• Trial Testimony Reveals Inner Workings of Zetas Cartel Play Video

  January 20, 2012 11:55 PM

  LAREDO - Details about the inner workings of the Zetas drug cartel are coming to light during a trial in Laredo. Several former cartel members have testified in the trial against Gerardo Castillo Chavez. He's accused of taking part in murders and assaults between 2001 and 2008. During the... more »