{"id":1347373,"date":"2022-02-27T14:22:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T19:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1347373"},"modified":"2022-02-27T14:22:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T19:22:59","slug":"exclusive-elusive-gulf-cartel-boss-arrested-in-mexico-near-texas-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-elusive-gulf-cartel-boss-arrested-in-mexico-near-texas-border\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Elusive Gulf Cartel Boss Arrested in Mexico near Texas Border."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-elusive-gulf-cartel-boss-arrested-in-mexico-near-texas-border%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1347373&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Mexican authorities arrested an elusive top leader within Mexico\u2019s Gulf Cartel. The feared drug lord has been arrested two times in the past only to be released by federal judges. It is the second successful high-value target operation this week.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest took place Saturday when state police forces arrested Alfredo \u201cEl Contador\u201d Cardenas, the top leader of the Gulf Cartel in Matamoros, law enforcement sources consulted by Breitbart Texas revealed. The arrest against Cardenas is based on various state criminal charges filed by the Tamaulipas Attorney General\u2019s Office (FGJ).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_10205289\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/El-Contador-Gulf-Cartel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10205289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/El-Contador-Gulf-Cartel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Alfredo \u201cEl Contador\u201d Cardenas Martinez (file photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cardenas is the top leader for the criminal organization in Matamoros and the surrounding areas. He is a direct relative of jailed kingpin Osiel Cardenas Guillen \u2014 the former supreme leader of the cartel and founder of Los Zetas.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the operation against Cardenas, the Gulf Cartel reportedly set up various blockades in Matamoros and vandalized security cameras much like what the organization did in Reynosa and other cities earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2019\/03\/03\/mexican-feds-arrest-gulf-cartel-boss-tied-to-bloody-turf-war\/\">Mexican federal authorities arrested Cardenas twice before<\/a>, Breitbart Texas reported. However, he was released by federal judges each time under suspicious rulings under claims of irregularities in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart Texas reported exclusively early last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/02\/26\/exclusive-mexican-cartel-terrorizes-border-city-after-cops-arrest-and-turn-over-fugitive-to-us-authorities\/\">Tamaulipas state police forces arrested another cartel figure named Obed Pena who was a regional leader in the city of Diaz Ordaz<\/a>. After his arrest, Mexican authorities turned him over to their U.S. counterparts in connection with a murder in Hidalgo County. After his repatriation, an Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace formally charged Pena with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder. The judge set his bonds at $2million.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the arrest, the Gulf Cartel set out a series of attacks and blockades in the cities of Reynosa, Miguel Aleman, Diaz Ordaz. Cartel members knocked down security police cameras and fired their weapons in an attempt to scare the public.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby\u00a0and senior Breitbart management.\u00a0You can follow him on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IldefonsoOrtiz\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ildefonso-Ortiz\/731511040246659\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. He can be contacted at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:Iortiz@breitbart.com\"><em>Iortiz@breitbart.com<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brandondarby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>Twitter\u00a0<\/em><\/a><em>and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brandonmichaeldarby\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. He can be contacted at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:bdarby@breitbart.com\"><em>bdarby@breitbart.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican authorities arrested an elusive top leader within Mexico\u2019s Gulf Cartel. 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