2011–12 in the Mexican drug war

none In 2011 and 2012, during the Mexican drug war, hundreds of people were killed in massacres by rival drug cartels who were fighting for power and territory. These organized-crime syndicates were grappling for control over the drug corridors to the United States, the drug markets in local cities, extortion rackets, and human smuggling. Massacres occurred in the states of Veracruz, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Tamaulipas and Nuevo León. Incidents Los Zetas presence.png Los Zetas presence Sinaloa Cartel presence.png Sinaloa Cartel presence Mexican organized-crime groups often leave bodies in public places as a warning to rivals.49 bodies left on Mexican highway http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/49-bodies-left-on-mexican-highway-20120514-1ylj6.html 13 May 2012 Brisbane Times 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120515200336/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/49-bodies-left-on-mexican-highway-20120514-1ylj6.html 15 May 2012 live Most of the 2011–2012 massacres were committed by the rival Sinaloa and Los Zetas cartels throughout Mexico.Mexican officials report 49 bodies dumped on highway to US border https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexican-officials-report-dozens-of-bodies-dumped-on-highway-near-northern-city-of-monterrey/2012/05/13/gIQAP09VMU_story.html 13 May 2012 The Washington Post 13 May 2012June 2021 medicmedic The killings were described as "the latest salvo in a gruesome game of tit-for-tat in fighting" by Mexican drug cartels.Rodriguez Olga 49 headless bodies dumped on north Mexico highway https://news.yahoo.com/49-headless-bodies-dumped-north-mexico-highway-225844950.html 14 May 2012 Yahoo! News 14 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516154145/http://news.yahoo.com/49-headless-bodies-dumped-north-mexico-highway-225844950.html 16 May 2012 live Veracruz thumb|alt=Sinaloa Cartel logo: "C. D. S", "Cartel de Sinaloa" and a horizontal green, white and red bar on a black background|Sinaloa Cartel logo Eye-for-an-eye fighting between Los Zetas and the Sinaloa Cartel began in the fall of 2011 in Veracruz, a strategic smuggling state with a large Gulf port.49 bodies with heads, hands and feet chopped off found on Mexican highway leading to US border https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/49-bodies-with-heads-hands-and-feet-chopped-off-found-on-mexican-highway-leading-to-us-border/2012/05/13/gIQAUVcXNU_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120515114504/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/49-bodies-with-heads-hands-and-feet-chopped-off-found-on-mexican-highway-leading-to-us-border/2012/05/13/gIQAUVcXNU_story.html 15 May 2012 14 May 2012 The Washington Post 13 May 2012 dead On 20 September, two trucks containing 35 bodies were found in an underpass near a shopping mall in Boca del Río.35 bodies found in Mexican roadway during rush hour https://www.cnn.com/2011/09/20/world/americas/mexico-bodies-found/index.html CNN 20 September 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121011045126/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-20/americas/world_americas_mexico-bodies-found_1_bodies-roadway-drug-related-violence 11 October 2012 The bodies were allegedly members of Los Zetas,35 muertos de Boca del Río serían Zetas: Autoridades http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/35muertosdebocadelrioserianzetasautoridades-1102898.html 11 March 2012 La Vanguardia 21 September 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20111227061804/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/35muertosdebocadelrioserianzetasautoridades-1102898.html 27 December 2011 live but it was later found that only six had been involved in minor crimes; none were involved with organized crime.Martínez Chivis Bodies of Innocents Used as Props in Mexico's Drug War http://www.insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2742-bodies-of-innocents-used-as-props-in-mexicos-drug-war 9 June 2012 InSight Crime 8 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120616050357/http://www.insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2742-bodies-of-innocents-used-as-props-in-mexicos-drug-war 16 June 2012 Some of the victims had their hands tied, and showed signs of having been tortured.Mexico gunmen abandon two trucks with 35 bodies inside https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14998500 9 May 2012 BBC News 21 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302030236/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14998500 2 March 2012 live According to El Universal, at about 5:00 p.m. a number of vehicles blocked a major street in Boca del Río.Veracruz: tiran a 35 ejecutados en zona turística http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/37768.html 9 May 2012 El Universal 21 September 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20111227215009/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/37768.html 27 December 2011 live When the traffic stopped, armed men abandoned two trucks in the middle of the road. They opened the truck doors and pulled out the thirty-five bodies, leaving a written message behind. Other gunmen pointed weapons at the frightened driversCastillo Eduardo Mexico Horror: Suspected Drug Traffickers Dump 35 Bodies On Avenue In Veracruz https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/21/mexico-bodies-gunmen_n_973298.html 9 May 2012 The Huffington Post 21 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120102060743/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/21/mexico-bodies-gunmen_n_973298.html 2 January 2012 live before the cartel members fled the scene.Arrojan 35 cuerpos torturados en una calle de Veracruz http://www.elmundo.es/america/2011/09/21/mexico/1316565284.html 9 May 2012 El Mundo 21 September 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120814152216/http://www.elmundo.es/america/2011/09/21/mexico/1316565284.html 14 August 2012 live The Blog del Narco reported on September 21 that the message was signed by Gente Nueva, an enforcement group which worked for Sinaloa boss Joaquín Guzmán Loera.35 bodies dumped in Mexican city as president begins effort to woo tourists https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/mexicos-dueling-images-35-dead-in-tourist-town/2011/09/21/gIQAkHjZlK_story.html 9 May 2012 The Washington Post 21 September 2011 William Booth https://web.archive.org/web/20120507092855/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/mexicos-dueling-images-35-dead-in-tourist-town/2011/09/21/gIQAkHjZlK_story.html 7 May 2012 live On 27 September the Jalisco New Generation Cartel released a video claiming that they had carried out the attacks on Los Zetas, however, and were planning to take over Veracruz.Comando armado se responsabiliza por cádaveres arrojados en Veracruz http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/comandoarmadoseresponsabilizaporcadaveresarrojadosenveracruz-1108089.html 11 March 2012 La Vanguardia 27 September 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20111230191422/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/comandoarmadoseresponsabilizaporcadaveresarrojadosenveracruz-1108089.html 30 December 2011 live On 6 October in Boca del Río, 36 bodies were found by authorities in three houses.Marina reporta el hallazgo de 32 cuerpos en Veracruz; la Procuraduría, 4 http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/10/06/la-marina-localiza-32-cuerpos-en-casas-de-seguridad-en-veracruz CNN Mexico 6 October 2011 2012-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513211541/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/10/06/la-marina-localiza-32-cuerpos-en-casas-de-seguridad-en-veracruz 2012-05-13 dead es Mexican Navy soldiers first discovered 20 bodies in a house in a residential neighbourhood; while searching another house, they found 11 more bodies.Mexico: 32 Bodies Are Found in Veracruz Houses https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/world/americas/mexico-32-bodies-are-found-in-veracruz-houses.html 10 May 2012 Los Angeles Times 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111013133450/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/world/americas/mexico-32-bodies-are-found-in-veracruz-houses.html 13 October 2011 live A third house contained one body, and four other bodies were confirmed by the Veracruz state government.Son 36 los cadáveres hallados en Veracruz http://noticierostelevisa.esmas.com/nacional/344731/son-36-cadaveres-hallados-veracruz/ 10 May 2012 Televisa 7 October 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091825/http://noticierostelevisa.esmas.com/nacional/344731/son-36-cadaveres-hallados-veracruz/ 2 April 2015 live A day later, Attorney General Reynaldo Escobar Pérez resigned due to the drug violence.El procurador de Veracruz renuncia a su cargo tras una ola de violencia http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/10/07/el-procurador-de-veracruz-presenta-su-renuncia-tras-una-ola-de-violencia 10 May 2012 CNNMéxico 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040056/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/10/07/el-procurador-de-veracruz-presenta-su-renuncia-tras-una-ola-de-violencia 2016-03-04 dead es A day after his resignation, 10 more bodies were found in the city of Veracruz.Soberanes Rodrigo Otros 10 cadáveres son encontrados en el estado de Veracruz http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/10/08/otros-10-cadaveres-son-encontrados-en-el-estado-de-veracruz 21 March 2012 CNNMéxico 8 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318000531/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/10/08/otros-10-cadaveres-son-encontrados-en-el-estado-de-veracruz 2012-03-18 dead es The Jalisco New Generation Cartel was responsible for 67 killings in Veracruz on 7 October.Caen 'Matazetas' ligados a cadáveres en Veracruz http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/seguridad/caen-matazetas-ligados-a-cadaveres-en-veracruz,808440faee7b3310VgnVCM4000009bf154d0RCRD.html?icid=Publicadores_Links_Relacionados 11 March 2012 Terra Networks 7 October 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183951/http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/seguridad/caen-matazetas-ligados-a-cadaveres-en-veracruz,808440faee7b3310VgnVCM4000009bf154d0RCRD.html?icid=Publicadores_Links_Relacionados 2 April 2015 live On 11 June 2012 in Álamo, Veracruz, 14 dismembered bodies were abandoned in a truck on a highway near the Tamaulipas border.Mexican police find 14 bodies in Gulf coast state of Veracruz https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/mexican-police-find-14-bodies-in-gulf-coast-state-of-veracruz/2012/06/12/gJQAoEGtXV_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122126/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/mexican-police-find-14-bodies-in-gulf-coast-state-of-veracruz/2012/06/12/gJQAoEGtXV_story.html dead 15 December 2018 12 June 2012 The Washington Post 12 June 2012 Alerted by an anonymous call, the bodies were found at 8:00 p.m. and authorities finished picking them up at about 7:00 a.m. the following day.Autoridades hallan 14 cuerpos en los límites de Veracruz y Tamaulipas http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/06/12/autoridades-hallan-14-cuerpos-en-los-limites-de-veracruz-y-tamaulipas 12 June 2012 CNNMéxico 12 June 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120612225808/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/06/12/autoridades-hallan-14-cuerpos-en-los-limites-de-veracruz-y-tamaulipas 12 June 2012 liveFourteen bodies found in eastern Mexico: officials https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jkZglpMB2jNLQwdlC81JxRXmuBVw?docId=CNG.b2371552eed6d000aa85ebc4c2e4bc6b.781 https://archive.today/20130124182615/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jkZglpMB2jNLQwdlC81JxRXmuBVw?docId=CNG.b2371552eed6d000aa85ebc4c2e4bc6b.781 dead January 24, 2013 13 June 2012 Agence France-Presse 12 June 2012 Security was increased in the area after the discovery.Mexico: 14 bodies found in abandoned truck http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/world/americas/mexico-bodies-found/index.html 13 June 2012 CNN 12 June 2012 Sinaloa In response to the killings in Veracruz, Los Zetas left 26 bodies (16 burned to death) in abandoned vehicles in Sinaloa on 23 November.Mexico Security Memo: Los Zetas Strike in Sinaloa Territory http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/mexico-security-memo-los-zetas-strike-sinaloa-territory Stratfor 11 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120222201151/http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/mexico-security-memo-los-zetas-strike-sinaloa-territory 22 February 2012 liveLas autoridades de Sinaloa localizan 23 cadáveres en tres municipios http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/11/23/las-autoridades-de-sinaloa-localizan-20-cadaveres-en-dos-municipios 24 November 2011 CNN Mexico 23 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111123204241/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/11/23/las-autoridades-de-sinaloa-localizan-20-cadaveres-en-dos-municipios 2011-11-23 dead es Early that morning, a vehicle was discovered on fire in Culiacán.26 muertos en Sinaloa; 16 fueron calcinados http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/811193.html 5 May 2012 El Universal 24 November 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20111228061831/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/811193.html 28 December 2011 live When police put out the fire, they found a dozen bodies burned to death, handcuffed, with wood on top of them. At 7:00 a.m., anonymous calls notified police that another vehicle in the north of the city was on fire. Four bodies, wearing bulletproof vests and handcuffed, were found inside. The following night, 10 more bodies were found in several municipalities. On 5 June 2012, the bodies of seven men were dumped on a street in Culiacán in 13 plastic bags.7 Mutilated bodies found in northwest Mexico http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/06/06/7-mutilated-bodies-found-in-northwest-mexico/ 9 June 2012 Fox News 8 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609075840/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/06/06/7-mutilated-bodies-found-in-northwest-mexico/ 2012-06-09 dead Authorities initially thought that the victims were police officers because their clothing resembled that of a special-operations unit, but they concluded that the uniforms were not those of a police agency, A message was left behind by the killers blaming authorities for cooperating with Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquín Guzmán Loera, also known as "El Chapo".7 dismembered bodies found in Mexican Pacific Coast state of Sinaloa https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/7-dismembered-bodies-found-in-mexican-pacific-coast-state-of-sinaloa/2012/06/05/gJQAcqxlGV_story.html 9 June 2012 The Washington Post 5 June 2012June 2021 medicmedic and accusing President Felipe Calderón and state authorities of protecting the cartel.Fox Edward 7 Dead in Sinaloa Alongside Banner Claiming State Collusion With Chapo Guzman http://www.insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2727-7-dead-in-sinaloa-alongside-banner-claiming-state-collusion-with-chapo-guzman 9 June 2012 InSight Crime 5 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614165206/http://www.insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2727-7-dead-in-sinaloa-alongside-banner-claiming-state-collusion-with-chapo-guzman 14 June 2012 live In 2010 and 2011, it was also claimed that the state government and police protected the cartel. The addition of bodies to the messages suggested that the killers were trying to attract more attention to alleged cartel-government collusion. Jalisco 2011 Guadalajara massacre In response to the Sinaloa Cartel incursions, Los Zetas conducted a massacre in the state of Jalisco.Ligan al cártel del Milenio-Z con hallazgo de 26 cuerpos en Guadalajara http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=289106 11 March 2012 Proceso 24 November 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120128233306/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=289106 28 January 2012 liveGuadalajara: Posible guerra Zetas-cartel Sinaloa deja 26 muertos http://mx.noticias.yahoo.com/guadalajara-guerra-zetas-cartel-sinaloa-deja-26-muertos-000102799.html 11 March 2012 Yahoo News 24 November 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20111128171344/http://mx.noticias.yahoo.com/guadalajara-guerra-zetas-cartel-sinaloa-deja-26-muertos-000102799.html 28 November 2011 live On 24 November 2011, three trucks containing 26 male bodies were found on a main street in Guadalajara.26 cadáveres son abandonados en camionetas, en una avenida de Guadalajara http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/11/24/cadaveres-en-tres-camionetas-son-abandonados-en-un-avenida-de-guadalajara 24 November 2011 CNN Mexico 24 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111124202929/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/11/24/cadaveres-en-tres-camionetas-son-abandonados-en-un-avenida-de-guadalajara 2011-11-24 dead es All of them being male corpses.26 bodies dumped in mass slaying in Guadalajara http://www.chron.com/news/article/26-bodies-dumped-in-mass-slaying-in-Guadalajara-2286984.php 24 November 2011 Houston Chronicle At about 7:00 pm, city police received several anonymous calls reporting that "several vehicles with more than 10 bodies had been abandoned" on a major thoroughfare.Hallan al menos 20 cadáveres en Guadalajara http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/811211.html 5 May 2012 El Universal 24 November 2011 es When police arrived, they found a green minivan in the middle lane of the highway; a cargo van was 66 ft m off us away, and another van was in the right lane. Los Zetas and the Milenio Cartel were reportedly responsible for the massacre of the twenty-six alleged Sinaloa Cartel members.El Cártel del Milenio y Los Zetas se atribuyen masacre en Guadalajara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw7gOAxgFnI 25 November 2011 Univision es https://web.archive.org/web/20160125223254/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw7gOAxgFnI&feature=feedu 25 January 2016 liveFinnegan William THE KINGPINS: The fight for Guadalajara https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/07/02/120702fa_fact_finnegan 10 July 2012 The New Yorker 2 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120714041425/http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/07/02/120702fa_fact_finnegan 14 July 2012 live 2012 Chapala massacre Los Zetas responded to the 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacresSuman 18 los muertos encontrados en Chapala, Jalisco: Procuraduría http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=306918 11 May 2012 Proceso 9 May 2012 es 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513063304/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=306918 deadDescuartizados son en respuesta a los de Nuevo Laredo - Procurador http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/05/descuartizados-son-en-respuesta-a-los-de-nuevo-laredo-procurador/ 10 May 2012 Blog del Narco 9 May 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120512031859/http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/05/descuartizados-son-en-respuesta-a-los-de-nuevo-laredo-procurador/ 12 May 2012 live by leaving the dismembered remains of 18 people in a Toyota Sienna and Ford EcoSport near U.S. retiree communities in Chapala, Jalisco, south of Guadalajara.Narcoviolencia vuelve a Jalisco; hallan 18 cuerpos en dos vehículos http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&seccion=portada&cat=28&id_nota=833054 10 May 2012 Excélsior 10 May 2012 es 17 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120517115416/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&seccion=portada&cat=28&id_nota=833054 deadAt least 15 bodies found near U.S. retiree hamlet in Mexico http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/05/at-least-15-bodies-found-near-popular-us-retiree-hamlet-in-mexico.html 10 May 2012 Los Angeles Times 9 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511104130/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/05/at-least-15-bodies-found-near-popular-us-retiree-hamlet-in-mexico.html 11 May 2012 liveDejan a 15 ejecutados en una camioneta en Jalisco http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/05/dejan-a-10-ejecutados-en-una-camioneta-en-jalisco/ 9 May 2012 Blog del Narco 9 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120512014601/http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/05/dejan-a-10-ejecutados-en-una-camioneta-en-jalisco/ 12 May 2012 es Eighteen heads were found with the dismembered bodies; some had been frozen, others were covered with lime, and the rest were in an advanced state of decomposition.Looft Christopher With 18 Killed, Zetas Bring Nuevo Laredo War to Jalisco http://insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2611-with-18-killed-zetas-bring-nuevo-laredo-war-to-jalisco 11 May 2012 InSight Crime 10 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120518020605/http://insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2611-with-18-killed-zetas-bring-nuevo-laredo-war-to-jalisco 18 May 2012 An anonymous call alerted police to the abandoned vehicles, which were found at the side of a highway early on the morning on 9 May 2012.Fifteen decapitated in apparent Mexico revenge attack http://sg.news.yahoo.com/fifteen-decapitated-apparent-mexico-revenge-attack-223203895.html 9 May 2012 Yahoo! News 9 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403042236/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/fifteen-decapitated-apparent-mexico-revenge-attack-223203895.html 3 April 2015 live The vehicles were towed to government offices to unload the bodies.Mexican police discover at least 15 dismembered bodies near Guadalajara https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/09/mexico-dismembered-bodies-found-lake-chapala 9 May 2012 The Guardian 9 May 2012 London https://web.archive.org/web/20150403045142/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/09/mexico-dismembered-bodies-found-lake-chapala?newsfeed=true 3 April 2015 live Authorities confirmed that a message was left by the killers, presumably from Los Zetas and the Milenio Cartel. Tamaulipas 2011 San Fernando massacre 2011 San Fernando massacre One hundred ninety-three people were killed by Los Zetas at the La Joya ranch in the municipality of San Fernando.Aumenta a 193 los muertos por matanza en San Fernando, Tamaulipas: PGR http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/a83771a907f9b3b0aaf6153c163b67ca https://web.archive.org/web/20110609071102/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/a83771a907f9b3b0aaf6153c163b67ca dead 9 June 2011 9 March 2012 Milenio 7 June 2011 es Authorities investigating the massacre reported bus hijackings on Mexican Federal Highway 101 in San Fernando, and the kidnap victims were later killed and buried in 47 clandestine mass graves. The investigations began immediately after suitcases and other baggage were unclaimed in Reynosa and Matamoros.México: Maletas abandonadas, pista para esclarecer asesinatos en Tamaulipas http://www.terra.com.mx/noticias/articulo/1093197/Mexico+Maletas+abandonadas+pista+para+esclarecer+asesinatos+en+Tamaulipas.htm 9 March 2012 Terra Networks 19 April 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20160306200844/http://www.terra.com.mx/noticias/articulo/1093197/Mexico+Maletas+abandonadas+pista+para+esclarecer+asesinatos+en+Tamaulipas.htm 6 March 2016 live On 6 April 2011, authorities exhumed 59 bodies from eight mass graves;Chapa Sergio 59 bodies found in eight mass graves near San Fernando http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=602111 13 March 2012 KGBT-TV 6 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110412031325/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=602111#.T16VqmK3CFc 12 April 2011 live by 7 June, after several excavations, 193 bodies had been exhumed from mass graves in San Fernando.Chapa Sergio San Fernando body count climbs to 193 http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=627152 13 March 2012 KGBT-TV 7 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060800/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=627152#.T16WOGK3CFc 23 October 2013 live 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres The dismembered remains of 14 men were found on 17 April 2012 in plastic bags inside a Chrysler Voyager in the border city of Nuevo Laredo.Mexico authorities say bodies of 14 men dumped in Nuevo Laredo http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/04/bodies-of-14-men-dumped-in-mexican-border-city.html 18 April 2012 Los Angeles Times 17 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425100333/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/04/bodies-of-14-men-dumped-in-mexican-border-city.html 25 April 2012 live The victims were between the ages of 30 and 35.Localizan 14 cadáveres dentro de vehículo abandonado en Nuevo Laredo http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/667913268f5737dec48f486e722aaf30 https://archive.today/20120904062639/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/667913268f5737dec48f486e722aaf30 dead 4 September 2012 18 April 2012 Milenio 17 April 2012 es Authorities said that they found a "message signed by a criminal group," but did not release its contents14 mutilated bodies found in Mexican border city http://www.elpasotimes.com/juarez/ci_20419518/14-mutilated-bodies-found-mexican-border-city https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143554/http://www.elpasotimes.com/juarez/ci_20419518/14-mutilated-bodies-found-mexican-border-city dead April 13, 2014 18 April 2012 El Paso Times 17 April 2012 or indicate if those killed were members of Los Zetas or the Gulf Cartel.Mosso Rubén Nuevo Laredo: hallan 14 cuerpos mutilados http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/667913268f5737dec48f486e725f91a7 https://archive.today/20130104011548/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/667913268f5737dec48f486e725f91a7 dead 4 January 2013 18 April 2012 Milenio 18 April 2012 es According to CNN México, the message said that the group intended to "clean up Nuevo Laredo" by killing Zeta members.14 cuerpos mutilados fueron hallados en Nuevo Laredo http://blogs.cnnmexico.com/ultimas-noticias/2012/04/17/14-cuerpos-mutilados-fueron-hallados-en-nuevo-laredo/ 18 April 2012 CNNMéxico 17 April 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120421023319/http://blogs.cnnmexico.com/ultimas-noticias/2012/04/17/14-cuerpos-mutilados-fueron-hallados-en-nuevo-laredo/ 21 April 2012 live However, The Monitor reported that a source outside law enforcement but with knowledge of the attacks said that the bodies were those of Los Zetas members who had been killed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel).14 bodies found in minivan outside Nuevo Laredo City Hall, according to Tamps. gov't http://www.themonitor.com/articles/bodies-60209-hall-city.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120427034103/http://www.themonitor.com/articles/bodies-60209-hall-city.html dead 27 April 2012 18 April 2012 The Monitor 17 April 2012 After the attacks, Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquín Guzmán Loera (better known as "El Chapo Guzmán") sent a message to Los Zetas that his cartel would fight for control of the Nuevo Laredo plaza.El Chapo demuestra su poder en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/04/el-chapo-demuestra-su-poder-en-nuevo-laredo-tamps/ 18 April 2012 Blog del Narco 18 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120420210702/http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/04/el-chapo-demuestra-su-poder-en-nuevo-laredo-tamps/ 20 April 2012 es Twenty-three bodies (14 decapitated and nine hanged from a bridge) were discovered in Nuevo Laredo in an escalation of violence by rival drug gangs on the U.S. border. At about 1:00 a.m. on 4 May 2012, nine people were hanged from a bridge on Federal Highway 85D with a message left by the killers.Los cuerpos de 23 personas son encontrados en Nuevo Laredo http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/05/04/los-cuerpos-de-23-personas-son-encontrados-en-nuevo-laredo 4 May 2012 CNNMéxico 4 May 2012 es Motorists found the bodies of four women and five men.23 dead in day of horror for Mexico border city http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13608544/23-dead-in-day-of-horror-for-mexico-border-city/ 4 May 2012 Yahoo! News 4 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516195543/http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13608544/23-dead-in-day-of-horror-for-mexico-border-city/ 2012-05-16 dead The message left behind reportedly said that the victims were the perpetrators of a 24 April car bombing in the city.Nuevo Laredo vive un viernes negro, jornada violenta deja 23 muertos http://excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&seccion=seccion-nacional&cat=1&id_nota=831656 4 May 2012 Excélsior 4 May 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20111228043059/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota 28 December 2011 live The victims were reportedly members of the Gulf Cartel who were killed by Los Zetas for "heating up" their territory.Suman 23 muertos en Nuevo Laredo, entre colgados y decapitados http://noticias.univision.com/narcotrafico/noticias/article/2012-05-04/nueve-cuerpos-colgados-puente-nuevo-laredo-mexico-narco-zetas#axzz1tvkHuxlD 4 May 2012 Univision 4 May 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120505073852/http://noticias.univision.com/narcotrafico/noticias/article/2012-05-04/nueve-cuerpos-colgados-puente-nuevo-laredo-mexico-narco-zetas#axzz1tvkHuxlD 5 May 2012 live Hours later, 14 decapitated bodies were abandoned inside a vehicle in front of the customs agency; their severed heads were in coolers in front of the municipal building.Van 23 muertos en Nuevo Laredo, en ola de violencia http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/845350.html 4 May 2012 El Universal 4 May 2012 es Police said that the second massacre may have been revenge by the Gulf Cartel to Los Zetas for the earlier killings.Bodies of 23 found dumped near U.S. border in Mexico drug war https://news.yahoo.com/nine-bodies-hung-bridge-northern-mexico-174942376.html 4 May 2012 Yahoo! News 4 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120508001226/http://news.yahoo.com/nine-bodies-hung-bridge-northern-mexico-174942376.html 8 May 2012 liveSe recrudece violencia en Nuevo Laredo: 23 muertos http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/85705.html 5 May 2012 El Universal 5 May 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120507060931/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/85705.html 7 May 2012 live With the bodies was a message, reportedly signed by El Chapo, demanding that Nuevo Laredo mayor Benjamín Galván and other municipal and state leaders and public-safety officials recognize his and the Sinaloa Cartel's presence in the region.Pide "El Chapo Guzman" al alcalde de Nuevo Laredo que deje de negar su presencia http://www.lapoliciaca.com/nota-roja/pide-el-chapo-guzman-al-alcalde-de-nuevo-laredo-que-deje-de-negar-su-presencia/ 6 May 2012 La Policiaca 6 May 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120508034158/http://www.lapoliciaca.com/nota-roja/pide-el-chapo-guzman-al-alcalde-de-nuevo-laredo-que-deje-de-negar-su-presencia/ 8 May 2012 live 2012 Ciudad Mante massacres During the afternoon of 7 June 2012, outside the Ciudad Mante city hall, 14 mutilated bodies were discovered in a parked truck.Mexico: 14 dismembered bodies found outside city hall http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/08/world/americas/mexico-bodies-found/index.html 9 June 2012 CNN 8 June 2012 Ciudad Mante, 250 miles south of Texas, is a sugar-cane-growing community with nearly 110,000 people.Chapa Sergio 14 dismembered bodies left in front of Ciudad Mante City Hall http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=763252 9 June 2012 KGBT-TV 8 June 2012June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes 14 mutilated bodies found in Mexico http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=759142&vId= 9 June 2012 Sky News 8 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203115944/http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=759142&vId= 3 February 2016 live Investigators said that the victims (11 men and three women) were found with a message.Dismembered bodies of 14 reported dumped in northern Mexico http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/06/dismembered-bodies-of-14-dumped-in-northern-mexican-state.html 9 June 2012 Los Angeles Times 8 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120609023138/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/06/dismembered-bodies-of-14-dumped-in-northern-mexican-state.html 9 June 2012 live According to Proceso magazine, the message was from the Sinaloa Cartel to Los Zetas (which controlled the city's drug trafficking).Documentan en Youtube narcoviolencia en Tamaulipas http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=310563 12 June 2012 Proceso 11 June 2012 es 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115900/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=310563 dead Milenio confirmed that the Gulf Cartel had killed the 14 people, allegedly members of Los Zetas, as retaliation for grenade attacks in Matamoros (Gulf Cartel headquarters).Mosso Rubén Ataques en Matamoros para afectar al Cártel del Golfo: Sedena http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/608664688e3a6100209d709e4086f3fc 14 June 2012 Milenio 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120617023336/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/608664688e3a6100209d709e4086f3fc 2012-06-17 dead es The Blog del Narco posted a video on its website from an anonymous source.Video: Abandonan camión con 14 descuartizados en Tamaulipas http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/06/video-abandonan-camion-con-14-descuartizados-en-tamaulipas/ 28 June 2012 Blog del Narco 27 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130419024407/http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/06/video-abandonan-camion-con-14-descuartizados-en-tamaulipas/ 19 April 2013 es In response to the Gulf Cartel attacks, Los Zetas left 14 mutilated bodies in an abandoned bus in a Ciudad Mante shopping-center parking lot.Hallan 14 cuerpos mutilados en centro comercial de Tamaulipas, México http://noticias.univision.com/narcotrafico/noticias/article/2012-06-23/14-cuerpos-mutilados-tamaulipas#axzz1yjehyFjr 24 June 2012 Univision 23 June 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120624130059/http://noticias.univision.com/narcotrafico/noticias/article/2012-06-23/14-cuerpos-mutilados-tamaulipas#axzz1yjehyFjr 24 June 2012 live The bodies of ten men and four women, reported at about 9 a.m. on 23 June 2012, were left with a message to the Gulf Cartel which was not revealed by authorities.Abandonan camión con 14 cuerpos mutilados en Cd. Mante, Tamaulipas http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2012/06/23/14597952-dejan-14-cuerpos-mutilados-en-estacionamiento-en-tamaulipas 24 June 2012 La Jornada 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120625003530/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2012/06/23/14597952-dejan-14-cuerpos-mutilados-en-estacionamiento-en-tamaulipas 2012-06-25 dead es The bodies were discovered a day after grenade attacks in the capital city of Ciudad Victoria injured eight people.Dejan camión con 14 cadáveres mutilados en estacionamiento, en Tamaulipas http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=311870 24 June 2012 Proceso 23 June 2012 es 24 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120624235636/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=311870 dead Nuevo León 2012 Apodaca prison riot Apodaca prison riot On 19 February 2012, at a prison in Apodaca,Dozens killed in Mexico prison fight http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/02/2012219165349443681.html 19 February 2012 Al Jazeera https://web.archive.org/web/20120221025358/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/02/2012219165349443681.html 21 February 2012 live at least 44 people were killed and 12 injured. Blog del Narco, an anonymous blog documenting the Mexican drug war, reported that the actual death toll might be over 70.Motín en Nuevo León: oficial 38 reos muertos, extraoficial al menos 70 http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/02/motin-en-nuevo-leon-oficial-20-reos-muertos-extraoficial-al-menos-70/ 19 February 2012 Blog del Narco dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120222214523/http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/02/motin-en-nuevo-leon-oficial-20-reos-muertos-extraoficial-al-menos-70/ 22 February 2012 es The riot involved Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, which operate in northeastern Mexico.Drug cartel blamed in prison riot that killed 44 https://www.sfgate.com/world/article/Drug-cartel-blamed-in-prison-riot-that-killed-44-3344939.php 21 February 2012 San Francisco Chronicle https://web.archive.org/web/20120222154501/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2012%2F02%2F20%2FMNKU1NA3UD.DTL 22 February 2012 live Nuevo León governor Rodrigo Medina said on 20 February 2012 that 30 prisoners escaped during the riot,Funcionarios, cómplices en fuga de 30 reos en Apodaca, dice el gobernador http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/02/20/funcionarios-complices-en-fuga-de-30-reos-en-apodaca-dice-el-gobernador 20 February 2012 CNNMexico 20 February 2012 es but the number was reduced to 29 four days later.Son 29 fugados de Apodaca, rectifica PGJNL http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/832367.html 25 February 2012 El Universal 24 February 2012 es On 16 March, the Nuevo León attorney general's office said that 37 prisoners had escaped on the day of the massacre.Del penal de Apodaca se fugaron 37 reos, no 29, corrigen las autoridades http://www.animalpolitico.com/2012/03/del-penal-de-apodaca-se-fugaron-37-reos-no-29-corrigen-las-autoridades/ 18 March 2012 Animal Politico 16 March 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120318030329/http://www.animalpolitico.com/2012/03/del-penal-de-apodaca-se-fugaron-37-reos-no-29-corrigen-las-autoridades/ 18 March 2012 live One of the fugitives, Óscar Manuel Bernal (known as "La Araña", or the Spider), was considered by authorities to be "extremely dangerous" and was believed to be the leader of Los Zetas in Monterrey Municipality.Reo fugado en NL, de alta peligrosidad http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/831322.html 20 February 2012 El Universal es https://web.archive.org/web/20120223035534/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/831322.html 23 February 2012 live Other fugitives were leaders of the cartel.Eran ex jefes de plaza algunos de los fugados http://monterrey.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/46f44ba7e588e26323fddb22c6a22261 30 March 2012 Milenio 21 February 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120327023148/http://monterrey.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/46f44ba7e588e26323fddb22c6a22261 27 March 2012 live 2012 Cadereyta Jiménez massacre Cadereyta Jiménez massacre On 13 May 2012 on Federal Highway 40 in the city of Cadereyta Jiménez, 49 people were decapitated and mutilated by members of Los Zetas and dumped on a roadside near the city of Monterrey in northern Mexico.Official: 49 bodies left on Mexico highway https://news.yahoo.com/official-49-bodies-left-mexico-highway-153421616.html 13 May 2012 Yahoo! News 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516083455/http://news.yahoo.com/official-49-bodies-left-mexico-highway-153421616.html 16 May 2012 live Mexico violence: Monterrey police find 49 bodies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18052540 13 May 2012 BBC News 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513181639/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18052540 13 May 2012 live The bodies were found in the town of San Juan in Cadereyta Jiménez at about 4 a.m. on a highway leading to Reynosa.49 bodies dumped on Mexican highway http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57433360/49-bodies-dumped-on-mexican-highway/ 13 May 2012 CBS News 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120514010116/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57433360/49-bodies-dumped-on-mexican-highway/ 14 May 2012 deadAutoridades hallan 49 cadáveres en una carretera de Nuevo León http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/05/13/autoridades-hallan-49-cadaveres-en-una-carretera-de-nuevo-leon 13 May 2012 CNNMéxico 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513165104/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/05/13/autoridades-hallan-49-cadaveres-en-una-carretera-de-nuevo-leon 2012-05-13 dead es The forty-three male and six female victims had their heads, feet, and hands cut off, making identification difficult. With signs of torture, they were stuffed in plastic bags.49 bodies left on Mexican highway https://www.smh.com.au/world/49-bodies-left-on-mexican-highway-20120514-1ylj6.html 13 May 2012 The Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120515205718/http://www.smh.com.au/world/49-bodies-left-on-mexican-highway-20120514-1ylj6.html 15 May 2012 live Four days before the massacre, 18 people were found decapitated and dismembered near Guadalajara (Mexico's second-largest city).Scores of mutilated bodies dumped on Mexico highway https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-latin-america-18053841 14 May 2012 BBC News 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120514012356/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18053841 14 May 2012 live The massacre echoed others conducted by drug cartels.Discovery of mutilated bodies shuts down Reynosa, Monterrey highway http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=753239 13 May 2012 KGBT-TV 13 May 2012 3 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203115532/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=753239 dead Authorities blamed much of the violence on Los Zetas (a cartel set up by commandos who deserted from the Mexican Army during the 1990s) and the Sinaloa Cartel, headed by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.Mexican police find 49 mutilated bodies https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jOev2gv924y-rr5TfL0gdsKK2D9Q?docId=CNG.b969947e3b77f22abb01eefd55bf92b6.451 13 May 2012 Agence France-Presse 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120515233527/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jOev2gv924y-rr5TfL0gdsKK2D9Q?docId=CNG.b969947e3b77f22abb01eefd55bf92b6.451 15 May 2012 dead Dozens of bodies found in bags http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/dozens-of-bodies-found-in-bags/story-fn6s850w-1226354397712 14 May 2012 Herald Sun 13 May 2012 See also List of massacres in Mexico Infighting in the Gulf Cartel References 30em External links Cocaine Incorporated – The New York Times Mexico Under Siege: The drug war at our doorstep – Los Angeles Times collapsed Category:2011 in Mexico Category:2012 in Mexico Mexican Drug War Category:Battles of the Mexican drug war