Mario Cárdenas Guillén

Mario Cárdenas
Born	Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Alias(es)	El Gordo
Charge(s)	Organized crime, drug trafficking
Status	Fugitive
Occupation	Gulf Cartel lieutenant

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Cárdenas and the second or maternal family name is Guillén.

Mario Alberto Cárdenas Guillén (born in Tamaulipas, Mexico) is believed to be a top liutenant of the Mexican criminal group called the Gulf Cartel.^[1][2]

Biography

Cárdenas was first arrested in 1995 in Mexico on charges of organized crime and drug trafficking and spent 11 years in prison. While incarcerated in the 'Cereso II' prison in Matamoros, Mario Cárdenas continued to organize the shipment of large amounts of cocaine and marijuana into the U.S. from an automobile body repair shop within the prison walls, having his sentence increased in 2003.^[3] He was then transferred to 'Puente Grande',^[4] a maximum security prison and after serving 11 year sentence he was released in 2007,^[1][5] and rejoined the Gulf Cartel. Reportedly, he has headed operations on the Mexico-Guatemala border and also organized drug shipments into the U.S. for his brother Antonio, aka: Tony Tormenta.

Family

Mario had 2 brothers working for the Gulf cartel: Osiel who was arrested by the Mexican Army on 2003 and sentenced to 25 years in prison,^[6] and Antonio, who was killed during a confrontation with Mexican Marines on November 5, 2010.^[7] Mario has one son, Mario Alberto Cárdenas Medina (El Betillo), who was arrested by Mexican soldiers on June 8, 2009 on drug trafficking charges.^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Another Cardenas Guillen inherits the Gulf Cartel". Excélsior (Borderland Beat). November 7, 2010. http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/11/another-cardenas-guillen-inherits-gulf.html. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
2. ^ Temen haya más violencia por caída de ‘Tony Tormenta’ (in Spanish) November 7, 2010)
3. ^ Muere Tony Tormenta luego de ocho horas de tiroteos con efectivos federales en Matamoros (in Spanish) November 7, 2010.
4. ^ Hermanos de capos, a penales de máxima seguridad (in Spanish) May 18, 2005.
5. ^ Remiten a Mario Cárdenas Guillén ante un juez federal (in Spanish). June 10, 2003
6. ^ "'Drug boss' captured in Mexico". BBC News. 15 March 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2852197.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
7. ^ "Top drug lord Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen killed in shootout with Mexican forces". Wireupdate.com. 2010-05-27. http://wireupdate.com/wires/12048/top-drug-lord-ezequiel-cardenas-guillen-killed-in-shootout-with-mexican-forces. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 
8. ^ Personal militar detiene a Mario Alberto Cárdenas Medina alías, 'El Betillo', sobrino de Osiel Cárdenas (in Spanish) June 8, 2009

See also

• Drug war
• Mérida Initiative
• Mexican Drug War

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Name	Cardenas, Mario
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Place of birth	Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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