Mario Cárdenas Guillén

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

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]

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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]

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