DEA: Intelligence Work In Mexico, Key To The Arrest Of 'El Contador'
By Sol Prendido 3/24/2022 05:33:00
They explained that this is the culmination of a successful international investigation that should disrupt the Gulf Cartel's ability to traffic drugs.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Homeland Security Department's Office of Homeland Security Investigations presumed that the arrest of José Alfredo Cárdenas Martínez, alias El Contador, leader of the Gulf Cartel, which occurred three weeks ago in Mexico City, was largely due to the intelligence work of its agents deployed in Mexico.
“Through the joint investigation of our office in Harlingen (Texas), in coordination with our attaché in Mexico and other partners, we were able to collect significant evidence that was essential in the case against El Contador”, said the special agent in charge of the HSI. , Shane Folden, following the announcement of pending charges against Osiel Cárdenas Guillen's nephew, by the United States Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Texas.
Meanwhile, Daniel Comeaux, the special agent in charge of the DEA in Houston, stressed that the arrest of Cárdenas Martínez represents a serious blow to the Gulf Cartel, "it is the culmination of a successful international investigation that should disrupt the ability of the Gulf Cartel to smuggle drugs into Texas and other communities.”
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José Alfredo Cárdenas ‘El Contador’
