The operation was impressive. The Navy had located a safe house in Matamoros where he allegedly was Antonio Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen, "Tony Tormenta," one of the top leaders of the Gulf Cartel, and decided to give the green light to the mission that took place on 17 September.
The house was located in a subdivision that, to be located at the margin of a whimsical turn of the Rio Grande, had only two hits, representing a major opportunity for the Navy to carry out the arrest.
A Mi17 helicopter with a sniper gave air support to the sailors on shore.
The operation was repelled and the battle in the division Del Rio lasted for 4 hours. When reinforcements arrived, instead of the cartel to try to break the siege. The first reports published by the "Brownsville Herald" to call witnesses of the confrontation between the reinforcements ensuring that it was Samuel Flores Borrego, "M3", alleged head of a place in Reynosa who came there with his stick to try to rescue the boss.
The first ring of security Cardenas Guillen broke through blood and fire the perimeter of the Navy and his boss could take place.
The match was tough. Witnesses said the Brownsville Herald that he saw "dozens of bodies of gunmen and military" left lying on the place version contrasts with the official part where only 3 are reported dead and 9 wounded.
were abandoned at the site several trucks, including two armored they allegedly belonged to the capo. There were also shirts with the insignia "CDG TT (Tony Storm Gulf Cartel)
During the operation, the Navy was close to the hardest hit in several years to this organization. And that was the second time in a month that lurked so close to Tony Tormenta. No doubt that will closely follow their footsteps.
The fierceness of the innermost security ring bonnet
stakes in the lexicon of Tamaulipas cartels, means the first ring of security personnel in the organization commanders and senior shooters usually have the best trained, best arsenal in the structure. Control stakes as Tony Tormenta are capable of addressing operational as that provided for the Navy in Matamoros.
The reactions were immediate operational and well worth checking out "The Life Mafiosa" one of the most contested discussion forums on the topic of drug trafficking, where among the forum members knowledgeable on the subject written both as people that claims to work or have worked in the environment.
"people were raffled Tony," said one of the forum to know the details of the operation. Another stressed that "for many marine hurt, believe me not every opossum with rifles make it."
Right there, the forum members mentioned that it has transpired that the people who coached Tony American Thunder is a mercenary who was a member of the elite force of Navy Seals and a veteran of the Vietnam War, which they estimate have also trained security personnel bosses of Sinaloa.
That's the level of training that are the innermost security ring of capos, capable of dealing with the national elite armed forces.
For example, the Navy has won recognition even from their own rivals for the level of skill and precision in combat. Have been described as cold and accurate shooters, usually out gracefully in the fighting. But there have been moments like Matamoros that are well-trained endurance.
the siege was tightened federal
Since that September 17, the Gulf cartel appear to be in the crosshairs of the federal forces. Besides high-level operatives in Matamoros, stalking has also moved to Reynosa, where there are intensive patrols and coordinated operations between the Army, Navy and Federal Police, by land and by air. In heaven, the Navy has taken the most glittering array of helicopter gunships advanced technology such as the AS565 Panther, which fly at low altitude in the city.
fire activity in both cities were seen worried convoys of three federal forces, as well as convoys with armed civilians in the city hovering alerts.
also started a wave of raids conducted in Reynosa by federal forces, it seems clear that intelligence has received information from inside to attack specific points in which arrests were made.
On September 29 morning, the Navy had 30 suspected Gulf Cartel members arrested in raids in Reynosa and Matamoros. They also seized a major military arsenal that included two rocket launcher and a projectile that can destroy a tank, a Barrett .50 rifle with a range of 2 kilometers and 43 rifles or assault, including AR-15 rifles and AK-47. They also seized badges with the logo of the CDG (Gulf Cartel).
A few hours later, at noon, a Twitter user in another raid and arrests reported López Portillo in the neighborhood of Reynosa. The city was very alert to the movement because the Navy helicopters were flying over the city. On sectors that were once seen a AS565 Panther and a Mi-17 making low-level patrols.
Around 12:40 pm, reported Twitter user, a helicopter landed on a nearby primary school to the place and in a coordinated operation between the Federal Police and Navy, was "busted" a safe house where they were taken About 40 people, according to neighbors reported, would have 10 days to be there.
Since then, activity Forces Federal has relaxed slightly, and not with the intensity of the days of the raids, but the patrols and unrest continue in Reynosa.
At the time of this writing at 5:30 pm on October 1st there was another confrontation and strong military presence in the town of Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, halfway between Reynosa and Matamoros.
was reported flying over the Navy helicopters over the city and it is rumored that there is an important character of the crime that it is surrounded. Reports from witnesses said that the Marine in Mexico chasing a suspected offender who ran toward the bridge international, went to the American side, where U.S. immigration agents would have marked the end to the Mexican military.
Although no information has been updated, it seems clear that from that day that the Navy was about to catch Tony Tormenta, the siege of the Gulf Cartel has closed. Judging by recent events, it is not uncommon in the coming days will give a major arrest.
helicopter Mi-17 Navy Force down in Matamoros on October 3
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