Reynosa Tamaulipas CDG: Cleofas Martínez “El Güero” Arrested

Lucio R. Borderland Beat with material from 24 hours  SDP and BB archives

Cleofas Alberto Martínez Gutiérrez , alias El Guero, second in command of the Cartel del Golfo based in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, was arrested  the National Security commissioner, Renato Sales reported.

The cartel leader, 31, surrendered without resistance despite being armed, while watching a race at the Hippodrome (D.F.), he was arrested by federal police on Sunday. He was arrested with another man identified as Wilibaldo Rodriguez.

At the press conference, the federal official said Martínez Gutiérrez is linked with the violent events that occurred yesterday in Reynosa, which left ten criminals killed and four soldiers wounded.

He also explained that the detainee coordinated killings on behalf of the cartel, kidnappings and is the main drug operator in Reynosa.

Sales Heredia said the suspect was caught while transporting weapons and drugs, he was made available to the Federal Public Ministry.

The arrest was made on an operation by the Federal Police with  intelligence information provided by the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena).

After conducting surveillance, Martínez Gutiérrez, was identified. Answering the request for identification, the detainee showed two identifications, identifying him with the false name of Angel Ivan Martinez Gutierrez.

At the time of the arrest Federal Police secured weapons, 600 grams of cocaine and heroin. Martínez Gutiérrez was made available to SEIDO. 

Word circulating in the street is that El Toro gave up “El Güero” to assure his own freedom.

In October an audio recording surfaced on social network sites.  Acorrding to reports, their conversation was between “El Güero” and CDG comandante Chiricuas, with El Toro listening in. 

In the recording Chiricuas is off the rails high and does most the speaking.  At first there is a little banter back and forth,  Chiricuas then says that Los Zetas cartel is back in Cuidad Mier.  

Mier a border city in Tamaulipas was the site of the 2010 CDG/Zetas massive combat over control of it and other cities.  This was at the time of the split between the two former allies.  Mier was ground zero of the battle.  It was the first Mexican city wherecitizens were told to leave or be killed.  In the mass exodus that followed, thousands of families had nowhere to go, and shelters were set up in nearby cities such as San Miguel Aleman. 

Car bombs are discussed.  Chiricuas tells “El Güero”  of the plans to detonate car bombs in the vehicles of the Fuerza Tamaulipas.  He says this is for retaliation of the heavy hits against Metros (CDG) of Reynosa by the Fuerza. 

“El Güero”  tells Chiricuas to “turn off the radio, tell the boss (Toro) I am at his service”. 

Also discussed was a reference to “Capo Leal Moncada" (Narco Viejo) saying he was told when he wants to see Jefe Toro about send a car bomb for the police, to tell the Jefe of Victoria.  He refers to the police as “fucking polinegros, poliguachos, poliazules, polimarinos”.

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