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Monday, January 29, 2024

Axel Alfredo Cárdenas, Son of Gulf Cartel Boss, Released from Federal Prison

"Morogris" for Borderland Beat

Axel Alfredo Cardenas Rodriguez is the son of Gulf Cartel former top leader Jose Alfredo Cardenas Martinez, alias El Contador

A Mexican federal judge issued an order for the release of Axel Alfredo Cárdenas Rodríguez, a high-ranking member of the Gulf Cartel and the son of cartel leader José Alfredo Cárdenas Martínez, also known as El Contador.

Prison records indicate that Axel Alfredo was released on January 20 from the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 (Altiplano), a maximum-security prison in the State of Mexico. He faced charges related to fentanyl trafficking and illegal possession of firearms, but it seems that these charges were dropped or invalidated by the judge.

He was released alongside another individual named Jesus Roberto Calderon Selvera, who had been arrested along with Axel Alfredo last summer.

Interestingly, the decision that resulted in Axel Alfredo's release was approved on January 18, the same day Gulf Cartel boss José Alberto García Vilano, alias La Kena, was apprehended in Monterrey. This ruling was endorsed by a federal judge situated in Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

Background

In February 2022, following El Contador's arrest, the Mexican media outlet Milenio speculated that Axel Alfredo and his sibling Álan Alexis were the presumed "heirs" of the Gulf Cartel. They were reportedly collaborating with Jose Alberto Garcia Vilano, also known as La Kena or Ciclón 19.

Axel Alfredo and his sibling Alan Alexis were apprehended by Mexican security forces in Matamoros in May 2023. This arrest took place in the aftermath of the kidnapping of four Americans in Matamoros, a case that gained international attention and cast scrutiny on various members of the Matamoros Gulf Cartel faction.

Citizen journalists in Tamaulipas have echoed similar assertions from Milenio in the past. They assert that Axel Alfredo had allegedly functioned as the co-leader of the Matamoros faction alongside La Kena. However, they claim that La Kena orchestrated his arrest as a strategic move to seize control of the cartel for himself.

He is also referred to as Titan 7 and El Hijo Major (image credit: HEARST)

Axel Alfredo is associated with a cell named "Grupo Titanes" and is known by the aliases "Titán 7" and "El Hijo Major" (The Eldest Son). This underscores his perceived position as the apparent heir to the organization formerly headed by his father.

The release of Axel Alfredo aligns with a recurring trend among several leaders of the Gulf Cartel faction in Matamoros. El Contador has been released from prison many times and seems to have a robust legal team adept at navigating federal court systems, securing favorable rulings from judges.

Given that the decision for Axel Alfredo's release originated in Reynosa, near Matamoros, there's a possibility that the involved judge might have faced coercion by the Gulf Cartel or has affiliations with them. The name of the judge has not been disclosed by media outlets.

Sources: Milenio; Puente Libre; MVS Noticias; Borderland Beat Archives

30 comments:

  1. La Kena in, Axel Alfredo out. And the game continues!

    Corruption as its finest.

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    1. Contador snitched

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    2. Contador isn’t snitching. He isn’t facing trial yet. He continues to run the CDG Matamoros faction behind bars like his uncle Osiel did in Mexico prior to his extradition.

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  2. Lol wild that el Contador can just get out and not dig a tunnel

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  3. One for another for sure
    No truce! War will continue

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  4. Dang Osiel boutta get out soon also alv ... took his sentence on the chin and didn't sing if I'm not mistaken

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    1. Lol just making sure this a joke rite...
      I don't want to give you the reaction you want lol

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    2. Sang like 🐦 🐦 🐦

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    3. Connor 😂 buddy……

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    4. He for sure forfited millions. They took one of his helicopters in canada.

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    5. Connor todavia ESTA mencho en Redwood City?

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    6. "and didn't sing if I'm not mistaken"
      He sang more than fuckin elvis,you just woke up?

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    7. Mata Amigo,he wouldnt sing hes hard core like you

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  5. Stories like this are why I keep coming back to this site. And why I love Mexico

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  6. Off topic, 5 arrest made in the 6 San Bernadino desert murders

    https://abc7.com/arrests-bodies-desert-el-mirage/14369944/

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  7. Fucking kids gave up the whole show.

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  8. Nice articulo Morogris. really enjoy the background and links you add throughout the entire article. keep up the great work and thank u.

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  9. On a semi-related note, I noticed that Osiel Sr is not listed in the BOP but his son is..

    Wiki says that Sr is at Terra Haute, but wouldn’t this show up in the BOP locator??

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    1. Sr. name is spelled differently oddly enough, he is there, search him using 'Oziel' instead.

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    2. Nada… interestingly enough, Chapo does show up doing life at ADX…

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    3. He shows up under 'Oziel Cardenas-Guillen' # 62604-079.

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    4. @Socalj - Woah!! Look at his release date!

      “Release Date: 08/30/2024”

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  10. Very curious to hear Morogris’ input!

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    1. Hello there. My input on this release?

      The last two paragraphs are my own analysis of the situation. CDG Matamoros, specifically Contador, has a very strong legal team. We've seen this many times since El Contador was in prison back in 2004 or so. His son's release is likely a result of this.

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    2. Haha my fault! I meant to reply about the release date for Osiel/Oziel senior..

      Did you see his release data via the BoP

      “08/30/2024”

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    3. @Morogris — actually I am curious about something else IRT Osiel and his release date.. Generally Federal inmates will get placed into a halfway house for the last 8-12 months of their sentence.. With how high of a profile that Osiel has, do you think he will be placed into one?

      I did notice the following when reading about prerelease from the feds…

      *Federal Prisoners May Be Placed On Home Confinement For The Last Ten Percent Of Their Sentence, Or Six Months, Whichever Is Less*

      “By statute federal prisoners may be placed on home confinement for ten percent of their sentence, or six months, whichever is less. 18 U.S.C. 3624(c)(2). Thus, six months represents the upper limit on the length of home confinement placement when the sentence is five years or more.”

      Would he possibly qualify for home confinement? 6 months before his Aug 30 release is about March 30th… so I am very curious what transpires around then. 🦉

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  11. NM clearly I forgot…

    https://www.borderlandbeat.com/2024/01/new-photo-of-gulf-cartel-leader-osiel.html?m=1

    🦉

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  12. It will be interesting to see how these musical chairs will impact the war.

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  13. I ay viene Don osiel ...Como Las ceresas.....Para abril o Para Mayo....estara de nuevo en Moros...el caracol,mezquital, Lauro Villar I donde se le Inche un huevo!!!!

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  14. maybe he can get someone from queens before easter rolls around

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