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Due to low police salaries in Tamaulipas, they basically run the state via bribes and corruption; Nuevo Leon had to reorganize its state police to stop the Zetas influence. | Due to low police salaries in Tamaulipas, they basically run the state via bribes and corruption; Nuevo Leon had to reorganize its state police to stop the Zetas influence. | ||
In 2014 following the arrest of its leader, Omar Treviño Morales aka Z-42, the cartel split into two factions, Zetas Vieja Escuela (Spanish: "Old School Z's") and Cartel del Noreste (Spanish:"Northeast Cartel")(the latter of which was led by his brother Juan Francisco. ZVE appears to have joined forces with the Gulf Cartel against the CDN. | In 2014 following the arrest of its leader, Omar Treviño Morales aka Z-42, the cartel split into two factions, Zetas Vieja Escuela (Spanish: "Old School Z's") and Cartel del Noreste (Spanish:"Northeast Cartel")(the latter of which was led by his brother Juan Francisco. ZVE appears to have joined forces with the Gulf Cartel against the CDN. Since then, the ZVE have splintered further, as the CDN has grown in strength to fill the gap of its predecessor. It has become known for its armed wing, the [[Tropa del Infierno]], which frequently engages police in drive-by shootings from armored pickup trucks. | ||
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