1. By: Hisela Mendez and Justin Hall

2. Leaders  Juan García Abrego, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén  Arturo Guzman Decena (Z-1), Heriberto Lazcano (Z-3).

3. Origin  Founded in the 1970s but emerged in its modern form in the 80s by Juan García Abrego  Trained in the United States?  Part of drug cartel  Income

4. History  Oisel recruited corrupt members that were deserted from Mexican army.  Later Zetas became independent and became rivals with Gulf Cartel  Map of Death  February 2004, June 2005, March 2006, February 2007, March 2007, April 2007, May 2007, June 2007

5. Current Status  Miguel Angel Trevino Morales Beat woman police officer to death Massacre of 72 civilians Burning enemies alive  More brutal  Still involved in cartel

6. Operations Los Zetas are primarily based in the border region of Nuevo Laredo, with hundreds more throughout the country. They are active in Texas and other several States in the United States, Guatemala, Venezuela-Colombia, and Italy.

7. Operations

8. How to Combat against Los Zetas  Cut out the “Betweeners”  Eliminate Leaders  Target Middle Layer  Prioritizing the most violent group or focusing efforts in a particular geographic location  Strengthen law enforcement