On
August 6, 2012, banners were placed in Reynosa to honor the birthday
of Samuel "Metro 3" Flores Borrego, who was killed on
September 2, 2011. Also known as "M3", he was the leader
of the Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel. The text of the
banner, in somewhat rambling language, listed his virtues as a friend
and leader, as well as the lessons he taught his "school".
At the bottom of the banner was a list of twenty-two aliases, the
signers of the message, who apparently are members of the
aforementioned "school" of "El Metro 3".
A
few weeks ago, my esteemed colleague on the forum, El Plata, made
reference to the banner, which would lead to a conversation pointing
out that so many of the old members of Los Metros were no longer
around. Taking inspiration from that conversation, I decided to take
a closer look at the individuals listed on the banner and see what
their statuses are two years later. Please keep in mind this
information is not definitive, but, rather, to the best of my
knowledge.
Deceased:
- Metro 4- Héctor Delgado Santiago, killed January 15, 2013 by fellow cartel members.
- Gringo- Miguel Villarreal, killed March 10, 2013 by fellow cartel members.
- Puma- Jesús García Román, killed March 10, 2013 by fellow cartel members.
- Mellado- Galindo Mellado Cruz , killed May 9, 2014 in a shootout with government forces.
- Flander- Raúl Hernández Barrón, killed July 26, 2014 in a shootout with government forces.
Possibly
Deceased:
- Rayo- rumored to have been killed around March 10, 2013.
- Lino
- Salinas- Joaquin Rafael Salinas Aparicio, also known as Metro 32, rumored to have been killed August 11, 2014 in a shootout with government forces.
Imprisoned:
- Sierra- Juan Gabriel Montes Sermeño, arrested September 12, 2012.
- Mario Pelón- Mario Armando Ramírez Treviño, arrested August 17, 2013.
- Juan Perro Jr.- Juan Manuel Rodríguez García, arrested May 25, 2014.
Active:
- Chucho- Jesús Romo López, also known as El Doctor, said to be head of finances.
- Hamburguesa- José Antonio Romo López, reported as Ciudad Mier plaza head.
- Negrito- Eduardo Ismael Flores Borrego, reported as Valle Hermoso plaza head.
- Panochitas- Juan Francisco Saenz Tamez, also known as Metro 103 and Panochas, said to be Camargo plaza head.
- Polimenos- José Ismael Mendoza Falcón, also known as Metro 60, "dominates Frontera Chica".
- Simple- Jesús Alejandro Leal Flores, also known as Metro 24, said to be a Reynosa sector leader.
- Tachas- Guadalupe Leal Flores, also known as Metro 17 and Lupito, said to be a Reynosa sector leader.
Unknown
Status:
- Babas
- Chava 88- Gomez, also known as Metro 88 and Dientes de Cabra.
- Metro 7- Alfonso Flores Borrego, according to Grayson.
- Negro Jose
Aren't Flander and Mellado original Zetas?
ReplyDeleteThey where Z but when the war between Z vs CDG started back in 2010 Mellado, Flander and even El Hummer stayed on CDG side and not the Zetas.
DeleteYes, but when the rupture happened they sided with stayed with the CDG.
DeleteThe rupture still had not even began when they capture hummer I remember that day when they capture him I was in Mc Allen ZETAS DEL GOLFO WAS THE SHIT SO QUIT BEAIN A SUCK UP RUPTURE HAPPEN CAUSE IT'S EVEN BIGGER THAN WHAT YALL LITTLE MIND CAN IMAGINE CIA PSYOPS OPERATION IN MEXICO IT FIRST STARTED IN TJ CHAPO GUSMAN IS A SELL OUT A SNITCH INFORMANT HE PACT WHITH GOV TO TAKE OUT COMPETITION HE'S THE ONE WHO GOT ALL HE'LL LOSE IN MX THANKS TO MX & US GOV WHY YOU THINK OSIEL ANOTHER SNITCH GOT JUST 20 YRS CAUSE THEY ARE FUCKING SEWER RATS ALL PLAZA WERE PEACEFUL TILL THE CHANGE IN THE MX GOV PAN CAME TO POWER THEY LET GUSMAN FREE AND THERE YOU HAVE IT THE GOVERNMENT WANTED THOSE ROUGE SOLDIERS OUT THE GAME THEY WERE TO MUCH THERE FEAR GOT EVEN WORST WHEN CIA DISCUBERD THAT HIGH RANKING MILITARY MEMBERS AS CORONELS WERE JOINING LAZCANO ON THE CRIMINAL FRANCHISE AND THAT THEY WERE PLANNING A GOLPE DE ESTADO IT WAS NECESSARY AT ALL COST TO TAKE EM OUT CONGRATULATIONS MX US GOV YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED ON UR OBJECTION JUST AS IN LIBYA AND OTHER PLACES GUESS YOU DID NOT LIKE WHEN THEY KILLED UR OFFICERS WITH YOUR OWN GUNS YOU GAVE GUSMAN TO FIGHT LOS Z
Deletewhoever wrote that above is in the Know.
DeleteU forgot a couple. . Here's the biggest one u forgot. Reyes and a couple cardenas.. Not a Nutt hugger or member but I am from the mission. . N those fu**ers are far from over.. i wish them n all cartels would but it's simply not true.
ReplyDeleteYou do realize the article is referencing the names on the manta, not just any high ranking CDG member. This manta is from Los Metros faction, so you definently aren't going to see Reyes bc he was a bitter enemy of the M's as the founding member of Los Rojos. Hell, R-1 was in on the murder of M3. All the Cardenas Gullien's were either dead or locked up when this manta came out. Los C.G. familia were all Ciclones anyway. This manta was during X-20/Pelon's reign when he put the cartel through a internal cleanse. He took out anyone he was intimidated by including El Gringo, Guerra, and Puma which was stupid bc Gringo was the biggest pusher in the entire CDG. X-20 and M-4 took out any member linked to Chapo and CDS.
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DeleteI agree with you. I've stated before that El Gringo was the one making all that money for CDG. When the Zetas first came around he was a Zeta under Hummer. El lazcano liked Gringo very much because how he took care of business and made money for La Compania. When the Zetas split from the Golfos comandante Gringo stayed with the Golfos under M3. Word around Tamaulipas and So. Texas always was that El Gringo was bigger than what he wanted people to know. I've heard this guy would cross shits load of weed and coke. People from Roma to McAllen all said that 80% of the drugs being crossed into the U.S. was El Gringos. This guy supposedly had major contacts. Mario Pelon envied him so much that he turned on him. There was also rumors that he worked heavy with one of chapos nephews. He was the that was trying to stabilize the Gulf Cartel. At the end nobody could stand that a poor Mexican-American from the U.S. was running the show and all those other so called comandantes could not even come close to him in money or respect. That's why the Gulf Cartel is such a mess right now, everyone wants the top spot because they are not making enough money for the #2 or #3 guys. There ain't enough to go around cause they ain't pushing the weight that they should be.
With them odds, looks like the "education" failed. Death or prison for those who choose to follow.
ReplyDeleteEl chucho y la hamburguesa son hermanos. Esos 2 si tienen chingos de feria, no son sicarios ni comandantes, son capos.
ReplyDeleteI thought lupito leal(tachas)was H-2 not etro 17?
ReplyDeleteH2 is Rolando de los Santos Guerra AKA El Roli (Arrested Mar. 23, 2009)
DeleteHow rare it is for a recent cartel boss to be respected and loved like el metro is. One of the few.
ReplyDeleteWasn't el simple metro 24 captured?
ReplyDeleteYes, but he bought his way out. As a matter of fact, so did his non relevant cousin Cherry's Leal. Here is a little tip, when a boss is captured and no pictures of him are released there's a pretty good chance they have a deal in place to buy their way out! Corruption at its finest!
DeleteYes he was captured but he simply bought his way out when the attention on him died out. His sapo cousin Cherry's Leal did the same thing. This is nothing new in Tamaulipas. Tormenta pulled the same stunt, but he ended up getting his son killed in the process. It's not just the CDG either El Coyote from Los Zetas bought his way out of jail last year. At the beginning of July Cabeza de Marrano was captured and guess what...he's back on the streets of Cd. Victoria. Here's a little tip, when a boss is arrested and no picture is released of him, or the story seems to go away really fast there's a good chance there is a deal in place and the narco is buying his freedom.
DeleteI've heard zamarripa is coming out as well but they be snitching colaborating making low fishes into big ones
DeleteEvery group needs a strong leader.Guillen was that leader to CDG/ZETAS and so was Metro 3 to Los Metros.
ReplyDeleteMellado definitely was not sure bout Flander, but I do remember hearing that at some point.
ReplyDeleteRip jefito 3 la mera verga del golfo
ReplyDeleteBueno y ya que recuerdan a el m3. Que porfavor alguin diga o corrija ya la verdad. Porque dijieron que el R1 lo mato y salio hullendo y por toda la frontera chica todos decian que no era cierto. Que a R1 le hecharon la culpa y que la verdad saldria tarde que temprano. Ase tiempo dijieron que ya habia salido la verdad y que el que mato al m3 fue mario pelon x20 y que los metros ya habian dejado eso por la paz y eso habia abilitado el regreso del R1 a tamaulipas. Pero sigue uno que otro todavia llamandole traidor. Que alguin por favor explique.
ReplyDeleteEl Commandante Hummer era jefe de El Metro 3
ReplyDeleteFrom what I know Comandante Polimenso (Metro 60) is the current leader of Los Metros along with Gafe. Polimenso has been with the CDG for a long time. Polimenso worked for El Metro 3 and was in charge of executing the Zetas along with Juanito Carrizales Comandante 98 when the Golfos versus Zetas war started. Polimenso controls Frontera Chica and along with Gafe both control the City of Reynosa. I am really surprised that Polimenso has not been able to control Los Metros, but if anybody remembers what Miguel Trevino Z40 said in his famous narcomanta that after the death of Metro 3 there is no true leader because there are only second, and third level leaders and everyone will want the power. Chiricuas (Metro 85) is missing from the list he was the right hand for Metro 3 back when Metro 3 controlled the Miguel Aleman plaza. Chiricuas currently controls the central section of Reynosa. El Negrito is the brother of Metro 3 but I did not know that Metro 7 Poncho Flores Borrego is the brother of Metro 3. Tachas controls the Las cumbres one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Reynosa. Flander from what I know was killed (cooked in acid) by Panochitas. By the way does anybody know what happen to Juanito Carrizales El 98? Carrizales tried to take over Nuevo Laredo 2012. Alguien sabe que paso con Juanito Carrizales? Ya no se a escuchado nada de el.
ReplyDeleteSe dice que ya esta muerto desde el 2012 murio en su ciudad de Nuevo Laredo en una balacera con los Zetas, se dice que anda ahi enterrado en algun lugar de Nuevo Laredo otros dicen que aun esta vivo eso nadien lo sabe la verdad.Lo unico que te puedo decir es que el si le dio guerra a los Z en Nuevo Laredo junto con la gente del Taliban.
DeleteFlander was just killed in a shootout a few weeks ago. A lot of people claim he was cooked in acid during the X20 vs Gringo feud, but those were just rumors. Gafe was #2 in Reynosa under Paquito M77. When Juan Perros ran him out of town, Perros took over Reynosa. When Perros was captured Gafe took over. Perros gave up the location of Mellado and Simple. Simple bought his way out of jail.
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ReplyDelete"By the way does anybody know what happen to Juanito Carrizales El 98?"
I cant rememeber which Carrizales it was,,nah it was El Tubi Carrizales who got stabbed up with big holes in his belly as soon as he got to the Zeta ran jug so that aint gonna help.Man the shanks they used on him,sweet
Z40 ordered the killing of Tubi inside the prison. He was still handcuffs and had just arrived at the prison. It was an inside job. He was put in a cell with his killers on orders from Z40. Tubi was part of CDS attempted takeover of Nuevo Laredo. Los Z was still the armed wing of the CDG. Los Zetas fought off CDS. Z40 killed him for being part of CDS but also to get back at his cousin El 98. Los Zetas had just broken away from the CDG and Juanito Carrizales El 98 decided to stay with the CDG instead of the Z. So 40 got double revenge.
DeleteComandante Chava Metro 88 junto con el Comandante Salinas DEP, fueron los que limpiaron gran parte de Monterrey de los mugrozoz Zetas.Tambien el Comandante Simple famoso por matar Zetas que traia el Mamito de Veracruz y otros estados.Ahi una foto donde salen varios Zetas muertos en Monterrey y el Comandante Simple les deja un mensaje a Mamito diciendo "Que no entiendes Mamito pendejo manda mas de estos para matarlos".
ReplyDeleteMamito traia gente de afuera porque ya nadien lo apoyaba en Monterrey todos se fueron con el Golfo, en el mensaje tambien decia sigues tu Nico (Nico Roy es de San Fernando trabajando con los Z).Tambien mencionaban al Comandante Guerra de Nuevo Laredo (Ya muerto).
From what I can see in the comments, the names are pretty much right on. I wonder how many fo the folks live in the Mission/ McAllen area?
ReplyDeleteI know,right??RICH ROTH?
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ReplyDeleteEl Nico Roy ya cayo. Esta preso el wey. Pero quien sabe ala mejor ya pago para que lo sacen todo sabemos que el Egidio Torre Cantu esta comprado por los Zs. Y de Monterrey la gran parte es controlado por Zs y Beltran-Leyva. Hasta tienen de la Linea de Juarez y gente de Guerreros Unidos operando alli junto con los Zs. El Golfo le estaba dando buena guerra junto con algunas pandillas de Monterrey pero como siempre la cagaron. Los Chapos dejaron de apoyarlos financieramente y la pandilla de SINALOKOS (gente de GN, que también fueron entrenados en las montanas de Sinaloa y Chihuahua.. aunque ahorita la mayoria se los chingaron la Fuerza Civil) tambien.
-YAHWEH-
Es lo que decia El CDG esta aliado con pandillas locales de Monterrey en cambio los Z traen a puros cabrones de otros lugares puros de Coahuila y Nuevo Laredo.Los Sinalokos son de la indepe de Monterrey no se por que dices que estan enterrados en Sinaloa y Chihuahua...
DeletePor cierto ahi en la Indepe aun estan puestos los Sinalokos pura razita de ahi de Monterrey y Los Golfos andan recios en toda la area Metropolitana de Monterrey desdede La Estanzuela y varios barrios de los fomerreyes de Monterrey.
Desde que los Z hicieron esa masacre del casino donde mucha gente inocente murio en Monterrey mucha gente ya los odia a los Z en Nuevo Leon.
Vete a youtube y busca zetas dela independencia mty
DeleteY lo dime de k ablas
In this on going rift between Cortez C1 senior and the death of his son by what looks to be the whole other side of the Metro's going to end quickly? I understand the 2 main guys are on this side of the border, ready to jump back when C1 is taken care of.
ReplyDeleteWhy are they on this side? Are they afraid of C1? Who would want a leader that ran like a b!#$h and then wants to go back when its all cool. BTW who are those 2 guys?
DeleteCuando dicen limpiaron.Monterrey de zetas no.fueron los.metros pendejo..el Taliban les dio todos los puntos de los.zetas.en.Monterrey y.Laredo por eso le dieron guerra pero como quiera mamaron en laredo...y ahorita en.Monterrey pos.ni se diga las golfas andan de correlonas
ReplyDeleteTe equivocas el CDG tiene desde el 2011 que entro a recuperar la plaza de La Silla que siempre fue plaza importante de Osiel.Recuerda que los Z nomas estaban en Monterrey para cuidar la plaza pero no era de ellos hasta el 2010 cuando empezó la guerra de Z y CDG.
DeleteEl CDG hasta la fecha tiene buenas conectas con el Gobierno Estatal de Monterrey ni se diga con los ministeriales.Desde las epocas del M3 recuerda el Metro-3 y el X20 fueron ministeriales.El X20 conoce a varios altos mandos de La Ministerial en Monterrey.
¿Recuerdas por que mataron al Comandate Jerry de La Ministerial en Monterrey? Pues fueron los Z lo que mataron por tener conexiones con los Golfos.
¿Por qué los ministeriales capturan a puro Z? Pues porque estan alineados con el Golfo.Los de la Fuerza Civil esos si son ZZZ siempre andan subiendose a La Indepe porque los culoZZZ no se suben a La Indepe.
Aparte El Taliban dio voltion y se fue con el Golfo en 2012 no antes.El Golfo ya estaba recuperando la plaza de la Silla desde el 2010....
A si que no cuadra lo que dices, lo de Nuevo Laredo es cierto Taliban dio puntos y gente, pero el que en realidad si le dio mas golpes a los Z en Nuevo Laredo fue el Juanillo Carrizales de Nuevo Laredo ahora bien parado con el Golfo
Juanito carrizales ya le dieron piso wei....ai nomas pa k sepas ese pendejo sta enterrado.junto con su primo aya x una colonia del oriente en nbo laredo ai nomas pa k sepas
DeleteLa noticia fue grande cuando lo mataron, pero nunca se dijo el porque. Lo encontraron con los pantalonez bajados y parece que eso es cuando eres dedo o soplon. Lo matarian por averlo encontrado con eloy el ministerial??? Dijieron que R1 lo mato por ordenes del Coss y despues que fue el x20 quien tambien mato a gringo, guerra y a puma. Por que lo mataron???
ReplyDeleteY el C1 y el R1 trabajan juntos o son contras?
ReplyDeleteYup, No doubt about it "El Gringo" had his plaza and half his buddies plaza's sown up because he knew who to pay off on both sides of the border! That being the case he got filthy rich and obviously; there's going to be jealousy
ReplyDeletesince the guys above him wanted what he had. When the Golfo's split up from the Z's it was supposedly because they wouldn't give up Metro 3 to the Z's for taking out a friend of Trevino's that Metro 3 murdered and thus started
the internal conflict but I'm sure there was a lot more to it than a dead Z !
And the rest is history. The beginning of the end of the powerful Gulf Cartel.
DeleteWhat makes you say the CDG its over? You must not know how many plazas the CDG have in Tamaulipas and North of Mexico.
DeleteGolfos were getting jeless of Z since they were in fact the operating hand of cdg they are the ones who gave them the power am surprise they were loyal to a bunch of Golfas
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ReplyDeletePost dude,yeah he didnt stand a chance,he must have known he was being lined up for a killing..Z completely ran that prison.Did you see the house he had in Monterey or somewhere"casa amarilla"or something like that..Well,he got what he gave
Yeah, z40 the walking barrel of menudo con patas, never found the balls to confront anybody face to face for a hand to hand or gun fight unless they were in handcuffs or tied up, lazca put up with him only for his US connections...
ReplyDeleteWhat a man, but the good part is when all by his motherfucking self, after six months, SIX! z40's ass was safe in jail, and he ain't getting out soon!!!
August 26, 2014 at 11:10 PM
ReplyDelete"Vete a youtube y busca"
Saludos snr....I'll clock it,,but you know better than i,cuidate snr..and keep yo head down,ye eard me?
Should i say Zaludos Indepe snr?Just fuckin round,,take care
ReplyDeleteCharly Quintero Sangre Zeta in there.I can dig the Comandante Kachee rola
ReplyDeleteY el metro 88 chava? Que paso con el? Ahora se dice que ay otro m 88 diferente vato. Que pedo?
ReplyDeleteY rayo ?
DeleteRayo supuestamente muerto ? Verdad o mentira ?
ReplyDeleteRayo murio o no ?
ReplyDeleteCual rayo
DeleteRay esta VIVO no dire donde anda pero esta VIVO deep inside es letra El vato recuerda Los tiempos k Z Y GOLFO ERAMOS HERMANOS KIEN NO RECUERDA ESO
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