"Morogris" for Borderland Beat
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| Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel (Cártel del Golfo, or CDG) started from a group of local and state policemen based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in the late 1990s. |
Los Metros are one of the main factions of the now-splintered Gulf Cartel, a criminal group based in northeastern Mexico. They have long dominated the Reynosa border area, but few sources and information exist covering its early years and founding members.
In this report, Borderland Beat will cover the early history of Los Metros, which dates back to the late 1990s when Osiel Cárdenas Guillen was head of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas.
