Heriberto Lazcano

Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano (25 December 1974 – 7 October 2012) wis a Mexican drog laird an tap leader o the creeminal organisation kent as Los Zetas. He wis ane o Mexico's maist-wantit drog lairds.

Lazcano joined the Mexican Airmy at the age o 17 an later ascendit tae the Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFE), the Special Forces unit o the militar. While in the airmy, he reportitly receivit militar trainin frae the Israeli an the Unitit States airmy, but he eventually defectit efter aicht years of service in 1998. Upon his defection, he wis recruitit bi the drog laird Osiel Cárdenas Guillén an Arturo Guzmán Decena wi aroond 30 ither sodgers tae wirk as the enforcers o the Guwf Cairtel, forming the paramilitary group kent as Los Zetas.

He wis killed in a firefecht wi the Mexican Navy on 7 October 2012. His body, housomeivver, wis stolen bi gunmen at a funeral hame efter the navy haed handit the corpse tae the state authorities.

References

Freemit airtins
Mexico Kills a Drug Kingpin, but the Body Gets Away — New York Times 

Category:1974 births
Category:2012 daiths
Category:Fowk frae Hidalgo (state)
Category:Los Zetas
Category:Guwf Cairtel trokers
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Category:Fugitives wantit bi the Unitit States
Category:Fugitives wantit bi Mexico
Category:Fugitives wantit on organisit creeme chairges
Category:Daiths bi fireairm in Mexico