Joint Operation Nuevo León-Tamaulipas
| Operation Nuevo León-Tamaulipas | ||||||||
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| Part of Mexican Drug War | ||||||||
Mexican Army raids a house in Matamoros, Tamaulipas | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| Gulf Cartel | Los Zetas | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018–present) Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–18) Felipe Calderón (2007–12) Guillermo Galván Galván (2007–12) Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda (2012–18) Luis Cresencio Sandoval (2018–present) Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza (2007–12) Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz (2012–18) José Rafael Ojeda Durán (2018–present) | Jorge Costilla (POW) |
Heriberto Lazcano † Miguel Treviño (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| 3,000+ | 1,000+ | 1,000+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Joint Operation Nuevo León-Tamaulipas is an anti-drug joint operation in two Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León by Federal Police and the Mexican Armed Forces. The objective of the joint operation is to eliminate Los Zetas and Gulf Cartel operations in the area. So far, many cartel members have been either killed or arrested. Recently Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel have broken relations and started fighting each other.