Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén
Antonio Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén alias Tony Tormenta (dt: Tony the thunderstorm ) (born March 5, 1962 - † November 5, 2010 in Matamoros , Mexico ) was an alleged Mexican criminal and, on his death, one of the two leaders of the Gulf cartel . The US Drug Enforcement Administration and the Mexican government had a bounty of $ 2.5 million on him .
Cárdenas Guillén engaged in a shooting with soldiers on September 17, 2010. He was able to escape then.
Since Cárdenas Guillén had good contacts with local politicians and police officers, he was able to show himself in public until his death.
Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén is the brother of Osiel Cardenas .
death
Cárdenas Guillén was killed on November 5, 2010 in Matamoros in a six-hour battle with soldiers and naval units . They holed up in houses and in trucks and used grenades, among other things. During the shooting, the city closed the three border crossings with Brownsville, Texas . In addition to Cárdenas Guillén, four members of the Gulf cartel, four soldiers and a reporter for the local newspaper Express died .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Cecibel Romero: drug lord dies in a hail of bullets. In: the daily newspaper . November 7, 2010, accessed November 9, 2010 .
- ↑ a b The drug lord dies in a hail of bullets. In: sueddeutsche.de . November 6, 2010, accessed November 9, 2010 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cárdenas Guillén, Ezequiel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cárdenas Guillén, Antonio Ezequiel (full name); Tormenta, Tony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | suspected Mexican criminal and, on his death, one of the two leaders of the Gulf cartel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1962 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th November 2010 |
| Place of death | Matamoros , Mexico |