Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano

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Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano (also " El Lazca " or " El Verdugo ", Spanish for "The Executioner"; * December 25, 1974 in Apan , State of Hidalgo ; † October 7, 2012 in Coahuila ), was allegedly a Mexican drug trafficker who Cartel alleged to have led Los Zetas .

Life

Lazcano was born in 1974 in Apan (Hidalgo) about 100 kilometers east of Mexico City . At the age of 17 he joined the Mexican military and shortly afterwards he joined the special unit “Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales”, which specializes in the fight against drug cartels .

Zetas

On March 27, 1998, he is said to have left the military and founded a mercenary unit with Arturo Guzmán Decena Los Zetas, which initially worked under the Gulf cartel . Lazcano is said to have been in the third ranking of the Zetas (Z-3), and after Guzmán Decena (Z-1) was murdered in November 2002 and Rogelio González Pizaña (Z-2) was arrested in 2004, Lazcano is said to be the boss of the meanwhile have appointed independent Los Zetas.

Since February 2010 Lazcano is said to have been in territorial disputes with the Gulf Cartel, his former employer, in northern Mexico.

On November 2, 2011, Carlos Oliva Castillo , a close friend of Lazcano, was arrested.

death

According to the Attorney General of a baseball game went on the outskirts near the village of Progreso (State of Coahuila ) in Laredo a complaints about armed men. The soldiers charged with the investigation were attacked with grenades from a moving car. Two attackers were killed in the ensuing fighting, one of whom was identified as Lazcano by fingerprints.

A few hours after his death, his body was stolen from the funeral home by armed people.

reward

Lazcano topped the list of the 37 most wanted people in Mexico . Both the Mexican government and the American government ($ 5 million) offered a reward (USD 2 million). They are investigating multiple murders and drug trafficking.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Attack on casino organized? In: ORF . November 2, 2011, accessed November 2, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Stolen body of the "hangman". In: the daily newspaper , October 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Mexico reports death of Z-3. In: Spiegel Online , October 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ Tim Gaynor, Lizbeth Diaz: Mexico says kills top Zetas drug lord but body snatched. In: Reuters , October 9, 2012 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Lazcano, Heriberto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lazcano Lazcano, Heriberto (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mexican drug dealer
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Apan , Hidalgo State
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 2012
Place of death Coahuila