Zetas leader Heriberto Lazcano apparently killed in shootout
Source: AP
Heriberto Lazcano, the leader of the Zetas drug cartel in Mexico, has apparently been killed in a shootout with marines, according to the country's navy.
The navy said there was strong evidence after the firefight in the northern border state of Coahuila that Lazcano, known as El Lazca, was one of two men who died. But it added that more forensics tests would have to be carried out to confirm the identification.
"Information was obtained after the first forensics tests were carried out that yielded indications that suggest that one of the bodies is Heriberto Lazcano," the navy's statement said.
"The navy department is co-ordinating efforts with Coahuila state and will be awaiting the conclusions of the forensics examination in the case."
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/zetas-leader-heriberto-lazcano-killed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heriberto_Lazcano_Lazcano
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)On second thought, never mind.
Carry on....
Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)Nah!
Beacool
(30,249 posts)May he rot in hell.........
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)...it probably augurs a new round of violence as his would-be successors struggle to take his place.
Body of Mexico's slain Zetas drug gang leader Heriberto Lazcano stolen by armed gang - state prosecutor
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(43,890 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)Mexican authorities say they have lost body of dead Zetas cartel leader
Officials confirm death of Heriberto Lazcano, but say funeral parlour owner claims armed unit snatched corpse
Jo Tuckman in Mexico City
The Guardian, Tuesday 9 October 2012 14.11 EDT
The Mexican authorities have claimed one of their biggest victories against the notoriously bloody Zetas drug cartel, but admit they have lost the body of Heriberto Lazcano, the gang's brutal leader, who they say was killed in a shootout with the navy.
Most of the original members of the Zetas cartel, which was formed in the 1990s, have been captured or killed, but Lazcano, who went by the nicknames "el Lazca" and "the Executioner", had appeared untouchable. The United States had offered $5m and the Mexican authorities $2.3m in rewards for information leading to his arrest.
Authorities in the northern state of Coahuila were called out by the navy on Sunday at about 6pm to recover two bodies killed in a shootout near the town of Progreso, about 80 miles from the US border, the state's attorney general, Homero Ramos, told reporters on Tuesday.
Ramos said the bodies were handed over to a local funeral parlour after being fingerprinted and photographed. Reading from a statement and refusing to answer questions, he added that the owner of the parlour had informed the authorities at about 8am on Monday morning that a masked and heavily armed unit had snatched both bodies.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/mexican-authorities-zetas-cartel-leader