{"id":13115,"date":"2025-03-15T14:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T14:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ruthless-cartels-sibling-leaders-known-as-z-40-and-z-42-charged-in-u-s-accused-of-murders-and-torture\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T14:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T14:49:01","slug":"ruthless-cartels-sibling-leaders-known-as-z-40-and-z-42-charged-in-u-s-accused-of-murders-and-torture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ruthless-cartels-sibling-leaders-known-as-z-40-and-z-42-charged-in-u-s-accused-of-murders-and-torture\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruthless cartel&#8217;s sibling leaders \u2014 known as &#8220;Z-40&#8221; and &#8220;Z-42&#8221; \u2014 charged in U.S., accused of murders and torture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News 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data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Omar Trevino Morales<\/a><\/span> \u2014 aliases &#8220;Z-40&#8221; and &#8220;Z-42&#8221; \u2014 led one of Mexico&#8217;s most powerful and feared organized crime groups until its collapse.<\/p>\n<p>They were <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mexico-extradites-drug-traffickers-us-rafael-caro-quintero\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">among the 29 drug suspects<\/a><\/span> that Mexico expelled to the United States last month, as it faces mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump to tackle drug smuggling.<\/p>\n<p>The brothers were arraigned in Washington &#8220;on charges of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise that involved multiple murder conspiracies,&#8221; the Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/leaders-los-zetas-violent-mexican-drug-cartel-arraigned-drug-trafficking-firearm-and-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Their other charges included &#8220;conspiring to manufacture and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana destined for the United States, using firearms &#8212; including a machine gun &#8212; during and in relation to drug trafficking crimes, and conspiring to launder monetary instruments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zetas was founded by deserters from the Mexican special forces known for their brutality.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Mexico Drug Lord \" height=\"405\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/15\/8852463c-fab2-4d68-a10d-d42aac874cc2\/thumbnail\/620x405\/4accd9cafa41be1b505ef3ee4c38a566\/ap25059001781809.jpg?v=e7f44f50e1cf6b32bb81cbfeaec70acf 1x, 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their arrests, the defendants allegedly renamed Los Zetas to Cartel del Noreste (CDN) and continued to control the cartel while incarcerated in Mexico,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department said last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/designation-of-international-cartels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">it had designated CDN<\/a> as a &#8220;foreign terrorist organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Washington accuses the two brothers of being &#8220;personally responsible&#8221; for committing dozens of murders and for directing killings, kidnappings and torture.<\/p>\n<p>Both pleaded not guilty on Friday, and face the possibility of the death sentence if convicted, according to reporters at the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As alleged, the defendants represent some of the world&#8217;s most vicious cartel leaders, who oversaw Los Zetas&#8217; reign of terror with grotesque impunity and ruthlessness, and a sheer disregard for anything beyond their wealth, power, and 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