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Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A jury in Washington DC handed down a verdict finding a Gulf Cartel leader from Camargo guilty of drug trafficking.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  A man convicted of immigration and weapon charges and who authorities say is a manager in Mexico's Gulf drug cartel has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Authorities have confirmed that the top leader for one of two factions in the Gulf Cartel is back behind bars.

Monday, June 18, 2012  An alleged high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel has withdrawn his guilty plea on immigration and weapons charges in federal court in Brownsville.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  San Juan received over 1.8 million dollars from the arrest  of a Gulf Cartel leader and will now put those funds to build a new police department.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  A South Texas federal judge has ruled that evidence gathered in interviews with a high-ranking member of the Mexican Gulf cartel's Matamoros operations weren't coerced and will be admissible in court.

Monday, December 19, 2011  A Gulf Cartel leader jailed in the Rio Grande Valley claims coerced by federal to give information after authorities threatened to deport him to Mexico where he was fleeing 'certain death.'

Monday, October 10, 2011  A Gulf Cartel plaza boss is among 36 people arrested in a series of operations by Mexican authorities in Miguel Aleman and Reynosa.

Friday, September 02, 2011  DNA results have confirmed that a body found on a highway outside Reynosa is that of a top Gulf Cartel leader.

Monday, August 29, 2011  A major operation by Mexican federal police south of Rio Grande City ended with the arrest of top leader for the Gulf Cartel and six other men.

Monday, August 22, 2011  A high-ranking member Gulf Cartel leader who lead drug smuggling operations between Camargo, Tamaulipas and rural areas surrounding Rio Grande City, Texas has been extradited to United States.