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CARDENASFROM PAGE A1nected to the Gulf Cartel.Cardenas was arrested in Fraccionamiento Satelite, a neighborhood about 15 minutes from Veterans International Bridge, following an exchange of gunfire that lasted 20 to 30 minutes.Juarez said Cardenas’ capture topped a six-month operation in which authorities identified at least 300 people working for his organization.“Everything started a few minutes after 9:10 a.m., as soldiers raided a house located at Cancer and Avenida del Niho,” she said.Suspected cartel members fled in several vehicles with soldiers in pursuit. During the chase, gang members and soldiers sprayed gunfire along five city blocksSpent shell casings were sprinkled along streets, and adjacent houses were riddled with bullet holes. Dozens of rounds penetrated nearby homes and business. Dried blood was found in front of an upscale house at Virgo and Cancer streets.Three soldiers were wounded, one seriously in the fire-fight. Paramedics said the soldiers received severe injuries to the head, arms and legs when a grenade exploded.After his arrest, Cardenas was taken to a Matamoros airport, where gunfire erupted again during an attempt to rescue him from police. He was transported Saturday to a maximum-security prison west of Mexico City to await arraignment on organized crime, drug and weapons charges.Two former army officers arrested with him also face weapons charges.Officials also made severalseizures Saturday at one of Cardenas’ houses near Leo Street and Avenida del Nino. They recovered a Mexican identification card with Cardenas’ photo, four vehicles, 785 rounds of semiautomatic ammunition intended for AK-47s and R15 rifles, four grenades, 15 bulletproof vests and other assault equipment.Cardenas allegedly inherited a large portion of the Gulf organization after former leader Juan Garcia Abrego was arrested in 1996. Garcia isserving 11 life terms in the United States.Police allege that the Gulf organization is one of Mexico’s top drug-smuggling operations.Cardenas was wanted in Mexico on charges of cocaine trafficking, attempted murder, illegal arms possession and organized crime. U.S. authorities have requested his extradition to face charges of possessing and attempting to distribute marijuana and threatening federal agents.GOOD: Unlimited walkie-talkie minutes.BETTER: Handling issues before they
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Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Tue, Mar 18, 2003
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