They also stated that they would not be moving forward with releasing the information they had of several cartel members. These Army deserters were enti… In August 2011, armed men affiliated with the Zetas cartel set fire to … Several witnesses claimed that many of the municipalities throughout Tamaulipas were "war zones," and that many businesses and houses were burned down, leaving areas in "total destruction." This project includes the use of tanks, airplanes and the National Guard "as a preventive measure upon the possible collapse of the Mexican State" to protect the border from a Zetas attack and receive an eventual exodus of Mexicans fleeing from the violence. In addition, sources reveal that Los Zetas may also be responsible for: US offered $5m reward for his capture, he is responsible for importing thousands of kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine to the US every year and murdered an untold number of Guatemalan civilians during the systematic takeover of the Guatemalan border region.On 26 May 2019, an operative for Los Zetas in the Veracruz municipalities of Las Choapas and Agua Dulce was arrested by the Mexican Navy.In early July 2019, Los Zetas leaders Jorge Antonio "El Yorch" Gloria Palacios, the second-in-command of the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) faction of Los Zetas, and Hugo "El Ganso" Sanchez Garcia, who served as head of Los Zetas in San Fernando, were detained by Mexican authorities.In January 2020, Los Zetas regional leader José Carmen N., also known as "El Comandante Reyes," was arrested in Oaxaca.In March 2020, senior Los Zetas operative Hugo Alejandro Salcido Cisneros, also known as “El Porras” or “Comandante Pinpon,” was killed in a gun battle with police in Nuevo Laredo.In May 2020, Moisés Escamilla, a leader of the "Old School Zetas" died in prison after contracting The drug violence and political corruption that has plagued Although drug-related violence had existed long before the In addition, there are formal charges that three former governors of Tamaulipas – Manuel Cavazos Lerma (1993–1999), On 25 March 2010, forty inmates escaped from a federal prison in the city of A confrontation inside a maximum security prison in Nuevo Laredo on 15 July 2011 left 7 inmates dead and 59 escaped.Tamaulipas police forces are the worst paid in Mexico despite being one of the states hardest hit by drug violence;Los Zetas have set up camps to train recruits as well as corrupt ex-federal, state, and local police officers.Los Zetas members may also possess a "Los Zetas Commando Medallion" for their service to the organization.They are also active in several states in the United States, including Texas.Early in 2012 it was reported that 'Los Zetas' are operating in the northern Indications of the broken alliance between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas began in September 2009.

Los Zetas is the largest drug cartel in Mexico in terms of scale of operations. Because the cartel was quite new, it competed with more established cartels by using extreme brutality.

On October 9, 2012, the Mexican Navy confirmed that Loz Zetas leader The drug violence and political corruption that has plagued Although drug-related violence had existed long before the start of the In 2000, after the presidential election, the ruling party In addition, there are formal charges that the former Tamaulipas state Governors, Manuel Cavazos Lerma (1993–1999), A confrontation inside a maximum security prison in It has been reported that more than 400 prison inmates escaped from several Tamaulipas prisons from January 2010 to March 2011 due to corruption.
Also in 2012, the United States posted a $5,000,000 reward for information leading to the successful capture of On 6 October 2011 a man identifying himself as a member of The operation to expose information of people who work with Los Zetas, dubbed "Operation Cartel", was reportedly started as a result of an Anonymous member being kidnapped during Operation Paperstorm in OpCartel also raised the concern that Los Zetas have experts in computer intelligence who are believed to track down the "anti-cartel" campaigns online, which helps experts understand the high rate of journalist executions.
In recent times, Los Zetas has become fragmented and seen its influence diminish.Once Guillen consolidated his power, he expanded the responsibilities of Los Zetas, which began to organize Los Zetas was partially responsible for a qualitative increase in violence during the Drug Wars. Los Zetas operates in 17 states, while Sinaloa operates in 16 states. Other sources mention that what initiated the conflict between them was when In a flurry of articles in late August 2012, a U.S. law enforcement official told the press that At the beginning, Lazcano was happy to have a man like Treviño Morales in his ranks, but he reportedly underestimated him and gave him too much power.

Los Zetas comenzaron a actuar como un grupo delictivo independiente en 2010, bajo el liderazgo de Heriberto Lazcano, El Lazca , quien tras su muerte fue sucedido por Miguel Ángel Treviño, El Z-40 , que fue detenido este lunes. The active role of Treviño Morales gained him the loyalty and respect of many in Los Zetas, and eventually many stopped paying Lazcano. By 2011 only 10 of the original 34 zetas remained fugitives,As of 2012, Los Zetas had control over 11 states in Mexico, making it the By the beginning of 2012, Mexico's government escalated its offensive against the Zetas with the announcement that five new military bases will be installed in the group's primary areas of operation.On 9 October 2012, the Mexican Navy confirmed that Los Zetas leader On 14 July 2013, it was reported that the Mexican Marine Corps captured the Zetas leader On 12 October 2013, Mexican authorities captured alleged top Zetas operative On 3 March 2015, Mexican security forces arrested the last known leader of the remaining Zetas structure, On 23 March 2015, Ramiro Pérez Moreno (alias "El Rana"), a potential successor of "Z-42" was captured, along with 4 other men, carrying 6 kilos of cocaine and marijuana, rifles and one hand grenade.On 9 February 2018, Mexican authorities arrested the new leader José María Guízar Valencia alias "Z-43" in Mexico City in Roma neighbourhood.