Mexico had already seen plenty of grisly drug war violence after the federal government launched its offensive against the cartels in 2006. “What we’re seeing today is a different kind of nickname, that reflects a different way of criminals identifying themselves, and these new forms of violence,” said Martin Barron, en expert in criminology at Mexico’s National Institute for Penal Sciences. Instead of offing rivals for turf or cash, many of today’s narco-killers, especially among the Zetas, view their ultraviolence as a part of business, designed to shock the public into submission. ![]() Mid-level cartel leaders are now adopting or being baptized with nicknames such as “The Dog Killer.” That was Baltazar Saucedo Estrada, an alleged leader of the notoriously bloodthirsty Zetas gang.Įxperts say the killings and arrests of top cartel capos have left lesser spawn to run the drug, kidnapping and extortion businesses that has fueled a cruder approach and a psychopathic, mass-dismemberment style of killing. Gone are the days of high-flying sobriquets such as “The King” (Jesus Zambada Garcia), “The Lord of the Skies” (Amado Carrillo Fuentes) or “The Boss of Bosses” (Arturo Beltran Leyva), all of whom are dead or in prison. “The Bum” allegedly burned and buried his victims in clandestine pits.Īs Mexico’s drug violence gets bloodier, with cartels competing to leave ever-bigger piles of slaughtered victims, drug traffickers are being tagged with ever-grittier, low-brow nicknames to reflect their impersonal, almost industrial style of violence. ![]() “The Pig” was known for his brutal style of killing rivals. “Garbage” was caught extorting money from Mexico City bus drivers, police say. When “The Worm Eater” and his sidekick “The Rat” were captured, they were allegedly carrying five grenades and about $1 million in cash.
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