Just before dawn yesterday morning, Mexican Marines captured
and detained the monster known as Miguel Angel Trevino Morales – the leader of
Los Zetas, arguably the largest drug cartel in Mexico today. Trevino Morales
has been accused of ordering the executions of hundreds of immigrant workers
from Central America, and as head of Los Zetas, is responsible for hundreds of
pounds of drugs moving north into the U.S. every single week. In recent years, Los
Zetas have even expanded their operations further than this, to include human
trafficking, distribution of pirated DVDs and CDs, and kidnapping and
extortion. To say Los Zetas and their infamous leader are a detriment to
society is like saying Osama Bin Laden was a criminal – it is a significant
understatement. However, is this arrest worthy of the celebrating that is
undoubtedly taking place throughout Mexico and many of the border towns on the
U.S. side in Texas? What has really been accomplished? For anyone who knows the
history of the drug cartels in Mexico, the answer is not much.
Trevino Morales
