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Bola Treviño’, Co-leader of Northeast Cartel and nephew of Z-40, arrested in Tamaulipas
Carlos Alberto Monsiváis Treviño was captured in flagrante delicto by members of the National Guard and the Sedena.
LA BOLA TREVIÑO
WRITTEN BY: ANGEL HERNANDEZ
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Carlos Alberto Monsiváis Treviño, alias Bola Treviño, was captured in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, in flagrante delicto by members of the National Guard and the Mexican Army.
The detainee is considered to be the second most important man in the Northwest Cartel, a criminal organization with a presence in Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Nuevo León.
According to investigations, Bola Treviño was in charge of organizing kidnappings, extortion, drug and migrant trafficking. He is even accused of orchestrating armed attacks against members of the army.
He is also accused of being the main generator of violence in Tamaulipas, particularly in the border area with the United States, to which he also sent illicit substances.
The detainee was transferred to Mexico City to face the charges against him before the competent authorities, given his high level of danger.
Who is ‘La Bola’ Treviño’s family?
Carlos Alberto Monsiváis Treviño, El Bola, comes from a lineage of drug lords. His uncles were members of the Los Zetas cartel.
He is the nephew of brothers Miguel Angel and Omar Treviño Morales, El Z-42 and El Z-40 respectively, historic leaders of Los Zetas.
Omar Treviño was described as someone who “loved to kill people”, as he gave free rein to his sadism when taking the lives of his enemies.
For this reason, Z-40 was one of the most bloodthirsty criminals in Mexico, as he even implemented a type of botox that caused death and was not detected in autopsies.
For his part, his brother Z-42 took over the leadership of the criminal organization after Miguel Angel’s capture in 2013. His tenure was even more violent than the previous one.
This caused divisions within Los Zetas, until he was arrested two years later on his way home to Nuevo Leon.
