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Mexico is supported by the United States in this conflict through the
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Operation Solare
(also known as
Project Reckoning
)
[1]
is the Italian name for a 2008 anti-drug operation involving the United States, Mexico,
Guatemala
and Italy, involving a major
Mexican drug cartel
, the
Gulf Cartel
, and the
'Ndrangheta
mafia from the
Calabria
region of Italy.
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In the operation, some 200 people were arrested in Italy and in the US.
Background
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According to the US
Drug Enforcement Administration
, more than 16,000 kg (35,280 lb) of
cocaine
, 450 kg of
methamphetamine
, 9 kg of
heroin
, 23,300 kg of
marijuana
, 176 vehicles and 167 weapons were seized as well as approximately US$60.1m (£33m). Charges pending in the United States and Italy cover various crimes, including trafficking of cocaine and marijuana, kidnap charges, attempted murder, conspiracy to use a firearm in a violent crime and conspiracy to kill and kidnap in a foreign country.
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Indicted
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Among those indicted are three alleged leaders of the Gulf Cartel:
Antonio Cardenas Guillen
,
Jorge Eduardo Costilla
and
Heriberto Lazcano
, the leader of
Los Zetas
.
[1]
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Among those detained from the 'Ndrangheta, are sixteen members of the Aquino-Coluccio clan ? led by
Giuseppe Coluccio
? which dominates the
Gioiosa Ionica
area in the
province of Reggio Calabria
. They were identified and arrested in New York and Calabria.
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Aftermath
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According to
Nicola Gratteri
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it
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, the Italian prosecutor, the Gulf Cartel is still present in Italy and Europe, despite the operation. "The traffic (between Mexicans and Italians) continues, because the Mexicans sold drugs for an even lower price (than the Colombians) and are content with lower profit margins, so it is considered convenient to buy from the Mexicans," he said.
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References
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175 Alleged Gulf Cartel Members Arrested in Massive International Law Enforcement Operation
, DEA Press Release, September 17, 2008
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Scores held in global drug bust
, BBC News, September 17, 2008
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(in Spanish)
Golpe en 2 paises a cartel del Golfo
, El Universal, September 18, 2008
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Narco-’Ndrangheta Drug Ring Smashed ? 200 Arrests
, Corriere della Sera, September 18, 2008
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(in Spanish)
Cartel del Golfo opera en Italia y el viejo continente, afirman
, El Universal, December 9, 2008
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