Gulf Cartel vs Sinaloa Cartel: The War That Started Mexico's Drug War

Gulf Cartel vs Sinaloa Cartel — how the 2003 arrest of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén triggered a war between El Chapo and the Gulf Cartel that started Mexico's drug war and turned Nuevo Laredo into a warzone. 📚 Books on this topic: Wolf Boys by Dan Slater: https://amzn.to/3P06gKT Midnight in Mexico by Alfredo Corchado: https://amzn.to/4wqUA4v El Narco by Ioan Grillo: https://amzn.to/4noOU6W ☕ Support this channel: https://ko-fi.com/narcorealm In 2003, the Gulf Cartel's leader Osiel Cárdenas was arrested — and El Chapo sent 200 gunmen to seize the most valuable border crossing in Mexico. The police chief of Nuevo Laredo was assassinated on his first day. Bodies appeared with messages pinned to them. The president deployed thousands of soldiers to a single city. This documentary covers the full story — from a 1930s bootlegger building the oldest cartel in Mexico, to the birth of Los Zetas, to the war that ignited a conflict which has killed over 463,000 people. CHAPTERS: 0:00 The Spark of the Mexican Drug War 2:10 From Bootlegging to the Gulf Cartel 4:30 The Billion Dollar Cocaine Deal 6:45 Osiel Cardenas and the Birth of Los Zetas 9:15 The Arrest that Changed Everything 11:00 El Chapo moves on Nuevo Laredo 13:30 Chaos in the Streets and the Silence of the Press 15:50 Military Intervention and the Zetas Split 18:00 The Lasting Legacy of the Conflict 📌 Subscribe for weekly cartel documentaries:    / @narcorealm   WATCH NEXT: ▶ Sinaloa Cartel vs CJNG — the Deadliest War in Mexico:    • Sinaloa Cartel vs CJNG: the Deadliest War ...   ▶ El Mayo Zambada — The Man Who Evaded Every Manhunt:    • El Mayo Zambada: The Man Who Evaded Every ...   ▶ El Chapo's Prison Escapes — The Impossible Breakouts:    • El Chapo's Prison Escapes - The Impossible...   ⚠️ Educational documentary. Viewer discretion advised. #gulfcartel #sinaloacartel #nuevolaredo #elchapo #loszetas #osielcardenas #cartel #narco #documentary #truecrime #drugwar #mexico