Zorro II
In December of 1995, Operation ZORRO II was instituted along the Southwest border, targeting key command and control elements of three of the four target organizations, to include the Amado Carrillo Fuentes Organizations, Arellano Felix Organization and the Juan Garcia Abergo Organization.
On May 2, 1996, nationwide arrests of key individuals resulted in the disruption of the operations of the three target organizations. DEA, while working with dozens of Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, culminated this 18-month investigation that resulted in the shutdown of a cocaine trafficking partnership between the Cali mafia and a major Mexican mafia trafficking organization. This partnership was responsible for bringing multi-ton kilogram quantities of cocaine into the United States through the Southwest border and eventually to small U.S. towns such as Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
The culmination of this investigation resulted in the arrest of 156 suspects, including key Cali and Mexican mafia figures; the seizure of over 5,500 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana; and the seizure of several million dollars of drug proceeds. ZORRO II resulted in the conviction on 22 counts of Juan Garcia Abrego, former leader of the Gulf Coast Cartel and one of the FBI's Top Ten fugitives. Most importantly, this investigation resulted in the dismantling of a major conduit for cocaine entering the United States destined for American communities.
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