“El Ferrrari” captured on the same date 4 years apart

Juan Fernando Alvarez Cortez, 'The Ferrari', was twice captured  on the same date, four years apart.

He was arrested on May 17, 2010 and was again arrested on May 17, 2014.

He escaped from prison less than a year after his 2010 arrest, when  stopped by the army.  

 Juan Fernando Alvarez Cortez, 'The Ferrari',  won the confidence of his boss, said Commissioner National of Security , Monte Alejandro Rubido.

'El Ferrari' is one of the main Zeta operators and man trusted Omar Trevino Morales, "El Z-42 ', leader of the criminal group in dispute with the Gulf cartel control of the territory in Tamaulipas.

The conflict between these two cartels has caused 72 homicides in the last month, according to the Tamaulipas Coordination Group. Shootouts and narco blockades are once again common place.

Cortez Alvarez aka Francisco Ramirez Rivera. Supposedly, he created  the nickname ‘El Ferrari' by using "F" Francisco; "Ra" Ramirez and "Ri" Rivera: Fe-Ra-Ri.

On 13 May this year, the Interior Minister, Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, announced the strategy for  security of the long violence-plagued northeastern state of Tamaulipas.

One of the main goals is the dismantling of criminal organizations Additionally, they announced the 12 "most wanted" in that state . Among them was 'El Ferrari'.

He operated in the area center of Tamaulipas, particularly in the municipalities of Ciudad Victoria, El Mante, San Fernando, Hidalgo, Padilla and Llera.

When Felipe Calderón was president, the army arrested Ferrari on May 17, 2010 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. At that time he was arrested with Mario Alberto Alcocer Andrés Roldán Magaña and Bocanegra.

The three were charged with violating the Federal Firearms and Explosives for having  goat horn AK47's ,  AR-15 rifles, a grenade launcher a Mossberg rifle, two grenades, 21 magazines for AR-15 nine chargers AK -47 thousand 210 cartridges of different calibers and $ 780 thousand.

'El Ferrari' in 2010 was imprisoned  in Nuevo Laredo. In December of the same year he escaped with other prisoners. He spent less than seven months in prison.

The National Safety Commissioner, Monte Alejandro Rubido, on Tuesday May 20, 2014, that 'El Ferrari' was arrested on Saturday 17 when driving on a public bus at the toll booth , while attempting to go unnoticed and blend in with other passengers.

When federal forces detained him for the second time, his suitcase contained  an AK-47, a loader,  rounds of ammunition, and drugs.

'El Ferrari” was travelling to Nuevo Laredo , there was evidence that members of the Gulf Cartel tried to assassinate him, which was the reason he was trying to travel incognito.




 ValorXTamaulipas