Translated for Borderland Beat from a Proceso article by Otis B Fly-Wheel
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| Heriberto Lazcano " the executioner " |
The attorney general of the republic, (PGR )and Coahuila Authorities kept secret a luxurious ranch where Omar Trevino Morales alias Z42 operated is located near Cinco Manantiales
(Note: Five Springs includes; Nava, Villa Union, Morelos, Zaragoza and Allende. Allende was the site of the Zeta's mass murder attack and destruction of dozens of homes and buildings).
From here he ordered the massacre that occurred in Piedras Negras in the north of the state, which commenced on the first few days of the year 2011.
The extensive ranch is located at kilometre 13 of the highway Villa Union - Guerrero. At this point there is a white gate that opens onto a 1 kilometre road. On the trail you can see a large radio antenna, hidden among the leafy trees that stands next to a small lake , that previously had crocodiles in but now appears dry.
At the entrance of the ranch are ads placed by the PGR warning that the property was seized by Federal Authorities. You can still see the battle scars from the confrontation between the Zetas and the Marines that " visited " the place.
The luxurious and extensive ranch was owned by Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano " the executioner ", ex leader of the Zetas, from there new trafficking routes were traced and strategies of war against CDG and the Sinaloa Cartel were designed.
El Lazca inhabited this place since 2010, and months later it passed into the hands of Z 42.
The ranch, California style, is decorated with fine wood and luxurious details that reflect the good taste of who ordered it built. There interior of the central residence is fine wood has a spacious room, large kitchen, and rooms on the second floor that stand out for their luxury, but in a simple and elegant design.
The premises have stables , corrals, spacious out buildings, wineries, playgrounds, doll houses, alternate building for guests, as well as game rooms and a large plot which highlights the small artificial lake.
The luxurious space contrasts with other narco ranches seized in Tamaulipas, Michoacan, Sinaloa, which are ostentatious, and distinguished by poor design.
Sources of the fourth military region confirmed to Proceso that los zetas strategist operated from this site for the first months of 2010. Lazcano chose it for its strategic location, connected by lonely roads that lead to the Texas border in a few minutes. There are connections to the cities in Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and Nuevo Leon, in addition to dozens of gaps which lead into the mountains.
Original post in Spanish at Proceso