Take Down ‘Don Zefe’ in Confrontation with Police in Nuevo León; He Was Founder of Los Zetas
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Zeferino ‘P’, also known as ‘Don Zefe’, was killed in Santiago, Nuevo León, early this Tuesday, December 23. According to the authorities, he was a member of the Gulf Cartel and founder of Los Zetas. ‘Don Zefe’ was killed during a confrontation with state police, along with another man. In addition, the shooting left two other people in detention, including a woman. In addition, a policeman was injured, the Nuevo León Public Prosecutor’s Office …
According to reports, Zeferino Peña Cuéllar's death occurred during an operation in the municipality of Santiago.Who was Zeferino Peña Cuéllar?Zeferino Peña Cuéllar was a former police chief in Tamaulipas, linked since the late 1990s to the Gulf Cartel, but who stood out for participating in the creation of the armed arm and later independent cartel known as Los Zetas.His role was key in the transition of former military personnel to organized c…
The dawn of December 23, 2025 marked the end of Zeferino Peña Cuellar, founder of Los Zetas, better known as 'Don Zefe', one of the most wanted criminal profiles by state and federal authorities. The historic criminal operator was killed during an armed confrontation in a fifth located in the community of Los Rodríguez, in the municipality of Santiago, Nuevo León, after an intelligence work that allowed to locate his hiding place. According to t…
Another deceased was identified as David Calderón, a former member of the Mexican army.
During the early hours of Tuesday, December 23, ministerial agents of the State Investigation Agency (AEI) carried out an operation in a fifth of the municipality of Santiago, Nuevo León, where two alleged criminals were killed, one of them allegedly identified as Zeferino Peña, alias "Don Zefe".
The alleged founder of a criminal group in Tamaulipas, identified as Zeferino Peña, alias Don Zefe, was killed by police in Nuevo León. Don Zefe was finally killed during the confrontation with state police, where another man also...
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