Mexican Cartels Recruit Women and Children as Assassins, Blurring the Lines of Evil

Mexican cartels are using women and children as assassins, according to private investigator Jay Armes III, who specializes in cases in Mexico. This disturbing trend highlights how the bad guys don't always look like bad guys, as evidenced by the recent arrest of a former Indiana beauty queen in connection with a Mexican cartel drug ring.

Private investigator Jay Armes III, specializing in Mexican cases, has revealed that cartels in that country are using women and children as assassins. This alarming development underscores the fact that the perpetrators of evil do not always fit the stereotypical image.

To illustrate this point, consider the case of Glenis Zapata, a former Miss Indiana Latina pageant winner arrested as part of a sweeping drug bust linked to a Mexican cartel. Zapata allegedly exploited her position as a flight attendant to smuggle drug proceeds from Chicago to the southern United States and into Mexico. She was charged with two counts of money laundering, stemming from a $170,000 cash transport in August 2019 and over $140,000 in September 2019.

Zapata's arrest is a stark reminder that the "bad guys" do not always fit the stereotype. She is just one of 18 suspects apprehended in a federal law enforcement operation that took down Oswaldo Espinosa, a high-ranking fugitive wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Espinosa is alleged to be the mastermind behind a multi-million dollar, Mexico-based drug trafficking ring responsible for flooding American streets with vast quantities of cocaine.

Espinosa's organization used seemingly ordinary individuals like Zapata as part of its criminal enterprise, operating warehouses and garages in Chicago to conceal drugs and money. Cash and cocaine were transported via semi-trailer trucks and commercial flights, with Zapata playing a role in the latter.

The Espinosa DTO (Drug Trafficking Organization) is a small cartel compared to behemoths like the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and Sinaloa Cartel, which control vast territories in Mexico and operate throughout the United States. Mexican cartels have an estimated 175,000 active members spread across 150 organizations, and many have established operations in the US, smuggling drugs and laundered money across the border.

According to the DEA, Mexican cartels are responsible for the worst drug crisis in US history, with their primary products being methamphetamine and fentanyl. The DEA's top priority is to dismantle these cartels, which are responsible for driving the fentanyl poisoning epidemic in America.

The recent arrests and dismantling of the Espinosa DTO represent significant progress in the fight against drug trafficking and cartel operations. However, the use of women and children as assassins underscores the evolving and dangerous tactics employed by these transnational criminal organizations.