Zetas Vieja Escuela
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Antonio Salas Perea
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| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | José Guizar Valencia Antonio Salas Perea |
| Founding location | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| Years active | 2014−present |
| Territory | Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Quintana Roo, Veracruz and Zacatecas |
| Ethnicity | Mexican |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, murder, oil theft |
| Allies | Gulf Cartel |
| Rivals |  Mexico Jalisco New Generation CartelCártel del Noreste |
The Zetas Vieja Escuela (English: Old School Zetas) is a Mexican criminal organization that splintered from Los Zetas.[1] It was founded by José Guizar Valencia, alias "Z-43", along with other dissidents of the original organization. The group took the name Vieja Escuela, arguing that they would continue the "original business" of drug trafficking, including the same brutality.[2][3]
The Zetas Vieja Escuela is a splinter group of Los Zetas that had been operating since 1997 in the northern and northeastern states of the country. Los Zetas originated from the special forces of the Mexican Army that were launched against the Zapatista uprising. However, these forces were not used at the time, and instead were sent to northern Mexico to carry out anti-narco operations.[4] After splitting off, the Zetas Vieja Escuela began with a base in northern Veracruz and have since split. gradually extended through much of the center and east of the country, with a presence in Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas (especially the municipalities of Río Bravo, Valle Hermoso and San Fernando), San Luis Potosí, Quintana Roo and Zacatecas.[5][6]