Gulf Cartel

The Gulf Cartel (Spanish: Cártel del Golfo, Golfos, or CDG) is a criminal syndicate and drug trafficking organization in Mexico, and perhaps the oldest organized crime group in the country. It is currently based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas.

Their network is international, and are believed to have dealings with crime groups in Europe, West Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, and the United States. Besides drug trafficking, the Gulf Cartel operates through protection rackets, assassinations, extortions, kidnappings, and other criminal activities. The Gulf Cartel is known for intimidating the population and for being "particularly violent."

Although its founder Juan Nepomuceno Guerra smuggled alcohol in small quantities to the United States during the Prohibition era, it was not until the 1970s that the cartel was formed and shifted to drug trafficking — primarily cocaine — under the command of Juan Nepomuceno Guerra and Juan García Ábrego.

Del Golfo (Monterrey Metro)

The Del Golfo Station (Spanish: Estación Del Golfo) is a station on Line 1 of the Monterrey Metro. This station is located in the Colon Avenue in the northeast side of the Monterrey Centre. It was opened in 1991.

This station serves the northeast side of the city centre and the Treviño neighborhood (Colonia Treviño). This station is near the old "Del Golfo" railroad station (now The Railroad Museum and the State Culture House), it is accessible for people with disabilities.

This station is named after the old "Del Golfo" railroad station, and its logo represents the facade of that building.

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