A hitman for the feared Los Zetas Cartel in Coahuila who hid in Texas was recently deported to face trial in Mexico. The man is responsible for leading a wave of terror and executions in Piedras Negras in late 2017.
Known as “El Scarface,” Jose Yobani Hernandez Sanches or “Jose Antonio Hernandez Rangel” is responsible for a series of gun battles and executions, Breitbart Texas reported. In late September 2017, Scarface and a team of more than 10 gunmen targeted rival smugglers as part of a turf war.
State police officers in Coahuila clashed with Scarface and his team on several occasions and arrested 10, including Scarface, on October 3, 2017, in Piedras Negras. The captured gunmen were soon released by Coahuila State Judge Maritza Gonzalez Flores who dismissed the charges. Breitbart Texas reported on several cases where Gonzalez Flores released cartel hitmen, distributors, and smugglers tied to Los Zetas’ Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) faction. The judge remains in office.
Days after his release, on October 22, 2017, Scarface and three gunmen were implicated in a double murder in Piedras Negras. After carrying out his ordered executions, Scarface crossed into Texas on November 11, 2017, near Del Rio.
Information provided to Breitbart Texas by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed that U.S. authorities arrested Scarface on the same day he entered the country and a federal judge sentenced him to 90 days in prison for the charge of illegally entering. After completing his sentence, Scarface was turned over to ICE until his deportation in Laredo, Texas.
Scarface remains behind bars in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, where he is awaiting trial on murder and organized criminal activity charges.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded the Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and Stephen K. Bannon. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded the Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and Stephen K. Bannon. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
J.M Martinez from the Cartel Chronicles project contributed to this report.
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