Main Tabs GroupOverviewFormed: January 1, 1997The Zetas were formed in 1997 when a Mexican Airborne Special Forces group defected. They served as the armed division of the Gulf Cartel until 2010, at which point the Zetas splintered to form their own cartel. The Zetas are rivals with many of Mexico's drug trafficking cartels, and they are known to be particularly violent towards civilians. OrganizationVertical Tabs StrategyVertical Tabs InteractionsVertical Tabs
