In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Borrego.
Samuel Flores Borrego
Born
(1972-08-06)6 August 1972
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Died
2 September 2011(2011-09-02) (aged 39)
Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Cause of death
Shooting
Nationality
Mexican
Other names
Eight aliases
Tres
El M3
M Three
El Metro 3
El Cabezón
Metro Three
Commander Tres
Occupation
Gulf Cartel's drug lord
Employers
Tamaulipas State Police
Gulf Cartel
Known for
Drug trafficking
Predecessor
Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, Hector Sauceda Gamboa
Successor
Mario Ramírez Treviño
Notes
U.S. wanted $5 million for his arrest.
Samuel Flores Borrego (a.k.a. Metro 3; 6 August 1972 – 2 September 2011) was a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking lieutenant of the Gulf Cartel.[1] He was a former state judicial policeman who protected the ex-leader of the Gulf cartel, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén. Upon his arrest, Flores Borrego became the right-hand man of Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, the former leader of the criminal organization.[2]
Although born in Matamoros, Flores Borrego was closely linked to the city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, where he served as the Gulf cartel's regional leader on and off for many years after serving as a policeman during the governorship of Tomás Yarrington (1998–2004) – the peak era of the Gulf cartel.[3][2]
The Mexican authorities believe that Flores Borrego is responsible for the split of the Gulf cartel and Los Zetas, a cartel originally formed by deserters of the Mexican Army Special Forces hired in the late 1990s as the private army of the Gulf cartel. While operating in Reynosa in early 2010, Flores Borrego ordered the abduction and execution of a leader of Los Zetas.[3] After the slaying, Los Zetas demanded Flores Borrego's death and threatened to go to war if the Gulf cartel did not hand over the assassin. Nonetheless, Flores Borrego ignored their demands and consequently broke the organization's alliance.[3]
On 2 September 2011, Flores Borrego was found dead along with a local police officer on the outskirts of the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas.[4] The Mexican authorities indicated that he had been killed by members within his own criminal group over disagreements and territorial disputes.[5]
^"DEA Fugitive: FLORES-BORREGO, SAMUEL". Drug Enforcement Administration. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
^ abGrayson 2012, p. 198.
^ abc"Mexican officials report slaying of high-ranking Gulf Cartel leader". The Monitor. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^Chapa, Sergio (2 September 2011). "DNA results confirm death of Reynosa's top Gulf Cartel leader". KGBT-TV. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^"Mexican drug cartel boss shot dead". Al Jazeera. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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