The capo’s blog published his most extravagant video, in which he was forced to say “Arriba los Zetas” while having both feet and the entire arm chopped off.

The most distressing footage shows former Zetas members being tortured “because he is a traitor.” Some of the most brutal videos I’ve seen involve dismembering people because it seems so extreme given the suffering the victim endures. The victim will be supported by “Morena,” who can be heard in the video asking, “Ya estás durmiendo pelo negro?” The video was released by the Zetas, who without provocation killed their ex-integrant as a traitor. As the victim, the man cries as they proceed to cut off his extremities and cause him to die in agony. The video was cut down to about three minutes.

In 1999, Los Zetas began working for Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, recruiting veterans to form a Cartel of the Golfo armada. Later, they began recruiting active-duty members of the 15.° Batallón de Infantera in Tampico, part of Reno, the 8.° Regiment of Tamaulipas SA.