Crooked Cop Turned Cartel Big Shot Busted for Reign of Terror
A former Tabasco state cop, Francisco Javier Custodio Lima, aka "Guason," was arrested for drug trafficking, murder, and extortion. He was a key figure in the "La Barredora" cartel and had ties to corrupt cops.
They finally put the cuffs on "El Guasón" – The Joker – down in Mexico, but the punchline is brutally unfunny: authorities say this alleged cartel honcho used to wear a badge himself.
Francisco Javier Custodio Luna, fingered as one of the top dogs spreading violence and chaos in the southern state of Tabasco, was nabbed by federal security forces and the Mexican Navy on an outstanding warrant for criminal association. But pals, that charge sounds like just the tip of a very bloody iceberg.
