In the city of Santa Catarina , Nuevo León , the Mexican Navy arrested José Ricardo Barajas López on 3 August 2012 , another cartel member responsible for the massacre . He is one of the 37 fugitives that escaped during the Apodaca prison riot in February 2012 , where 44 Gulf Cartel inmates were killed . According to the Mexican authorities , Barajas López delivered the 49 alleged Gulf Cartel members to a man known as '' Tula '' , who forward the victims to Rolando Fernando Sánchez González , a former policeman and the regional boss of Los Zetas in Santa Catarina , for execution
Apodaca prison riot
Apodaca prison riot
Cadereyta Jiménez massacre