From the Telegraph…

Gonzales was a real-life hit man and just the sort of violent bad guy whom Bond had no compunction dispatching in his celluloid adventures.

He is a ruthless mass killer who ran the notorious armed wing of the Gulf drug cartel, according to the Mexican authorities.

After deserting from the Mexican army in 1999, he switched sides in drugs war and helped found the Zetas, an execution squad made up of rogue former soldiers and police officers.

He was eventually captured without a shot being fired when security forces burst into a house where he was staying, officials said. His men then launched a brazen bid to free him near Reynosa airport but police fought off a gang of assailants in a lengthy gun battle.

In a separate raid in Reynosa, Mexican agents also seized 540 rifles, 165 grenades, 500,000 rounds of ammunition and 14 sticks of TNT.