Editor's Note: ­ This security-focused assessment is one of many such analyses found at Stratfor Threat Lens, a unique protective intelligence product designed with corporate security leaders in mind. Threat Lens enables industry professionals and organizations to anticipate, identify, measure and mitigate emerging threats to people, assets and intellectual property the world over. Threat Lens is the only unified solution that analyzes and forecasts security risk from a holistic perspective, bringing all the most relevant global insights into a single, interactive threat dashboard. The arrest of an alleged high-ranking leader of the Gulf Cartel detained April 6 by Mexican federal authorities in the state of Nuevo Leon in northeastern Mexico could lead to increased cartel violence in the region. The Tamaulipas State Attorney General's Office released a statement that identified the detainee as Evaristo Cruz Sanchez, aka "El Vaquero," one of Mexico's 10-most wanted cartel figures.