Raúl Hernández Barrón (4 February 1977 – 26 July 2014), also known by his alias Flanders 1, was a Mexican suspected drug lord and high-ranking member of Los Zetas, a criminal group based in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

He then left and joined the Gulf Cartel under the kingpin Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, and became part of the first members of their newly formed paramilitary wing, Los Zetas.

In 2006, Hernández Barrón was part of the commando that killed the regional Mexican music singer Valentín Elizalde following a concert in Reynosa.

Hernández Barrón was arrested by the Mexican Army in Coatzintla in 2008 and charged with drug trafficking, organized crime involvement, and illegal possession of firearms.

[2] When Hernández Barrón joined Los Zetas, the group was originally responsible for proving security services to Cárdenas Guillén and carrying out executions on the cartel's behalf.

Hernández Barrón's role in Veracruz included facilitating drug trafficking shipments to the states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, and Chihuahua.

[11][12] According to investigators, he was killed for playing a narcocorrido called "A Mis Enemigos" ("To My Enemies"), whose lyrics made indirect antagonistic references to the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas.

[13] The song was reportedly made in honor of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the former head of the rival Sinaloa Cartel and once considered Mexico's most-wanted drug lord.

[25] The media reported that U.S. Border Patrol agents and Texas Rangers deported him to Mexico via the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge at 3:00 pm, and that he was subsequently arrested by the Mexican Army, the Federal Investigative Agency (AFI), and the Subprocuraduría de Investigación Especializada en Delincuencia Organizada (SIEDO), Mexico's organized crime investigation agency.

Customs agents, however, spoke to the press and confirmed that the man in question was in fact Miguel Ángel Hernández Barrón, another suspected criminal.

According to the PGR, Hernández Barrón was subject to a federal investigation for drug trafficking and organized crime involvement, and was a suspect in Elizalde's murder.

Prior to Hernández Barrón's arrest, Veracruz suffered eight violent incidents that left seven dead, including three policemen and one military officer.

[33] On 25 March, a Mexico City federal court ordered Hernández Barrón to be placed under a 90-day preventative detention before he faced trial to allow the prosecution to gather more evidence against him.

[34][35] The court confirmed that they granted this motion because he was facing drug trafficking, organized crime involvement, and illegal possession of firearm charges.

[34] In a press interview on 28 March, President Felipe Calderón used Hernández Barrón's arrest as an example that the Mexican government does not negotiate with organized crime.

"With this [arrest] it is clear that my government does not negotiate with criminals that attempt against young people and that threaten the life, integrity or freedom of Mexicans in any part of the country," he said.

It also included the support of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and their special operations team, which assisted the OFAC in identifying the designated suspects.