During a raid by Erick Morales Guevara - nicknamed 'Senor Thor' - a masked operative posed next to an alleged cartel gunman wearing lingerie.

In another image in a separate raid, a man was pictured holding a hammer to his chin while a marine holds a gun to his head.

After storming the property of Silvestre 'El Chive' Haro Rodriguez, Senor Thor had found the house empty - but decided to send him a message.

Not only did he steal a vase containing the ashes of the drug lord's beloved father, but he also defaced a portrait of the elderly man by scribbling 'Sr. Thor' across his face.

His provocation had its desired effect - sparking a personal cat-and-mouse feud between the two.

El Chive responded to the theft of his father's ashes by hanging a banner in public accusing Senor Thor of taking bribes.

The lengthy statement, left dangling from a pedestrian overpath in the city of Tampico last year, accused the marine of stealing £330,000 during a raid.

It read: 'This is for you, Erick Morales,' it began. 'Dog, [I] know where you live but I want you, not your family. I'm not a pig like you.'