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On July 4, 2019, Héctor Huerta Ríos, the leader of the
Beltran-Leyva Cartel in Nuevo Leon who was previously arrested in 2009, was killed by a rival cartel after being shot while driving in Jalisco. His wife, who was in the car with her husband and their two daughters, identified his body to police
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At the same time as federal police arrested Carlos, Beltrán Leyva associates who allegedly murdered four relatives—a mother, siblings and an aunt—of one of the marines involved in the shootout that killed Arturo, were also arrested by
Mexican authorities, with a hitman allegedly confessing to the
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In 2004 and 2005, Arturo Beltrán Leyva led powerful groups of assassins to fight for trade routes in northeastern Mexico for the Cartel. Through the use of corruption or intimidation, the Beltrán Leyva Cartel was able to infiltrate Mexico's political, judicial and police institutions to feed
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Alfredo Beltrán Leyva was captured on
January 20, 2008, and Arturo was killed by Mexican Marines in a shootout on December 16, 2009. Two weeks following Arturo's death, on December 30, 2009, Carlos Beltrán Leyva was captured by the Mexican Federal Police in
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cartel enforcement, was arrested on August 30, 2010 outside Mexico City. On
January 18, 2011, José Jorge Balderas Garza, known as "JJ", the lieutenant and financial operator of the Valdez Villarreal faction, was captured. On September 12, 2010,
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Cae el líder de La Mano con Ojos; lo vinculan con 600 homicidios: La Policía del Estado de México detuvo en la delegación
Tlalpan a Óscar Osvaldo García Montoya, El Compayito; el capo trabajó con los hermanos Beltrán
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Operations in Mexico City, Chiapas, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Mexico State, Morelos, Nuevo León, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora, and
Tamaulipas, as well as in the United States and Canada;
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mountains. At least 32 armed men were confirmed dead. The renewed fighting in
Sinaloa state between the BLO and the Cartel is supposedly sparked by the incursion of the Cartel and its allies in
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Alfredo's arrest not only undermined long-term alliances, but resurrected animosities between rival cartel leaders Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán and Arturo's new allies, the
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million pesos (US$ 400,000) bounty for his capture. Mexican authorities stated that García
Montoya was "the last Beltrán-Leyva link of any importance", and that the cartel has been disbanded.
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In Aguascalientes and Zacatecas. Believed to be run by Chapo Isidro current leader of the Beltran Leyva organization along with the Velasco family well known in the state of Aguascalientes
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On October 1, 2014, Hector Beltran Leyva and business associate German Goyenechea, who had become the cartel's chief financier, were both captured while eating at a popular restaurant in
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after showing authorities a fake driver's license of an alias he was living under. Carlos was arrested on charges outstanding since 2008, including drug trafficking, criminal conspiracy,
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is the cousin of fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is allegedly responsible for the killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena.
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crimes. The killings, allegedly in retaliation for Arturo's death, happened hours after the marine's funeral. On April 22, 2010, cartel lieutenant
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in August 2008. After that, the organization pursued a relationship with Víctor and Darío Espinoza Valencia of Colombia's
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and Beltrán-Leyva remnants clashed on April 28, 2012 with gunmen of the organization in the
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1025:"President Bush Designates Beltran Leyva and his Organization Under Kingpin Act"
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engaged in a violent turf war against the new alliance integrated by the
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1809:"Sinaloa, en jaque por la violencia tras ser asesinado hijo del Chapo"
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1512:"Interpol agent passed information to Beltrán-Leyva cartel in Mexico"
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1228:"Cae el líder de "La Mano con Ojos"; lo vinculan con 600 homicidios"
921:"A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border"
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2476:"Mexican cartel leader faces drug-trafficking charges in San Diego"
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The August 11, 2011 arrest of Óscar Osvaldo García Montoya (a.k.a.
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2504:"Nuevo León plaza chief of Beltrán Leyva cartel killed in Jalisco"
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Report by El Paso Division – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
1591:"Sinaloa cartel, Zetas push Mexico's drug violence to new depths"
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1752:"Mexican Drug Cartels: Government Progress and Growing Violence"
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2530:"'Los Tequileros', the Terror of the Mayors of Tierra Caliente"
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syndicate, formerly headed by the five Beltrán Leyva brothers:
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1872:"Drug Wars in Tamaulipas: Cartels vs. Zetas vs. the Military"
1000:. US Embassy Diplomatic Cables from WikiLeaks. Archived from
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was captured by the Mexican Armed Forces on October 1, 2014.
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1689:"Planearon los Beltrán Leyva homicidio de Edgar Millán: PFP"
1626:"Major Mexican drug cartel suspects arrested, officials say"
2040:"Child Assassin named "El Ponchis"Arrested By Mexican Army"
1319:"Cae "El Marranero", jefe de los Beltrán Leyva en Guerrero"
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cocaine supplier, Ever Villafane Martínez, was arrested in
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2253:"Police: Accused drug lord moved tons of cocaine to U.S."
2179:"La PF detiene en Culiacán a hermano del "Jefe de Jefes""
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2101:"The Death of a Mexican Drug Lord: What might it mean?"
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1090:"Profile: Mexico's Beltran Leyva drug-trafficking gang"
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Special agent Joseph M. Arabit, ed. (March 24, 2009).
926:. House Committee on Homeland Security. Archived from
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countryside in the 1960s, the Beltrán Leyva brothers—
1377:"Briefing: How Mexico is waging war on drug cartels"
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2332:"Mexico Arrests Trafficker Accused Of 600 Killings"
759:a former Beltran Leyva enforcement squad, loyal to
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1158:. Associated Press. March 23, 2009. Archived from
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4474:Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars
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2359:"Cae el número 2 del cártel de los Beltrán Leyva"
2235:"Alleged top drug dealer caught near Mexico City"
2127:"Narcotics Rewards Program: Hector Beltran-Leyva"
1123:"Narcotics Rewards Program: Hector Beltran-Leyva"
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1023:U.S. Ambassador Antonio O. Garza (May 30, 2008).
27:Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate
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4542:Manhunt of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (2001–2014)
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2209:"Mexico nabs 3rd brother in reputed drug family"
2129:. U.S. Department of State. 2009. Archived from
1928:Video: Narco deja pueblos fantasma en Tamaulipas
1783:"Revela laptop operaciones de los Beltrán Leyva"
1719:"Mexico plagued by new wave of gangland murders"
1434:"DEA: Bribes taint late Mexican drug czar Story"
1125:. U.S. Department of State. 2009. Archived from
1064:"Mexico Captures Drug Lord Carlos Beltran Leyva"
447:The arrest of Beltrán Leyva Organization leader
2010:"Arresto de "El Ponchis" exhibe vacíos legales"
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1066:. Latin American Herald Tribune. Archived from
1027:. Embassy of the U.S. in Mexico. Archived from
513:In February 2010, the Beltrán Leyva Cartel and
2449:"High-ranking Mexican cartel leader arraigned"
2334:. NPR. The Associated Press. August 12, 2011.
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1186:"Mexico offers $ 2 million for top drug lords"
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4479:El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
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2185:(in Spanish). January 3, 2010. Archived from
533:, rendering some border towns "ghost towns".
424:, traditionally the biggest Zeta stronghold.
2317:International Relations and Security Network
1985:(in Spanish). April 26, 2010. Archived from
1949:"'El Indio' peleaba cártel a Héctor Beltrán"
1947:de la Luz Gonzalez, Maria (April 22, 2010).
1876:Center for Latin American and Border Studies
1374:
1286:"Matan a jefe de plaza de los Beltran Leyva"
4621:Organized crime groups in the United States
2070:"Alleged U.S teen cartel assassin arrested"
1979:"Cae 'El Cantante', operador de 'El Indio'"
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978:Jorge Fernández Menéndez (April 12, 2010).
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833:(United Warriors) in Morelos and Guerrero
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1564:"Update on the Choix, Sinaloa gunfights"
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2282:"Mexico arrests suspected drug kingpin"
2153:"Mexico: Top drug cartel leader killed"
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1257:"La Mano con Ojos y su paso por Edomex"
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2050:from the original on November 29, 2014
1836:"Violence Along the Southwest Border""
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1662:"Gunmen Kill Chief of Mexico's Police"
1491:from the original on February 18, 2012
1387:from the original on November 25, 2020
1375:Miller Llana, Sara (August 16, 2009).
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2159:from the original on February 6, 2010
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2008:Miranda, Justino (December 4, 2010).
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1152:"Mexico's 24 most wanted traffickers"
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4591:Organizations disestablished in 2014
4394:Journalists and media workers killed
2510:from the original on August 16, 2024
2474:Davis, Kristina (October 17, 2017).
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2402:from the original on August 16, 2024
2099:W. Grayson, George (March 1, 2010).
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1903:"EU: alarma guerra "Zetas"-El Golfo"
1510:Goddard, Jacqui (October 28, 2008).
1458:Stevenson, Mark (January 25, 2009).
1226:Velasco, Ángeles (August 12, 2011).
798:in Guerrero, currently fighting the
4500:Allegations of CIA drug trafficking
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2651:Fuerzas Especiales (special forces)
2540:from the original on March 15, 2017
2371:from the original on April 17, 2014
2107:from the original on April 14, 2010
1959:from the original on April 26, 2010
1882:from the original on April 14, 2010
1758:. December 11, 2008. Archived from
1460:"Mexican top cops linked to cartel"
374:—worked closely with their cousin,
67:, Mario Alberto Beltrán Leyva, and
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2357:Valadez, Blanca (April 16, 2014).
2076:. December 3, 2010. Archived from
1909:from the original on March 6, 2010
1901:Hernández, Jaime (March 4, 2010).
1815:from the original on June 28, 2011
1638:from the original on June 27, 2009
1570:from the original on June 18, 2012
1522:from the original on June 29, 2011
1325:. October 16, 2011. Archived from
1296:from the original on March 1, 2013
1184:Alexandra Olson (March 24, 2009).
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1100:from the original on April 8, 2010
953:"Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO)"
918:
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4581:Organizations established in 2008
4410:(physician / politician)
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2423:"International News – World News"
2312:"Beltran Leyvas Down but Not Out"
2258:. August 31, 2010. Archived from
1852:from the original on May 31, 2009
1781:W Radio México (April 24, 2009).
1589:Wilkinson, Tracy (May 27, 2012).
660:was captured on the outskirts of
627:The United States offered a US$ 5
487:, pistols, grenade launchers, 30
4596:2014 disestablishments in Mexico
3688:Julio Alberto Castillo Rodríguez
2447:Cone, Allen (October 28, 2017).
2237:. April 22, 2010. Archived from
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3901:José de Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo
3429:Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
3410:Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix
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1432:Schiller, Dane (May 13, 2009).
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998:"A Touch of Luck and Awareness"
955:. Insight Crime. Archived from
4606:Disbanded Mexican drug cartels
4517:Most-wanted Mexican drug lords
3452:Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano
3015:Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez
1348:Grillo, Ioan (April 7, 2009).
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770:Independent Cartel of Acapulco
572:The cartel's assets included:
218:Independent Cartel of Acapulco
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4616:Transnational organized crime
4586:2008 establishments in Mexico
4547:2015 Amado checkpoint protest
3584:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
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3270:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
1381:The Christian Science Monitor
1352:. Global Post. Archived from
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544:, while the other was led by
4552:2018 Chimney Canyon shootout
3739:Other cartels and drug lords
3346:Juan José Esparragoza Moreno
2608:
2455:. United Press International
2016:(in Spanish). Archived from
1905:(in Spanish). El Universal.
1756:STRATFOR Global Intelligence
980:"Old cartels with new names"
677:was arrested in the city of
607:The Beltrán Leyva brothers'
463:for the cartel. In apparent
7:
3829:Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
3709:Rosalinda González Valencia
3642:Jorge Luis Mendoza Cárdenas
3514:Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar
2898:José de Jesús Méndez Vargas
2656:Policía Federal Ministerial
1878:. MexiData. March 1, 2010.
1190:The San Diego Union-Tribune
843:
638:
281:Cártel de los Beltrán Leyva
10:
4657:
4416:Édgar Eusebio Millán Gómez
3674:Antonio Oseguera Cervantes
3637:Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
3602:Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
3353:Ignacio Coronel Villarreal
2769:Sergio Villarreal Barragán
2155:. CNN. December 17, 2009.
763:after infighting broke out
675:Sergio Villarreal Barragán
550:Sergio Villarreal Barragán
473:Édgar Eusebio Millán Gómez
349:
265:Beltrán Leyva Organization
4492:
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4381:
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3969:
3949:
3928:Julio César Godoy Toscano
3885:
3848:Héctor Luis Palma Salazar
3820:
3754:
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3730:
3695:Gerardo González Valencia
3667:Abigael González Valencia
3629:
3613:Abigael González Valencia
3594:
3590:
3577:
3537:
3491:
3487:
3474:
3438:
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3383:
3370:
3325:
3297:Héctor Luis Palma Salazar
3288:
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2800:Fausto Isidro Meza Flores
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2607:
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699:district in Mexico City.
622:
582:A working agreement with
567:
376:Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
342:. Its last known leader,
239:
201:
163:
155:
96:
88:
74:
48:
40:
4484:The Fight to Save Juárez
3841:Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo
3120:Vicente Carrillo Fuentes
3008:Antonio Cárdenas Guillén
2480:sandiegouniontribune.com
721:
427:The last cartel leader,
3922:Raúl Salinas de Gortari
3855:Jesús Amezcua Contreras
3681:Elvis González Valencia
3660:Rubén Oseguera González
3403:Benjamín Arellano Félix
3223:Nazario Moreno González
3216:Servando Gómez Martínez
3209:Enrique Plancarte Solís
3191:Servando Gómez Martínez
3184:Enrique Plancarte Solís
3095:Pablo Acosta Villarreal
3088:Rafael Aguilar Guajardo
3029:Homero Cárdenas Guillén
2905:Servando Gómez Martínez
2891:Enrique Plancarte Solís
2884:Alberto Espinoza Barrón
2877:Rafael Cedeño Hernández
2870:Dionisio Loya Plancarte
2849:Nazario Moreno González
2762:Edgar Valdez Villarreal
1549:March 19, 2012, at the
850:List of gangs in Mexico
761:Edgar Valdez Villarreal
732:Edgar Valdez Villarreal
726:Following the death of
681:, east of Mexico City.
666:Edgar Valdez Villarreal
658:Gerardo Alvarez-Vazquez
562:Cártel del Pacífico Sur
542:Gerardo Alvarez-Vazquez
538:Édgar Valdez Villarreal
69:Edgar Valdez Villarreal
4338:LeBarón & Langford
3869:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
3702:José González Valencia
3647:Érick Valencia Salazar
3607:Érick Valencia Salazar
3553:Miguel Treviño Morales
3458:Edgardo Leyva Escandón
3446:Enedina Arellano Félix
3422:Eduardo Arellano Félix
3149:Knights Templar Cartel
3102:Amado Carrillo Fuentes
3001:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén
2994:Óscar Malherbe de León
2969:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
2856:Carlos Rosales Mendoza
2534:www.borderlandbeat.com
2288:. September 12, 2010.
1933:July 20, 2010, at the
1723:monstersandcritics.com
1485:"Politicians For Sale"
652:and illegal firearms.
617:Norte del Valle cartel
529:in the border city of
280:
222:Knights Templar Cartel
75:Founding location
4522:Piracy on Falcon Lake
4512:Juárez house of death
4133:Nuevo León-Tamaulipas
3915:Noé Ramírez Mandujano
3416:Carlos Arellano Félix
3340:Ismael Zambada García
3317:Ismael Zambada García
3304:Adrián Gómez González
3022:Mario Ramírez Treviño
2748:Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
1438:The Houston Chronicle
1350:"Meet the drug lords"
1292:. December 23, 2011.
1096:. December 17, 2009.
933:on September 11, 2011
776:, currently fighting
704:San Miguel de Allende
483:house with dozens of
449:Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
307:, Mario Alberto, and
271:), also known as the
244:La Familia Michoacana
61:Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
32:Criminal organization
4601:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
3908:Arturo Durazo Moreno
3835:Rafael Caro Quintero
3812:Independent Acapulco
3653:Martín Arzola Ortega
3620:Martín Arzola Ortega
3560:Omar Treviño Morales
3528:Galindo Mellado Cruz
3507:Jaime González Durán
3500:Arturo Guzmán Decena
3396:Ramón Arellano Félix
3334:Joaquín Guzmán Loera
3311:Joaquín Guzmán Loera
2863:Arnoldo Rueda Medina
2794:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
2776:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
2755:Carlos Beltrán Leyva
2741:Arturo Beltrán Leyva
2724:South Pacific Cartel
2694:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
2262:on September 2, 2010
2080:on November 29, 2014
2046:. December 4, 2010.
1634:. January 20, 2008.
811:, a short-lived cell
805:South Pacific Cartel
753:in northern Sinaloa.
728:Arturo Beltran Leyva
683:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
633:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
558:South Pacific Cartel
546:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
429:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
370:, Mario Alberto and
344:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
273:Beltrán Leyva Cartel
65:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
57:Carlos Beltrán Leyva
53:Arturo Beltrán Leyva
18:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
4636:Gangs in New Mexico
4626:Gangs in California
4408:Rodolfo Torre Cantú
4238:Villas de Salvárcar
4233:Juárez rehab center
2215:on January 19, 2010
1762:on January 20, 2012
1603:on November 1, 2012
1413:on January 28, 2016
1356:on November 2, 2012
1329:on January 28, 2016
959:on October 10, 2011
919:McCaul, Michael T.
548:and his lieutenant
531:Reynosa, Tamaulipas
443:Switch of alliances
164:Criminal activities
37:
4424:Jaime Jorge Zapata
4418:(police commander)
4389:Politicians killed
3876:Juan García Ábrego
3862:Pedro Avilés Pérez
3797:Santa Rosa de Lima
3126:Juan Pablo Ledezma
2976:Juan García Abrego
2241:on April 24, 2010.
2189:on January 6, 2010
1667:The New York Times
1566:. April 30, 2012.
1196:on January 4, 2013
1031:on August 27, 2009
479:was captured in a
394:office in Mexico.
35:
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4564:
4563:
4560:
4559:
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4298:Cadereyta Jiménez
4293:2012 Nuevo Laredo
4263:2011 San Fernando
4258:2010 San Fernando
4195:
4194:
4191:
4190:
3945:
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3894:Miguel Nazar Haro
3886:Corrupt officials
3742:Corrupt officials
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3546:Heriberto Lazcano
3521:Heriberto Lazcano
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2823:La Familia Cartel
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2641:Mexican Air Force
2020:on April 13, 2014
1989:on April 29, 2010
1699:on April 20, 2012
1596:Los Angeles Times
1290:Diario de Morelos
1162:on March 30, 2009
1156:Los Angeles Times
646:Culiacán, Sinaloa
527:La Familia Cartel
493:grenade launchers
412:Allied forces of
287:), was a Mexican
261:
260:
172:human trafficking
89:Years active
16:(Redirected from
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4400:Enrique Camarena
4358:Coatepec Harinas
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4098:Fast and Furious
4070:Community Shield
4010:Southern Tempest
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3933:Tomás Yarrington
3821:Early drug lords
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668:, the leader of
650:money laundering
630:
603:Former suppliers
439:million reward.
438:
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403:La Mano Con Ojos
317:money laundering
180:arms trafficking
168:Drug trafficking
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4631:Gangs in Nevada
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