Treasury designates cartel security boss and his company. Beltranleyvas attorney, eduardo balarezo, had asked u. Beltran leyva s attorney, eduardo balarezo, had asked u. Magistrate judge alan kay of the district of columbia. View alfredo leyvas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Alfredo leyva hernandez olympic wrestling freestyle cuba. One of mexicos top drug lords, gunned down this week by security forces, was buried on sunday in a lowkey ceremony at a family crypt in the northwestern city of. The beltran leyva cartel also known as the beltran leyva organization blo. One of the alleged leaders of the beltran leyva organization, a mexican drugtrafficking cartel responsible for importing multiton quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine into the united states, was extradited to the united states from mexico on nov. He also had two sisters, alicia and gloria who studied at the rural school near to the village where they lived called tameapa, close to badiraguato. Founded as a branch of the sinaloa cartel, the beltran leyva cartel was responsible for. Some people still dont believe he is dead, some do, but all agree that its going to. In 2004 and 2005, arturo beltran leyva led powerful groups of assassins to fight for trade routes.
Arturo beltran leyva september 27, 1961 december 16, 2009 was the leader of the mexican drug trafficking organization known as the beltran leyva cartel, which is headed by the beltran leyva brothers. He filed with the united states district court for the district of columbia, a waiver of right to jury trial, and pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine and meth. Commander sanchez was commissioned in may 1998 from officer candidate school, pensacola, florida. Join facebook to connect with alfredo beltran guzman and others you may know. Mexican drug lord buried quietly in family crypt reuters. Arturo beltran leyva who, according to press reports, was known variously as the beard, white boots, or deathwas the head of the family. The beltranleyva cartel was a mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate. Above and beyond his roles as an instructor and consultant for the unigis latin america programs, rafael beltran is a highly visible and acknowledged ambassador for unigis and contributes through his. There will be no jury trial in the alfredo beltran leyva case. Arturo beltran leyva mexicandrugcartels wiki fandom. After the navys marines killed arturo beltran leyva. The brothers got their start as poppy farmers in the state of sinaloa. Alfredo beltran leyva, once one of mexicos most powerful drug kingpins, was sentenced to life in a u. In a raid wednesday, mexico police shot arturo beltran leyva, the boss of bosses, the top drug lord in the country.
Alleged leader of a mexican drug cartel extradited to. Alfredo beltran leyva sentenced to life in us prison. View the profiles of people named alfredo beltran guzman. Alfredo alejandro villalba castro software engineer. District judge richard leon to impose a 25year term, arguing that his client had accepted responsibility for his actions. In december 2009, the mexican military killed marcus arturo beltran leyva. Alfredo beltran leyva, also known as mochomo, one of the leaders of the beltran leyva organization, a mexican drugtrafficking cartel. Alfredo beltran leyva sentenced to life in prison for. On january 20, 2008, mexican authorities arrested alfredo beltran leyva, the former leader of the beltran leyva organization, on organized crime, drug trafficking, and unauthorized use of military grade weapons charges. Marcos arturo, carlos, alfredo, mario alberto, and hector. Alfredo beltran leyva, 46, also known as mochomo, was also ordered by u. Beltran leyva was responsible for smuggling multiton shipments of cocaine and methamphetamine to the united states from.
Mexican drug kingpin alfredo beltran leyva sentenced to. Join facebook to connect with alfredo leyva and others you may know. Sanchez executive officer april 2015 july 2016 commander alfredo j. Marcos arturo beltran leyva june 21, 1961 december 16, 2009 was an organized crime figure and the leader of the mexican drug trafficking organization. Mexican drug lord beltran leyva sentenced to life in u. On december 16th in the town of cuernavaca, mexican armed forced cornered and killed don arturo beltran leyva, the countrys most powerful drug boss and one of the top three capos of the trade. These are mug shots of hector beltran leyva, leader of the. He earned his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the university of puerto rico in may 1997. Prosecutors had charged beltran leyva with transporting large sums of cocaine and methamphetamine to the united states, reported cnn.
Alfredo beltran leyva sentenced to life in prison for leading an. Beltran is the highest ranking figure taken down since president felipe. Captured mexican drug lord hector beltran leyva was hunted by us. Alfredo beltran leyva, also known as mochomo, one of the leaders of the beltran leyva organization, a mexican drugtrafficking cartel responsible for importing multiton quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine into the united states, was sentenced today to life in prison for his participation in an international narcotics trafficking conspiracy. Mexico caught the cartel boss who reportedly almost took.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover alfredos. The cartel is responsible for cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine production, transportation and wholesaling. Marco arturo beltran leyva, at 14 years old still didnt know how to read, his brothers humberto, hector, alfredo, carlos and mario alberto were in the same illiteracy boat. Beltran leyva organization blo the beltran leyva organization was founded by four brothers.
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