Arturo Beltrán Leyva

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Arturo Beltrán Leyva
Born
Marcos Arturo Beltrán Leyva

(1961-09-27)September 27, 1961
Beltrán Leyva Cartel

Marcos Arturo Beltrán Leyva (September 27, 1961 – December 16, 2009) was a Mexican

gun-running, and other acts of violence against men, women, and children in Mexico.[4] The organization was connected with the assassinations of numerous Mexican law enforcement officials.[4]

Since the mid-1990s Arturo Beltrán Leyva allegedly led powerful groups of assassins to fight for trade routes in northeastern Mexico. By 2008, through the use of corruption or intimidation, he was able to infiltrate Mexico's political,[5] judicial[6] and police institutions to steal classified information about anti-drug operations, and even infiltrated the Interpol office in Mexico.[7][8]

Breakaway from the Sinaloa Cartel

The Beltrán-Leyva Cartel was founded and named after the brothers Arturo, Alfredo, Alberto, Carlos and Héctor Beltrán Leyva after they separated from the

Joaquín Guzmán Loera
a.k.a. "El Chapo".

Arturo Beltrán Leyva and his four brothers worked as underbosses and security chiefs for the Sinaloa cartel leaders. The breakaway from the Sinaloa Cartel was motivated by the capture of Alfredo Beltrán Leyva "El Mochomo" ('Desert Ant') by the Mexican military on January 21, 2008, which the brothers attributed to a betrayal by their boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.[9] After this incident, the Beltrán Leyva brothers and their lieutenants defected from the Sinaloa Cartel and allied themselves with the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas.

SIEDO, received US$
450,000 per month to tip them off on the how, when and where any actions or operations against them would be taken.

Kingpin Act sanction

On May 30, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Beltrán Leyva under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with three other international criminals and three entities.[11] The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.[12]

Death

On December 11, 2009, in Ahuatepec,

AR-15), 4 pistols, 74 rifle magazines, and 1,700 rounds of ammunition.[14]

Mexican Navy intelligence kept track on him and five days later, on December 16, 2009, he was traced to another luxurious apartment community where a 90-minute shootout ensued. About 200

Mexican Marines, two Navy Mil Mi-17 helicopters, from which marines rappelled, and two small Army tanks surrounded the building complex where he was hiding. Approximately 20 fragmentation hand grenades were used by Beltrán Leyva's gunmen to keep the Navy from advancing into his position.[15]

Arturo Beltrán Leyva and three gunmen were killed; a fourth gunman committed suicide.

medallions
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The Mexican government had listed Arturo Beltrán Leyva as one of its 24 most-wanted drug lords and had offered a US$2.1 million reward for his capture.[18]

Revenge

Melquisedet Angulo Córdova, the Special Forces marine who was killed during the confrontation with Arturo Beltrán Leyva, was buried with military honors on December 21, 2009. The next day, a group of gunmen assassinated members of the marine's family, including his mother.[19][20] Gudiel Ivan Sanchez was later arrested in Chiapas for his alleged role as one of the gunmen in the killings.[21] While the December 22 shootings were taking place, a "narcomanta" (banner) was placed on a kindergarten school in the state of Morelos and a section of the school was set on fire. The 'narcomanta' warned of further reprisals against anybody interfering with the cartel's affairs.[22]

In popular culture

A highly fictionalized portrayal of Beltran Leyva, renamed to "Bernal Leyda", is featured in the 2017 TV series "El Chapo".

Diego Calva portrays him in Narcos: Mexico's Season 3.

See also

  • Mexican Drug War
  • Mérida Initiative
  • Narco submarine
  • List of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords

References

  1. ^ a b c "Perfil de Arturo Beltrán Leyva". El Universal (in Spanish). December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Ordaz, Pablo (December 17, 2009). "Abatido el capo Arturo Beltrán Leyva, el 'Jefe de Jefes'". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  3. United States Ambassador to Mexico. May 30, 2008. Archived from the original
    on August 27, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Narcotics Rewards Program: Marcos Arturo Beltran-Leyva". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  5. ^ "Candidato del PAN en NL pacta con los Beltrán Leyva". El Universal (in Spanish). June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  6. The Houston Chronicle. Archived
    from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  7. ^ Gómez, Francisco (2008). "Operación Limpieza, más que una necesidad". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  8. ^ "Los Beltrán dieron a director de la SIEDO 450 MD". Ríodoce (in Spanish). October 27, 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  9. ^ Wilkinson, Tracy (May 27, 2012). "Sinaloa cartel, Zetas push Mexico's drug violence to new depths". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  10. ^ Ellingwood, Ken (November 22, 2008). "Mexico traffickers bribed former anti-drug chief, officials say". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  11. ^ "DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. May 15, 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  12. ^ "An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  13. ^ "Quedó Arturo Beltrán Leyva desangrado en un piso de lujo". Zócalo Saltillo (in Spanish). December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  14. ^ Gabbatt, Adam (December 15, 2009). "Grammy-winning star caught up in raid at Mexico drug cartel party". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 22, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  15. ^ Castillo, Mariano. "Leader of Mexican drug cartel killed". cnn.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "Mexican navy kills top cartel kingpin in shootout". USA Today. Associated Press. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  17. ^ Malkin, Elizabeth (December 17, 2009). "Mexico Deals a Blow to a Cartel but Warns of Continued Drug-Related Violence". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  18. ^ Olson, Alexandra (December 17, 2009). "Arturo Beltran Leyva: Mexico's top drug boss killed". The Christian Science Monitor. Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  19. ^ "Drug cartel retaliation suspected in Mexico shootings". CNN. December 23, 2009. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  20. ^ Wilkinson, Tracy (December 23, 2009). "Mexico drug raid hero's family slaughtered". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  21. ^ "Mexico captures drug lord Carlos Beltran Leyva". Latin American Herald Tribune. Mexico City. January 3, 2010. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012.
  22. ^ Reséndiz, Francisco; Miranda, Justino (December 22, 2009). "Colocan narcomanta en Morelos". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
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