Jesús Amezcua Contreras
Jesús Amezcua Contreras | |
|---|---|
| Born | Colima, Mexico |
| Other names | Chuy |
| Occupation | Head of the Colima Cartel |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Criminal charge | Drug trafficking and smuggling and money laundering |
José de Jesús Amezcua Contreras (born c. 1975,
The Colima cartel has become a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel as are the Guadalajara Cartel, and Sonora Cartels.[7]
Arrest
On June 1, 1998, Luis and Jesús Amezcua were arrested in
Trial and aftermath
In May 2002, a federal court blocked the scheduled
On September 5, 2002, Japan Today published an article in which the head of the attorney general's organized crime unit (UEDO), José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, stated the sisters of the imprisoned Colima Cartel leaders Luis Ignacio, Jesús and Adán Amezcua Contreras had taken over for their brothers.[6]
Kingpin Act sanction
On June 1, 2000, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Amezcua under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with eleven other international criminals.[9] 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.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Sam Dillon (November 18, 1997). "Mexico Holds Brother Linked To His Family's Drug Dealing". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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- ^ "1998 Congressional Hearings Intelligence and Security: DEA Congressional Testimony". Senate Foreign Relations Committee. February 26, 1998.
- ^ "PBS Frontline: Murder Money & Mexico: The Amezcua-Contreras Cartel". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
- ^ a b "DEA Confirms Arrest By Mexican Authorities of Amezcua-Contreras Brothers". Drug Enforcement Administration. June 2, 1998. Archived from the original on August 29, 2007.
- ^ a b "Mexico Drops Most Charges on 2 Drug Suspects". The New York Times. June 10, 1998.
- ^ a b "Women take over Mexican drug cartels". Japan Today. September 5, 2002.[dead link]
- ^ Grayson, George W. (August 2007). "Mexico and the Drug Cartels". Foreign Policy Research Institute. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ Organized Crime And Terrorist Activity In Mexico, 1999-2002 (PDF). Library of Congress. February 2003.
- ^ "Designations Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. May 15, 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "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.