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The Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO), also known as the Beltrán Leyva Cartel [2] (Spanish: Cártel de los Beltrán Leyva, [3] pronounced [ˈkaɾtel ðe los βelˈtɾan ˈlejβa], CBL), [4] was a Mexican drug cartel and organized crime syndicate, formerly headed by the five Beltrán Leyva brothers: Marcos Arturo, Carlos, Alfredo, Mario Alberto, and Héctor.
Marcos Arturo Beltrán Leyva (September 27, 1961 – December 16, 2009) was a Mexican drug lord who, alongside his brothers, founded and led the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel. [3] Prior to founding his own organization, Beltran-Leyva was a longtime high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel. His organization was responsible for cocaine, marijuana ...
Alfredo Beltrán Leyva (born January 21, 1971), commonly referred to by his alias El Mochomo (The Desert Ant), is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former leader of the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. He was one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords. Beltrán Leyva was responsible for smuggling multi-ton shipments of ...
They are aimed at disrupting the Beltran Leyva Organization, which the Treasury describes as "one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world," and a major supplier of cocaine ...
Initially, the gang was at the service of the drug lord Alfredo Beltrán Leyva ("El Mochomo") until he was arrested by the Mexican authorities in 2008. After his arrest, Los Mazatlecos shifted their alliance to Alfredo's brother Héctor Beltrán Leyva, the current leader of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel. The group is one of the largest gangs ...
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There were high-profile arrests, but they were mostly from rival organizations such as the Zetas or the Beltrán Leyva organization. Rumors of government favoritism toward the Sinaloa cartel grew ...
Héctor Manuel Beltrán Leyva [3] (15 February 1962 [3] – 18 November 2018) was a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel, a drug-trafficking organization. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] He was the brother of Arturo Beltrán Leyva (deceased), former leader of the cartel.