2009 Mexico most-wanted drug lords

None September 2019 Mexican drug war Operation Michoacán – Operation Baja California – Operation Chihuahua – Joint Operation Nuevo León-Tamaulipas – Operation Sinaloa – Operation Quintana Roo – Operation Guerrero On 23 March 2009, federal authorities in Mexico published a list of the country's most-wanted drug lords. According to a BBC Mundo Mexico report, the 37 people listed "have jeopardized Mexico national security."Gil Inma México: detienen a "La Barbie", uno de los narcos más buscados https://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/america_latina/2010/08/100830_0043_mexico_captura_narco_barbie_jg.shtml 14 December 2011 BBC Mundo, México 31 August 2010México ofrece millonarias recompensas por 37 líderes del narco http://noticias.univision.com/mexico/noticias/article/2009-03-23/mexico-ofrece-millonarias-recompensas-por 11 June 2013 Univision 29 March 2009 This list of drug lords is grouped by their associated cartels. 2009, Mexico had offered up to 30million pesos (about US$US 30 MEX 2009 2009 2 cmillion today)US for the capture of each of the fugitives.PROCURADURIA GENERAL DE LA REPUBLICA: Acuerdo Específico del Procurador General de la República, por el que se ofrece recompensa a quien o quienes proporcionen información relevante y útil, que auxilie eficientemente para la localización y detención de las personas que en el mismo se indican. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521200657/http://ordenjuridicodemo.segob.gob.mx/Federal/PE/PGR/Acuerdos/2009/23032009(1).pdf 21 May 2013 Procuraduria General de la Republica. Mexico City, Mexico. 23 March 2009.LOS NARCOS MÁS BUSCADOS: La Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) ofreció recompensas millonarias por 37 líderes y lugartenientes del narcotráfico, en 2009. El Universal Online. Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved 10 March 2012. The United States also offers rewards for two of them.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29839838 Mexico offers $2 million for top drug lords NBC News 23 March 2009 2 December 2014 The most-wanted of the 37 drug lords was Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, for whom Mexican and U.S. governments offered a total bounty of US$7 million.La lista de los más buscados se reduce en México con los arrestos y la muerte de miembros de los cárteles. Maja Wallengren. Revista Agora. United States Northern Command. Retrieved 11 March 2012. He was captured on 22 February 2014 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, where he was staying at a hotel.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/world/americas/joaquin-guzman-loera-sinaloa-drug-cartel-leader-is-captured-in-mexico.html?hp&_r=0 El Chapo, Most-Wanted Drug Lord, Is Captured in Mexico The New York Times 22 February 2014 23 February 2014 Randal C. Archibold Ginger Thompson He escaped on 11 July 2015 through a 1.5 kilometer long tunnel from his cell in the Mexican maximum security prison but was recaptured by Mexican Marines following a gun battle on 8 January 2016.Ahmed Azam El Chapo, Escaped Drug Lord, Has Been Recaptured, Mexican President Says https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/09/world/americas/El-Chapo-captured-mexico.html The New York Times 8 January 2016 8 January 2016 Chronology July 2024 section As of 18 January 2011, Mexico had captured or killed 20 of the 37 in the most-wanted list. "El Amarillo", entre los 29 narcos más buscados en México. El Universal. El Universal. 18 January 2011. "Vanguardia" Coahuila, Mexico. Retrieved 8 March 2012. The 21 June 2011 arrest of José de Jesús Méndez Vargas,La Familia drug cartel defeated, says Mexico. Sara Miller Llana. The Christian Science Monitor. Boston, Massachusetts. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011. a.k.a. "El Chango", brought the total to twenty-one captured or killed.https://www.npr.org/2011/06/22/137336383/mexico-captures-reputed-head-of-drug-cartel Mexico Captures Reputed Leader of La Familia Cartel NPR 22 June 2011 28 January 2014https://www.foxnews.com/world/mexico-catches-leader-of-violent-la-familia-drug-cartel/ Fox News Mexico Catches Leader of Violent La Familia Drug Cartel 21 June 2011 On 4 November 2011, Francisco Hernández García was captured. A leader of the Zetas drug cartel, Raúl Hernández Lechuga was captured on 12 December 2011.Castillo Mariano Mexico captures wanted alleged drug trafficker http://us.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/americas/mexico-trafficker-arrested/index.html?hpt=hp_bn4 12 March 2012 CNN 13 December 2011 On 26 September 2012, Iván Velázquez Caballero was captured by Mexican security forces.Mexico Zetas drug lord Ivan Velazquez Caballero captured, police say: One of Mexico's most wanted drugs traffickers has been arrested, security forces say. BBC News. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012. The 7 October 2012 killing of Heriberto Lazcano brought this total to 25 captured or killed so far. On 15 July 2013, Miguel Treviño Morales was apprehended by the Mexican Marines in a town called Anáhuac, Nuevo León, near the border of the state of Tamaulipas.Mexican military nabs alleged Zetas drug lord Miguel Angel Trevino Morales http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexican-military-nabs-alleged-zetas-drug-lord-miguel-angel-trevino-morales/ CBS News 16 July 2013 28 January 2014 Then, the 27 January 2014 apprehension of Dionisio Loya Plancarte,Mexico nabs cartel leader Dionicio Loya Plancarte: The drug cartel leader had a $2.25 million reward on his head from the Mexican government. USA Today. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014. a.k.a. "El Tío" left the Mexican government with 10 fugitives still on the loose. On 23 June 2014, Fernando Sánchez Arellano was arrested by soldiers of the Mexican Army and federal agents of the Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) at the La Mesa borough of Tijuana, Baja California. On 1 October 2014 Héctor Beltrán Leyva was arrested by the Mexican Army inside a restaurant in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. On 9 October 2014, Vicente Carrillo Fuentes was arrested by Mexican authorities in Torreón (Coahuila). On 27 February 2015, Servando Gómez Martínez, the leader of the Knights Templar cartel, was arrested by Mexican security forces in Morelia, Michoacán.Servando 'La Tuta' Gomez, Mexico's Most Wanted Drug Lord, Captured. Raul Torres (Reuters) and Erin McClam (Reuters). NBC News. Retrieved 28 February 2015. On 4 March 2015, Omar Treviño Morales was captured inside a residence in Fuentes del Valle, an upper-class neighborhood in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, by the Federal Police and the Mexican Army. On 8 January 2016, Mexican Marines recaptured Joaquín Guzmán Loera after a heavy firefight in the city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa. On 25 July 2024, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the last remaining drug lord yet to be arrested, incarcerated, or killed, surrendered to U.S. authorities, bringing the total captured or killed to 34. Grouped by drug cartels The list of wanted individuals Mexican authorities offered 30million pesos for in 2009 (equivalent to about US$US 30 MEX 2009 2009 2 cmillion today)US breaks down as follows: Beltrán-Leyva Cartel Arturo Beltrán Leyva, a.k.a. "Jefe de Jefes,"Abatido el capo Arturo Beltrán Leyva, el 'Jefe de Jefes' http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2009/12/17/actualidad/1261004404_850215.html 14 March 2012 El País 17 December 2009 "El Barbas,"Perfil de Arturo Beltrán Leyva: La Muerte, El Barbas o El Botas Blancas, como también se le conocía, se convirtió en el líder del cártel de Sinaloa y aparecía en la lista de los narcotraficantes más buscados del mundo. El Universal. Mexico City, Mexico. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "El Botas Blancas," "La Muerte" – Killed on 16 December 2009Mexican Cartel Boss Killed in Huge Raid. CBS News. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Héctor Beltrán Leyva, a.k.a. "El Ingeniero,"Narcotics Rewards Program: Hector Beltran-Leyva. U.S. Department of State. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "El H," "El General" – Captured on 1 October 2014Shoichet Catherine E. Mexico nabs top drug lord Hector Beltran Leyva https://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/01/world/americas/mexico-drug-lord-hector-beltran-leyva-captured/ 2 October 2014 CNN 2 October 2014 – Died on 18 November 2018 Héctor Huerta Ríos, a.k.a. "La Burra," "El Junior" – Captured on 25 March 2009 – Killed on 4 July 2019http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510478,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090327014656/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510478,00.html dead 27 March 2009 FoxNews. Mexico Nabs One of 37 'Most Wanted' Drug Traffickers. Fox News 2 December 2014 Sergio Villarreal Barragán, a.k.a. "El Grande"Sergio Villarreal Barragan: Capture of “El Grande” helps Mexico's president Sara Miller Llana. Christian Science Monitor. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "Comeniños,"Un “King Kong comeniños”. https://web.archive.org/web/20121201082309/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/180445.html 1 December 2012 María de la Luz González. El Universal. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "King Kong" – Captured on 13 September 2010 Edgar Valdez Villarreal, a.k.a. "La Barbie,"Narcotics Rewards Program: Edgar Valdez-Villarreal. U.S. Department of State. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Retrieved 7 March 2012.In Mexico, skepticism that arrest of Edgar Valdez Villarreal – 'La Barbie' – will stem drug trade: Mexican officials arrested Edgar Valdez Villarreal – known as 'La Barbie' – an alleged senior leader in a drug trafficking cartel. That's good news for President Calderón, but there's skepticism it will make a dent in growing drug violence. Sara Miller Llana. The Christian Science Monitor. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "El Comandante", "El Güero" – Captured on 31 August 2010https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11134727 BBC News 31 August 2010http://www.nbcnews.com/id/38959006 MSNBC. NBC News September 2010 2 December 2014August 2024 medicmedic La Familia Michoacana/Knights Templar Cartel Nazario Moreno González, a.k.a. "El Chayo,"Perfil Nazario Moreno González, el adoctrinador: El Chayo, El doctor o El más loco compartía el liderazgo de La Familia Michoacana con José de Jesús Méndez Vargas alias El Chango. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114164651/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/729542.html 14 November 2012 Mexico City, Mexico. 10 December 2010. El Universal. Retrieved 7 March 2012.Nazario Moreno, 'El Chayo', un criminal en nombre de la justicia divina: El gobierno mexicano dice que era indocumentado en EU, traficante de drogas, líder espiritual y uno de los jefes de 'La Familia Michoacana'. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114195413/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2010/12/11/nazario-moreno-el-chayo-un-criminal-en-nombre-de-la-justicia-divina 14 November 2012 CNN Mexico. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "El Doctor," "El Más Loco" – Killed on 9 March 2014Shoichet Catherine E. Notorious Mexican cartel leader Nazario Moreno dead – again http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/world/americas/mexico-drug-lord-nazario-moreno-killed/ 10 March 2014 CNN 9 March 2014 Servando Gómez Martínez, a.k.a. "El Profe,"“La Tuta” cobra como maestro: Servando Gómez tiene una plaza de docente y en el primer trimestre de 2010 recibió ingresos brutos por 51 mil 811 pesos. En los detalles de su ficha en la página de la SEP, se informa que Gómez Martínez no tiene un perfíl académico pero cuenta con 15 años de servicio. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517120146/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/728846.html 17 May 2014 8 December 2010. El Universal. Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "La Tuta" – Captured on 27 February 2015http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/mexico-captures-wanted-drug-kingpin-la-tuta-150227123158980.html Mexico captures most wanted drug kingpin 'La Tuta' 27 February 2015 aljazeera.com 27 February 2015 José de Jesús Méndez Vargas, a.k.a. "El Chango"Policía detiene a Jesús Méndez 'El Chango', presunto líder de 'La Familia': El gobierno mexicano dijo que la captura de Jesús Méndez, 'El Chango', "destruye" la estructura de mando de la organización criminal. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307104642/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2011/06/21/policia-federal-detiene-a-jesus-mendez-el-chango-lider-de-la-familia 7 March 2012 CNN Mexico. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012. – Captured on 21 June 2011 Dionisio Loya Plancarte, a.k.a. "El Tío"Asesora fue señalada como pareja de “El Tío”: Su cercanía con el gobernador Leonel Godoy Rangel hizo de la maestra en derecho la figura de mayor relevancia contra la que se actuó en el operativo. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202114139/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/76121.html 2 February 2014 El Universal. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2012. – Captured on 27 January 2014 Gulf Cartel Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, a.k.a. "El Coss"“El Coss”, nuevo “amo” del grupo. Francisco Gómez. El Universal. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2012. – Captured on 12 September 2012https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/world/americas/el-coss-head-of-gulf-cartel-captured-mexico-says.html Mexico Announces Capture of Gulf Cartel Leader New York Times Randal C. Archibod 13 September 2012 Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén, a.k.a. "Tony Tormenta" – Killed on 5 November 2010http://wireupdate.com/wires/12048/top-drug-lord-ezequiel-cardenas-guillen-killed-in-shootout-with-mexican-forces Top drug lord Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen killed in shootout with Mexican forces Wireupdate.com 27 May 2010 6 November 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101109230432/http://wireupdate.com/wires/12048/top-drug-lord-ezequiel-cardenas-guillen-killed-in-shootout-with-mexican-forces/ 9 November 2010 http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/721541.html Tony Tormenta muere abatido – El Universal El Universal 6 November 2010 9 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109203745/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/721541.html dead Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes, a.k.a. "El Canicón" – Captured on 23 March 2009 – Died on 7 September 2015http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist/RTV/2009/03/23/RTV511409/ ITNSource. 2 December 2014 Sergio Enrique Ruiz Tlapanco, a.k.a. "El Tlapa" – Captured on 8 September 2009http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/625347.html Detienen al Z 44, fundador de Los Zetas El Universal 9 September 2009 23 February 2014 26 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140226062940/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/625347.html deadhttp://www.infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/features/saii/roundup/2009/09/10/roundup-02 Winston F. Burges 10 Sept. News Brief Central America/Caribbean InfoSurHoy/Excélsior/El Universal 10 September 2009 23 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034852/http://www.infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/features/saii/roundup/2009/09/10/roundup-02 24 September 2015 dead https://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html 5 Million Offered By U.S. Government For Information Leading to the Arrest of 6 Drug Cartel Kingpins Hispanic News Network 25 March 2010 23 February 2014 Juárez Cartel Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, a.k.a. "El Viceroy,"Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrested, officials say. https://web.archive.org/web/20100923130317/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-04-02/world/mexico.drug.arrest_1_drug-cartel-juarez-cartel-cartel-leader?_s=PM:WORLD 23 September 2010 CNN. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "El General" – Captured on 9 October 2014Mexico 'drug lord' Carrillo arrested https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29561723 10 October 2014 BBC 9 October 2014CARRILLO FUENTES FUE DETENIDO POR LA POLICÍA FEDERAL SIN HACER UN SOLO DISPARO http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1046065.el-viceroy-visitaba-a-su-novia-en-torreon.html 12 October 2014 El Siglo de Torreón es 11 October 2014 Vicente Carrillo Leyva, a.k.a. "El Ingeniero"Cayó Vicente Carrillo Leyva, capo del Cartel de Juárez. Univison. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012. – Captured on 1 April 2009http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/719898.html El Universal. 18 June 2013 2 December 2014 17 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017203301/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/719898.html dead Juan Pablo Ledezma, a.k.a. "El JL" Sinaloa Cartel Joaquín Guzmán Loera, a.k.a. "El Chapo"Wilkinson Tracy Most-wanted Mexico drug trafficker is found everywhere http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chapo3-2008nov03,0,6368634.story 14 December 2011 Los Angeles Times 3 November 2008 – Captured on 22 February 2014 – Escaped on 11 July 2015http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/12/world/mexico-el-chapo-escape/ Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman escapes CNN 13 July 2015 13 July 2015 – Recaptured on 8 January 2016 Ismael Zambada García, a.k.a. "El Mayo,"LILIANA.Madera county. SinaloaenseDetienen al hijo de El Mayo Zambada: Vicente Zambada Niebla, alias El Vicentillo, fue presentado esta mañana junto a cinco personas más. La detención se logró el miércoles en Jardines del Pedregal. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008161039/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/584798.html 8 October 2012 María de la Luz González. El Universal. Mexico City, Mexico. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "El M-Z,"“El Mayo” dice que Calderón perderá la guerra antinarco. El Informador. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2012. "El Padrino" – Captured on 25 July 2024https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/25/us/sinoloa-cartel-ismael-zambada-custody-report?cid=ios_app US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: A son of 'El Chapo,' official says Ignacio Coronel Villarreal, a.k.a. "El Nacho"Muere abatido 'Nacho' Coronel: El líder del cártel de Sinaloa murió en medio de un enfrentamiento con elementos del Ejército tras un operativo en un fraccionamiento residencial de Zapopan. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315151022/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/698597.html 15 March 2012 El Universal. Mexico City, Mexico. 29 July 2010. El Universal. – Killed on 29 July 2010http://channel6newsonline.com/2010/07/top-drug-lord-ignacio-coronel-killed-in-shootout-with-mexican-army/ News 6. 20 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723130151/http://channel6newsonline.com/2010/07/top-drug-lord-ignacio-coronel-killed-in-shootout-with-mexican-army/ 23 July 2011 dead Juan José Esparragoza Moreno, a.k.a. "El Azul"Wanted by the FBI: JUAN JOSE ESPARRAGOZA-MORENO. FBI. Retrieved 7 March 2012. – Allegedly died on 7 June 2014Becerra Hector Mexican cartel kingpin reported dead – of a heart attack http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-mexican-cartel-kingpin-dead-20140609,0,5046251.story 12 June 2014 Chicago Tribune 9 June 2014 Vicente Zambada Niebla, a.k.a. "El Vicentillo"DEA officials deny they promised drug kingpin immunity. Natasha Korecki. 9 September 2011. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 7 March 2012. – Captured on 19 March 2009https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29773111 MSNBC NBC News 19 March 2009 2 December 2014 Tijuana Cartel Teodoro García Simental, a.k.a. "El Teo,"Cops nab infamous Mexican drug lord Teodoro (El Teo) Garcia Simental; dissolved 300 people in acid. Helen Kennedy. New York Daily News. New York, New York. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2012. "El Lalo,"El fiscal de la SIEDO obtuvo nuevo auto de formal prision contra Teodoro Garcia Simental, alias "El Teo". https://web.archive.org/web/20130522090524/http://www.pgr.gob.mx/Prensa/2007/bol10/mar/b27610.shtm 22 May 2013 Procuraduria General de la Republica. Mexico City, Mexico. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2012. "El Alamo," "El K-1," Detiene Policía Federal a El Teo en BCS https://web.archive.org/web/20100115110003/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/651198.html 15 January 2010 El Universal. Mexico City, Mexico. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2012. "El Tres Letras"Officials: Mexican drug kingpin captured: Alleged Drug Lord Bio. USA Today, 12 January 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2012. – Captured on 12 January 2010Mexican drug lord Teodoro Garcia Simental, known for his savagery, is captured (12 January 2010) Fernando Sánchez Arellano, a.k.a. "El Ingeniero,"Top 10 Notorious Mexican Drug Lords: Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano. By Ioan Grillo. TIME. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012. El discípulo de los Arellano Félix 4 May 2011 http://www.lapoliciaca.com/nota-roja/el-discipulo-de-los-arellano-felix/ La Policiaca 7 March 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20160402102444/http://www.lapoliciaca.com/nota-roja/el-discipulo-de-los-arellano-felix/ 2 April 2016 dead "El Alineador" – Captured on 23 June 2014 Leader of Tijuana drug cartel captured in northern Mexico 24 June 2014 https://news.yahoo.com/leader-tijuana-drug-cartel-captured-northern-mexico-080628530.html 25 June 2014 Benjamín Arellano Félix a.k.a. "El Min,"Davis Kristina July 6, 2022 The Business - Arellano-Felix Cartel Drug Wars I FRONTLINE PBS https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/business/afo/afomembers.html – Captured on 9 March 2002Davis Kristina 6 July 2022 Former drug kingpin Benjamín Arellano Félix seeks early release from prison. Feds say no way. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2022-07-06/benjamin-arellano-felix-release-motion Ramón Arellano Félix a.k.a. "El Commandante Món"6 November 2009 Narcotics Rewards Program: Ramon Eduardo Arellano-Felix https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/inl/narc/rewards/115374.htm US Department of State "Món" "Colores" – Killed on 10 February 2002La muerte del icónico narco mexicano Ramón Arellano Félix cumple 20 años https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/m%C3%A9xico-narcotr%C3%A1fico_la-muerte-del-ic%C3%B3nico-narco-mexicano-ram%C3%B3n-arellano-f%C3%A9lix-cumple-20-a%C3%B1os/47337874 2023-01-25 SWI swissinfo.ch 10 February 2022 es Los Zetas Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, a.k.a. "El Lazca,"Gunfight kills 2 in Mexico border city. USA Today. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012. "Z-3",Top 10 Notorious Mexican Drug Lords. TIME. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012. "El Verdugo"DEA Fugitive: LAZCANO-LAZCANO, HERIBERTO. https://web.archive.org/web/20110529213423/http://www.justice.gov/dea/fugitives/houston/LAZCANO-LAZCANO.html 29 May 2011 U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Retrieved 8 March 2012. (English: "The Executioner"), "El Bronce,"Capturan a "El Lucky," uno de los fundadores del cartel de Los Zetas http://www.abc.es/20111213/internacional/abci-captura-lucky-201112130053.html 8 March 2012 ABC 12 December 2011 es "El Pitirijas,"Dictan formal prisión a 'El Mamito', líder de Los Zetas http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/seguridad/dictan-formal-prision-a-el-mamito-lider-de-los-zetas,16cedcde6d7b3310VgnVCM20000099f154d0RCRD.html 24 April 2012 Terra Networks 11 September 2011 es "Licenciado" – Killed on 7 October 2012Mexico confirms death of feared Zetas cartel leader CNN. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012. Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales, a.k.a. "Z-40" ("40," "Cuarenta," "Comandante 40")Alleged Mexican Cartel Leaders, Associates Targeted in Newest Effort to Combat Drug Trafficking Organizations. U.S. Department of Justice. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2012. – Captured on 15 July 2013 Omar Treviño Morales, a.k.a. "Z-42" – Captured on 4 March 2015https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-31731842 Mexico arrests Zetas cartel leader Omar Trevino Morales 4 March 2015 BBC 4 March 2015 Iván Velázquez Caballero, a.k.a. "El Talibán,""Barbie": Brutal Mexican Cartel Hit Man. CBS News. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2012. "Z-50"El Fiscal de la SIEDO Obtiene Arraigo por 40 Dias: Contra presuntos integrantes de "Los Zetas" detenidos en Fresnillo, Zacatecas. https://web.archive.org/web/20130522091427/http://www.pgr.gob.mx/prensa/2007/bol09/Nov/b141909.shtm 22 May 2013 18 Noviembre 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2012. – Captured on 26 September 2012 Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, a.k.a. "El Goyo,"Detiene la Policia Federal a Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, alias "El Goyo" y/o "El Caramuela, presunto integrante del Cartel del Golfo en Tamaulipas. Office of the President. Federal Government of Mexico. 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2012. "Metro-2," "Caramuela" – Captured on 30 April 2009http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/32903.html El Universal 14 June 2013 2 December 2014 9 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130309045147/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/32903.html deadAtrapan en Chihuahua a Francisco Hernández García, alias "El 2000".March 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes 8 November 2011. Alberto Pineda Villa, a.k.a. "El Borrado" – Killed on 12 September 2009http://insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/1092-mexico-defense-of-kingpin-strategy-falls-short Mexico Defense of Kingpin Strategy Falls Short insightcrime.org https://web.archive.org/web/20110829142449/http://insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/1092-mexico-defense-of-kingpin-strategy-falls-short 29 August 2011 Marco Antonio Pineda Villa, a.k.a. "El MP" – Killed on 12 September 2009Despliegan autoridades municipales, estatales y federales un operativo en la Procuraduría. El Diario de Morelos. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2011. Ricardo Almanza Morales, a.k.a. "El Gori I"Se Buscan. Alfredo Méndez. La Jornada. Mexico City, Mexico. 24 March 2009. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2012. – Killed on 4 December 2009Shootouts in northern Mexico kill 13 after raid: A pair of shootouts between troops and gunmen in northern Mexico have killed 13 people, including a bystander and a drug trafficker linked to the killing of a retired army officer. Catherine E. Shoichet (Associated Press). Seattle Times. Seattle, WA. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2012. Eduardo Almanza Morales, a.k.a. "El Gori II" Raymundo Almanza Morales, a.k.a. "El Gori III" – Captured on 22 May 2009Cae operador del cártel del Golfo en Monterrey: Raymundo Almanza Morales, alias "El Gori," uno de los principales lugartenientes del cártel del Golfo, fue detenido en Monterrey, Nuevo León, informó la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (Sedena). https://web.archive.org/web/20140202113935/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/33019.html 2 February 2014 Nubia Maya. El Universal. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2012. Flavio Méndez Santiago, a.k.a. "El Amarillo" – Captured on 18 January 2011NPR News https://web.archive.org/web/20101223141006/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103181125 23 December 2010 Mexico announces capture of one of the founders of Los Zetas. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314152359/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-18/world/mexico.violence_1_heriberto-lazcano-cartel-osiel-cardenas-guillen?_s=PM%3AWORLD 14 March 2012 CNN News. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012. Sergio Peña Solís, a.k.a. "El Concord," "El Colosio" – Captured on 14 March 2009La Policía Federal captura a Sergio Peña Mendoza, alias “El Concord” presunto operador de “Los Zetas” en Reynosa. Secretaría de Seguridad Pública. Mexico City, Mexico. Press Release 120/09. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2012. Raúl Lucio Hernández Lechuga, a.k.a. "El Lucky" – Captured 12 December 2011 Sortable table No. Cartel Name Alias Reward (Mexican pesos) Status Date of status Notes1Beltrán-LeyvaArturo Beltrán LeyvaEl Barbas$30MKilled16 December 20092Beltrán-LeyvaHéctor Beltrán LeyvaEl General$30MCaptured1 October 20143Beltrán-LeyvaSergio Villarreal BarragánEl Grande$30MCaptured13 September 20104Beltrán-LeyvaEdgar Valdez VillarrealLa Barbie$30MCaptured31 August 20105Beltrán-LeyvaFrancisco Hernández GarcíaEl 2000$15MCaptured4 November 20116Beltrán-LeyvaAlberto Pineda VillaEl Borrado$15MKilled12 September 2009http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2009/12/who-will-fill-void-of-beltran-leyva.html Who will Fill the Void of the Beltrán Leyva Cártel? Borderland Beat 19 December 2009 28 January 2014http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=14091&ArticleId=349267 Latin American Herald Tribune – Mexican Troops Seize Arsenal Near Where Drug Lord Was Killed Laht.com 28 January 2014 2 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202094338/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=14091&ArticleId=349267 dead 7Beltrán-LeyvaMarco Antonio Pineda VillaEl MP$15MKilled12 September 2009 8Beltrán-LeyvaHéctor Huerta RíosLa Burra$15MCaptured25 March 20099La Familia MichoacanaNazario Moreno GonzálezEl Chayo$30MKilled9 March 201410La Familia MichoacanaServando Gómez MartínezLa Tuta$30MCaptured27 February 201511La Familia MichoacanaJosé de Jesús Méndez VargasEl Chango$30MCaptured21 June 201112La Familia MichoacanaDionisio Loya PlancarteEl Tío$30MCaptured27 January 201413Los ZetasHeriberto Lazcano LazcanoZ-3$30MKilled7 October 2012 14Los ZetasRaúl Lucio Hernández LechugaEl Lucky$15MCaptured12 December 201115Los ZetasSergio Peña SolísEl Concord$15MCaptured14 March 2009 16Los ZetasMiguel Ángel Treviño MoralesZ-40$30MCaptured15 July 201317Los ZetasOmar Treviño MoralesL-42$30MCaptured4 March 201518Los ZetasIván Velázquez CaballeroL-50$30MCaptured26 September 2012Detienen en SLP a “El Talibán”: Iván Velázquez Caballero, integrante de un grupo de la delincuencia organizada fue capturado este miércoles. https://web.archive.org/web/20130630155916/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/47d34562895771bfef6e6b5583a4d018 30 June 2013 Ignacio Alzaga. Milenio. Grupo Milenio. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.19Los ZetasGregorio Sauceda GamboaEl Goyo$30MCaptured30 April 200920Los ZetasFlavio Méndez SantiagoEl Amarillo$15MCaptured18 January 201121Los ZetasRicardo Almanza MoralesEl Gori I$15MKilled4 December 2009 22Los ZetasEduardo Almanza MoralesEl Gori II$15MAllegedly dead4 December 2009Cinco de los 37 más buscados estuvieron en filas del Ejército. Daniel Venegas. Millenio. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2020.23Los ZetasRaymundo Almanza MoralesEl Gori III$15MCaptured22 May 200924Gulf CartelSigifredo Nájera TalamantesEl Canicón$15MCaptured23 March 200925Gulf CartelEzequiel Cárdenas GuillénTony Tormenta$30MKilled5 November 201026Gulf CartelJorge Eduardo Costilla SánchezEl Coss$30MCaptured12 September 2012Gulf Cartel supreme leader 'El Coss' reported captured in Tampico http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=800309#.UFFaoKS3CFc 13 September 2012 KVEO-TV 13 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120915065517/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=800309 15 September 2012 live 27Gulf CartelSergio Enrique Ruiz TlapancoEl Tlapa$15MCaptured8 September 200928Juárez CartelVicente Carrillo FuentesEl Viceroy$30MCaptured9 October 201429Juárez CartelVicente Carrillo LeyvaEl Ingeniero$30MCaptured1 April 200930Juárez CartelJuan Pablo LedezmaEl JL$15MDisputed (reportedly killed or fugitive)https://www.unionjalisco.mx/articulo/2019/12/18/viral/el-jl-el-hombre-mas-odiado-por-el-chapo 'El JL', el hombre más odiado por 'El Chapo' 18 December 2019 28 June 2020 30 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200630002758/https://www.unionjalisco.mx/articulo/2019/12/18/viral/el-jl-el-hombre-mas-odiado-por-el-chapo deadHamilton Keegan 27 July 2018 El Chapo's lawyer wants to know if everyone on his alleged hit list is actually dead VICE https://www.vice.com/en/article/el-chapos-lawyer-wants-to-know-if-everyone-on-his-alleged-hit-list-is-actually-dead/No longer reported as the leader of La Línea Mexico offers $2M for top drug lords 24 March 2009 El Paso Times http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_11979513 Times 28 June 2020 dead https://archive.today/20130122130827/http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_11979513 22 January 2013 La Jornada Agreden a reporteros. (In Spanish)Agreden en Juárez a 3 reporteros https://web.archive.org/web/20150228214608/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/62438.html 28 February 2015 (in Spanish)El Cártel de Juárez opera en 17 estados (in Spanish) by 20202020-05-27 Gang leader's arrest triggers backlash in Chihuahua https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/gang-leaders-arrest-triggers-backlash-in-chihuahua/ 2020-06-28 Mexico News Daily en-USBounty for his death was offered by El Chapo.31Sinaloa CartelJoaquín Guzmán LoeraEl Chapo$30MCaptured8 January 201632Sinaloa CartelIsmael Zambada GarcíaEl Mayo Zambada$30MCaptured25 July 2024US arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son in Texas https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-drug-lord-el-mayo-is-us-custody-sources-say-2024-07-25/ 2024-07-26 Reuters33Sinaloa CartelIgnacio Coronel VillarrealEl Nacho Coronel$30MKilled29 July 201034Sinaloa CartelJuan José Esparragoza MorenoEl Azul$30MAllegedly dead7 June 201435Sinaloa CartelVicente Zambada NieblaEl Vicentillo$30MCaptured19 March 200936Tijuana CartelTeodoro García SimentalEl Teo$30MCaptured12 January 201037Tijuana CartelFernando Sánchez ArellanoEl Ingeniero$30MCaptured23 June 2014 See also Mexico List of fugitives from justice who disappeared List of Mexican cartels Mexican drug war Timeline of the Mexican drug war Policing Rurales Federales Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Mexico) Mérida Initiative Attorney General of Mexico (Procuraduría General de la República) General Crime in Mexico FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives References 30em External links Original Rewards Press Release by PROCURADURIA GENERAL DE LA REPUBLICA, dated 23 March 2009. 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