Adán Amezcua Contreras Explained

Adán Amezcua Contreras (born [1]), along with his brothers Jesús and Luis, was a leader of the Colima Cartel, a Mexican methamphetamine and precursor drug smuggling organization.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Arrest

On November 10, 1997, Adán Amezcua was arrested in his hometown of Colima, Col., Mexico, on weapons charges.[2] [4] Two years later in March 1999, Adán Amezcua was arrested on money laundering charges; the charges were however dropped 2 months later and he was released.[7]

Kingpin Act sanction

On October 2, 2008, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Amezcua Contreras under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with nine other international criminals and six entities.[8] 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.[9]

See also

References

  1. News: Sam Dillon . November 18, 1997 . Mexico Holds Brother Linked To His Family's Drug Dealing . The New York Times . August 6, 2015 . Adan Amezcua Contreras, 28.
  2. Web site: 1998 Congressional Hearings Intelligence and Security: DEA Congressional Testimony . Senate Foreign Relations Committee . February 26, 1998 .
  3. News: PBS Frontline: Murder Money & Mexico: The Amezcua-Contreras Cartel . Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
  4. Web site: DEA Confirms Arrest By Mexican Authorities of Amezcua-Contreras Brothers . June 2, 1998 . Drug Enforcement Administration . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070829080356/http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/dea/product/pr980602.htm . August 29, 2007 .
  5. News: Mexico Drops Most Charges on 2 Drug Suspects . The New York Times . June 10, 1998 .
  6. News: Women take over Mexican drug cartels. Japan Today . September 5, 2002 .
  7. Book: Organized Crime And Terrorist Activity In Mexico, 1999-2002 . Library of Congress . February 2003 .
  8. Web site: Designations Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act . . 8 . 15 May 2014 . May 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514025153/http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/narco_designations_kingpin.pdf . May 14, 2013 . dead . mdy .
  9. Web site: An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. . 1 . 2009 . May 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528053616/http://www.assetsearchblog.com/uploads/file/drugs.pdf . May 28, 2014.

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