Héctor Beltrán Leyva Explained

Héctor Beltrán Leyva
Birth Date:15 February 1962
Birth Place:Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico
Death Place:Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Alias:"El Ingeniero",[1] "El H" "El General"[2] Mario Alberto Beltrán Leyva
Reward Amount:Mexico: $30 million Mexican Pesos;
USA: $5 million USD
Conviction Status:Deceased
Wanted By:The Mexican PGR and the DEA
Wanted Since:2004
Occupation:Leader of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel

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. Héctor was the second-in-command and rose to the leadership of the criminal organization after his brother's death on 16 December 2009 during a confrontation with Mexican marines.[5] [6]

Career

Although originally a part of the Sinaloa Cartel, the four Beltrán Leyva brothers broke ties with the organization in 2008 after Alfredo Beltrán Leyva was arrested by Mexican military special forces, and the Beltrán Leyva brothers blamed their boss Joaquín Guzmán (a.k.a. El Chapo).[7] [8] In response to the supposed betrayal, the Beltrán Leyva brothers ordered the murder of 22-year-old Édgar Guzmán López, a son of Joaquín Guzmán, who was killed in a shopping center parking lot by at least 15 gunmen using assault rifles and grenade launchers.[9] [10]

The remaining four Beltrán Leyva brothers established the Beltrán Leyva Cartel and forged a collaboration pact with their former rivals: the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas. Today, the Beltrán Leyva Cartel is responsible for the procurement of firearms and ammunition from the global black market in furtherance of their criminal enterprise and is responsible for the trafficking of multi-ton amounts of illicit drugs, including cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and methamphetamine. Héctor Beltrán Leyva is also credited with rising rates of violence within Mexico, as his organization is reportedly responsible for kidnapping, torture, murder, and various other acts of violence against numerous men, women, and children in Mexico.[1] The cartel is considered one of the most ruthless and brutal in the way they dispose of their enemies. The organization is connected with the assassinations of numerous Mexican law enforcement officials,[9] [11] including Édgar Eusebio Millán Gómez, the former acting commissioner of the Mexican Federal Preventive Police.[12]

Bounty

The U.S. Department of State was offering a reward of USD $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Héctor Beltrán Leyva, while the Mexican government offered a US$2.1 million bounty reward.[13] [14]

Kingpin Act sanction

On 3 December 2009, 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 twenty-one other international criminals and ten foreign entities.[15] 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.[16]

Arrest

Beltrán Leyva was arrested by the Mexican Army on Wednesday, 1 October 2014.[17] [18] [19]

On 6 October 2014, he was transferred by federal agents to the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 (commonly referred to simply as "Altiplano"), a maximum-security prison in Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico.[20] He was accused of violating Mexico's Federal Law of Firearms and Explosives.[21] The next day, he was formally charged in a federal court for drug trafficking, money laundering, and organized crime offenses.[22]

Death

On 18 November 2018, Beltrán Leyva began having chest pains. A prison guard reported this to medical personnel, who tried to give him first aid attention in his prison cell. As his symptoms worsened, he was transported to the Adolfo López Mateos Medical Center in Toluca, State of Mexico. According to the medics, he died of a heart attack in the emergency room. Upon his death, the hospital notified authorities and stated they would conduct an autopsy, as required by Mexican law. His family was notified of the death and they claimed the body. The hospital's emergency area was safeguarded by security forces while Beltrán Leyva was receiving medical attention.[23] [24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Narcotics Rewards Program: Hector Beltran-Leyva . . 14 November 2012 .
  2. http://noticias.univision.com/mexico/noticias/article/2009-03-23/mexico-ofrece-millonarias-recompensas-por?page=2#axzz2Vw7FDGvr México ofrece millonarias recompensas por 37 líderes del narco.
  3. https://www.elsoldelcentro.com.mx/republica/sociedad/funeral-de-hector-beltran-leyva-el-h-se-realiza-en-hermosillo-sonora-2692158.html Funeral de Héctor Beltrán Leyva, "El H", se realiza en Hermosillo, Sonora
  4. News: De la Luz González . María . Héctor Beltrán asume el mando del cártel: PF . 14 November 2012 . . 4 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008031056/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/174435.html . 8 October 2012 . live . es .
  5. News: Mexican navy kills top cartel kingpin in shootout . 11 November 2012 . . 17 December 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083500/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-12-17-mexico-drugwar-death_N.htm . 6 October 2014 . live .
  6. News: Malkin. Elisabeth. Mexico Deals a Blow to a Cartel but Warns of Continued Drug-Related Violence. 14 November 2012. The New York Times. 17 December 2009. https://archive.today/20130131051359/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/world/americas/18mexico.html?_r=3&hpw&. 31 January 2013. live.
  7. News: Wilkinson . Tracy . Sinaloa cartel, Zetas push Mexico's drug violence to new depths . 11 November 2012 . . 27 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111100707/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/27/world/la-fg-mexico-cartel-war-20120528/2 . 11 November 2012 . dead .
  8. News: Fox . Edward . 7 Dead in Sinaloa Alongside Banner Claiming State Collusion With Chapo Guzman . 14 November 2012 . . 6 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114073048/http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/7-dead-in-sinaloa-alongside-banner-claiming-state-collusion-with-chapo-guzman . 14 November 2012 . dead .
  9. News: Mexico plagued by new wave of gangland murders . 14 November 2012 . Monsters and Critics . 11 May 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002050141/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/americas/news/article_1404666.php/Mexico_plagued_by_new_wave_of_gangland_murders . 2 October 2012 . dead .
  10. News: Valdez Cárdenas. Javier. Sinaloa, en jaque por la violencia tras ser asesinado hijo del Chapo. 14 November 2012. La Jornada. 10 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232438/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/05/10/index.php?section=politica&article=003n1pol. 28 June 2011. live. es.
  11. News: Planearon los Beltrán Leyva homicidio de Edgar Millán: PFP . 14 November 2012 . . 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420204643/http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2008/11686/1/planearon-los-beltran-leyva-homicidio-de-edgar-millan-pfp.htm . 20 April 2012 . es . dead .
  12. News: McKinley. James C.. Gunmen Kill Chief of Mexico's Police. 14 November 2012. The New York Times. 9 May 2008. https://archive.today/20130104202610/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/world/americas/09mexico.html?_r=2&hp&oref=login&. 4 January 2013. live.
  13. News: Mexico's 24 most wanted traffickers . 14 November 2012 . . 23 March 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110203092456/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-reward24-full-list%2C0%2C6265402%2Cfull.story . 3 February 2011 . dead .
  14. News: Olson . Alexandra . Mexico offers $2 million for top drug lords . 14 November 2012 . . 24 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114072154/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2009/mar/24/1n24wanted223538-mexico-offers-2-million-top-drug-/?uniontrib . 14 November 2012 . dead .
  15. Web site: DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT . . 28 May 2014 . 9 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514025153/http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/narco_designations_kingpin.pdf . 14 May 2013 . dead .
  16. Web site: An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. . 28 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528053616/http://www.assetsearchblog.com/uploads/file/drugs.pdf . 28 May 2014. 1. 2009.
  17. News: Detienen al narcotraficante Héctor Beltrán Leyva. 1 October 2014. Diario de Juárez. 1 October 2014. Mexico City. es.
  18. News: Detienen en San Miguel de Allende a Héctor Beltrán Leyva. 2 October 2014. La Crónica de Hoy. 1 October 2014. es. 6 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094300/http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2014/859979.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Reputed drug capo hid in plain sight in Mexico . . 3 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141003144651/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/reputed-drug-capo-hid-in-plain-sight-in-mexico/ar-BB6VCcp . 3 October 2014 . dead .
  20. News: Ingresa Héctor Beltrán Leyva a penal de máxima seguridad . 6 October 2014 . . 6 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008061601/http://www.milenio.com/policia/Hector_beltran_leyva-German_Goyeneche-PGR-ingresan-penales-maxima_seguridad_0_385761573.html . 8 October 2014 . es . dead .
  21. News: Michel . Elena . Consignan a Héctor Beltrán Leyva . 6 October 2014 . . 6 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141008155051/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion-mexico/2014/hector-beltran-leyva-1043852.html . 8 October 2014 . es . dead .
  22. News: Ramírez de Aguilar L.. Fernando. Consigna a Beltrán Leyva por narcotráfico, lavado de dinero y delincuencia. 7 October 2014. El Financiero. 7 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007172813/http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/sociedad/consigna-a-beltran-leyva-por-narcotrafico-lavado-de-dinero-y-delincuencia.html. 7 October 2014. Mexico City. es.
  23. News: Mexican ex-cartel boss Beltran Leyva dies in prison. 18 November 2018. Yahoo! News.
  24. News: Héctor Beltrán Leyva muere en hospital de Toluca. Gandaria. Manrique. 18 November 2018. El Sol de Toluca. Organización Editorial Mexicana. es.

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