Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes Explained
| Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1980[1] |
| Birth Place: | Tamaulipas, Mexico or Delicias, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Death Date: | 7 September 2015 |
| Death Place: | Mexico |
| Alias: | El Canicón" - Captured on 23 March 2009 |
| Conviction Status: | Captured, 23 March 2009[2] |
| Occupation: | Los Zetas drug lord |
| Status: | Captured, 23 March 2009.[3] |
Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes (died 7 September 2015), commonly referred to by his alias El Canicón, was a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking leader of Los Zetas.
Kingpin Act sanction
On 24 March 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Nájera Talamantes under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with fifty-three other international criminals and ten foreign entities.[4] 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.[5]
Arrest
He was captured on 23 March 2009.[6] [7] The government of Mexico had listed Nájera Talamantes as one of its 37 most-wanted drug lords and offered the equivalent of over $1 million USD for information leading to his capture.[8]
Death
He died of a heart attack inside his prison cell at the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 on 8 September 2015.[9]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Sigifredo NAJERA TALAMANTES. OpenSanctions. 2023-01-28.
- http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist/RTV/2009/03/23/RTV511409/ ITNSource.
- http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist/RTV/2009/03/23/RTV511409/ ITNSource.
- Web site: DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT. United States Department of the Treasury. 28 May 2014. 11. 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. live.
- Web site: An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. United States Department of the Treasury. 28 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528053616/http://www.assetsearchblog.com/uploads/file/drugs.pdf. 28 May 2014. 1. 2009.
- http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist/RTV/2009/03/23/RTV511409/ ITNSource.
- http://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. March 25, 2010.
- http://noticias.univision.com/mexico/noticias/article/2009-03-23/mexico-ofrece-millonarias-recompensas-por?page=2 Univision. México ofrece millonarias recompensas por 37 líderes del narco.
- News: Mosso. Rubén. Líder zeta murió tras paro cardiáco: gobierno federal. Milenio. 8 September 2015. Spanish.
