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Jesús Amezcua Contreras
José de Jesús Amezcua Contreras (born c. 1975, along with his brothers Adán and Luis, was a leader of the Colima Cartel, a Mexican methamphetamine and meth-precursor smuggling organization. The Colima cartel has become a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel as are the Guadalajara Cartel, and Sonora Cartels. Arrest On June 1, 1998, Luis and Jesús Amezcua were arrested in Guadalajara by agents from the Mexican counter-narcotics agency, Fiscalía Especial para Atención a los Delitos contra la Salud (FEADS). The Colima Cartel at the time of the arrests of Luis and Jesús was believed to be "the most prominent methamphetamine trafficking organization operating ... as well as the leading supplier of chemicals to other methamphetamine trafficking organizations" Within 9 days of their arrest, ''The New York Times'' reported two of the three charges Luis and Jesús Amezcua Contreras were facing were dropped. Judge José Nieves Luna Castro dropped from each, one count of criminal as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adán Amezcua Contreras
Adán Amezcua Contreras (born ), along with his brothers Jesus Amezcua Contreras, Jesús and Luis Amezcua Contreras, Luis, was a leader of the Colima Cartel, a Mexico, Mexican methamphetamine and precursor drug trafficking, drug smuggling organization. Arrest On November 10, 1997, Adán Amezcua was arrested in his hometown of Colima City, Colima, Colima, Col., Mexico, on weapons charges. 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. 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. The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
