Adán Amezcua Contreras (born c. 1969[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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Sam Dillon (November 18, 1997). "Mexico Holds Brother Linked To His Family's Drug Dealing". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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- ^ a b "1998 Congressional Hearings Intelligence and Security: DEA Congressional Testimony". Senate Foreign Relations Committee. February 26, 1998.
- ^ "PBS Frontline: Murder Money & Mexico: The Amezcua-Contreras Cartel". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
- ^ a b "DEA Confirms Arrest By Mexican Authorities of Amezcua-Contreras Brothers". Drug Enforcement Administration. June 2, 1998. Archived from the original on August 29, 2007.
- ^ "Mexico Drops Most Charges on 2 Drug Suspects". The New York Times. June 10, 1998.
- ^ "Women take over Mexican drug cartels". Japan Today. September 5, 2002.[dead link]
- ^ Organized Crime And Terrorist Activity In Mexico, 1999-2002 (PDF). Library of Congress. February 2003.
- ^ "Designations Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. May 15, 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.