Mexico Personalities
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Servando Gomez Martinez, alias 'La Tuta'
Servando Gomez Martinez, alias 'La Tuta,' is a former high-ranking member of the Familia Michoacana, who split from the group following the death of top commander Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, alias… -
Edgardo Leyva Escandon, alias '24'
Edgardo Leyva Escandon, alias '24,' has worked with Mexico's Tijuana Cartel, also known as the Arellano Felix Organization (AFO), since 1994, and is a specialist in arms and security. According to… -
Jose Jesus Mendez Vargas, alias 'El Chango'
Believed to be a former operative for the Gulf Cartel, Jose Jesus Mendez Vargas, alias 'El Chango,' was considered the right hand man of Nazario Moreno, alias 'El Mas Loco,'… -
Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, alias 'El Chayo' or 'El Mas Loco'
The Familia Michoacana was reportedly governed by a council, led by Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, alias "El Chayo" or "El Mas Loco," until his death on December 12, 2010. He is… -
Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, alias 'El Azul'
A former police detective, Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, alias 'El Azul,' has become the go-to facilitator for peace deals between rival cartels in Mexico. Among his colleagues in the Sinaloa… -
Vicente Carrillo Leyva, alias 'El Ingeniero'
Vicente Carrillo Leyva, alias "El Ingeniero," was a top leader of the Juarez Cartel. He was captured in 2009 by Mexican authorities. Vicente Carrillo Leyva is the nephew of Vicente… -
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, alias 'El Viceroy'
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, alias 'El Viceroy,' inherited the Juarez Cartel, then Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficking organization, when his brother Amado died in 1997. He has struggled to maintain control… -
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, alias 'El Coss'
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, alias "El Coss," is the head of the Gulf Cartel, which has its headquarters in Tamaulipas, along the eastern part of the U.S. border. -
Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias 'El Chapo'
Probably the most famous living drug trafficker on the planet still at large, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias 'El Chapo,' heads up an alliance of powerful drug traffickers known as the… -
Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias 'El Mayo'
Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias 'El Mayo,' heads a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. He has used his connections in the Mexican government to push his influence steadily north toward the… -
Hector Beltran Leyva, alias 'El H'
Hector Beltran Leyva, alias "El H," is the head of the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO) in Mexico. Once one of the most feared groups in the region, the BLO’s top… -
Fernando Sanchez Arellano, alias 'El Ingeniero'
Fernando Sanchez Arellano, alias "El Ingeniero" or "Fernandito," is the enigmatic head of the Tijuana Cartel, a.k.a. the Fernando Sanchez Organization. Sanchez Arellano is the son of Enedina, who is… -
Antonio Cardenas Guillen, alias 'Tony Tormenta'
Antonio Cardenas Guillen, alias 'Tony Tormenta,' headed up the financial and logistics side of the Gulf Cartel, which his brother, Osiel Cardenas Guillen, once ran with an iron fist. -
Alejandro Flores Cacho
Alejandro Flores Cacho runs the air operations of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. A relatively little known figure until recently, Flores Cacho has created an operation that includes training centers… -
Heriberto Lazcano, alias 'Z-3'
Heriberto Lazcano, alias 'Z-3,' is a former commander in Mexican special forces, now thought to be heading the Zetas’ drug trafficking operations. -
Miguel Angel Treviño, alias 'Z-40'
Miguel Angel Treviño, alias 'Z-40,' is a former Mexican military officer who is now a top commander of the Zetas criminal organization in Mexico.
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