Alberto Espinoza Barrón | |
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Alias(es) | La Fresa (The Strawberry) |
Charge(s) | Drug trafficking bribery extortion kidnapping murder |
Status | In prison |
Alberto Espinoza Barrón (also known as La Fresa or 'The Strawberry') is a Mexican drug trafficker and the main lieutenant of the La Familia Michoacana ("Michoacán Family") drug cartel. It is suspected that his cartel carried out the September 2008 Morelia grenade attacks that killed eight people and wounded more than 100.
Alberto Espinoza was arrested by the Mexican military on December 29, 2008,[1] and was succeeded by Rafael Cedeño Hernández, who was also arrested on April 20, 2009.[2]
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