Adán Amezcua Contreras

Adán Amezcua Contreras, along with his brothers Jesús and Luis, was a leader of the Colima Cartel, a Mexican methamphetamine and precursor drug smuggling organization.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Arrest

On November 10, 1997, Adán Amezcua was arrested in his hometown of Colima, Col., Mexico, on weapons charges.^[1][3] 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.^[6]

Kingpin Act sanction

On 2 October 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.^[7] The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any king of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.^[8]

See also

• Illegal drug trade
• United States - Mexico border

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1998 Congressional Hearings Intelligence and Security: DEA Congressional Testimony". Senate Foreign Relations Committee. February 26, 1998. 
2. ↑ "PBS Frontline: Murder Money & Mexico: The Amezcua-Contreras Cartel". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). 
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DEA Confirms Arrest By Mexican Authorities of AMEZCUA-CONTRERAS Brothers". Drug Enforcement Administration. June 2, 1998. 
4. ↑ "Mexico Drops Most Charges on 2 Drug Suspects". New York Times. June 10, 1998. 
5. ↑ "Women take over Mexican drug cartels". Japan Today. September 5, 2002. 
6. ↑ Organized Crime And Terrorist Activity In Mexico, 1999-2002 (PDF). Library of Congress. February 2003. 
7. ↑ "DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT". United States Department of the Treasury. 15 May 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014. 
8. ↑ "An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act". United States Department of the Treasury. 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.