Notorious Beltran Leyva cartel leader Edgar Valdez Villareal, also known as "La Barbie," has mysteriously vanished from the U.S. federal prison system. Here's what the Bureau of Prisons said about it.
Mexico's Attorney General's Office said five properties of Guadalajara Cartel founder Rafael Caro Quintero in Jalisco state will soon be confiscated in light of a court ruling.
Alfredo Beltran Leyva, known as "El Mochomo," was transferred to the ADX "supermax" prison in Colorado, where his rival, El Chapo, is serving a life sentence.
Authorities in Mexico scored a big victory on Wednesday when they arrested one of the founders of the Independent Cartel of Acapulco, known as "El Traumado."
Mexico has accelerated its extradition efforts of suspected drug cartel heads to the United States, the latest of whom is Ramon "El Mon" Villarreal of Beltran Leyva Cartel.
One of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's main cartel rivals pleaded guilty of drug trafficking to the United States and other South American countries on Feb. 23. Alfredo Beltran Leyva, who was captured in Mexico back in 2008, was extradited to the U.S. two years ago.
