Felix eduardo art direction, marketing storytelling. View the profiles of professionals named felix arellano on linkedin. By the close of the decade a total of 494 fugitives had been listed on the top ten. Benjamin arellanofelix assumed leadership of the arellanofelix organization after miguel angel felix gallardo was arrested in 1989 for his involvement of the. During the 2000s, 36 new fugitives were added to the list. At any given time, the fbi is actively searching for 12,000 fugitives.
He was believed to be one of the most violent leaders of the arellano felix. Based in tijuana, mexico, arellano felix organization is the most violent drug cartel in north america according to the article published by public broadcasting service. Eduardo arellano engineering a thyssenkrupp industrial. Treasury department blacklist trips up people seeking. The leader of what is left of the oncepowerful arellano felix drug cartel has. Benjamin arellanofelix captured united states department of. The business arellanofelix cartel drug wars frontline pbs. The utsd article is defining arellano felix as cooperating witness. During this year, around 2,700 lives were lost due to cartelrelated. Eduardo arellano felix the third of three brothers who federal authorities allege led one of the most powerful drug cabals in mexico was extradited to the u. Dan 15 anos a eduardo arellano felix en eu youtube.
Former mexican drug kingpin eduardo arellano felix, who pleaded guilty to laundering money for the notorious cartel that bore his family name, was sentenced on monday in california to 15 years in. Get detailed information about eduardo arellano, including previous known addresses, phone numbers, jobs, schools, or run a comprehensive background check anonymously. View eduardo arellano s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Lawsuits say creditcheck companies misidentify thousands. View the profiles of professionals named eduardo arellano on linkedin. The organisation arellano felix and his brothers ran was known locally as the tijuana cartel, after the tawdry, violent border town in which it was based.
District court, southern district of california, with conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana. The only brother of the arellano felix cartel then at large, eduardo arellano felix, was captured by the mexican army on october 26, 2008. Eduardo arellanofelix extradited from mexico to the. Ramon eduardo arellano felix was charged in a sealed indictment in the u. Eduardo arellano felix was arrested after a shootout in the city of tijuana on the us border, officials said. Bureau of international narcotics and law enforcement affairs narcotics rewards program. Join facebook to connect with eduardo arellano and others you may know. The ocdetf program was created to consolidate and coordinate all law. Third brother in powerful mexican drug gang extradited to. Eduardo arellanofelix reportedly coordinates the smuggling of cocaine shipments to the united states. He pled not guilty to charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering. The arellano felix family has controlled the mexican drug trade since the late 1980s, authorities said. Eduardo arellano felix is still at large, authorities said.
View the profiles of people named eduardo arellano. The object of the meeting was for ramon arellano felix to kill guzman loera. I knew about this plot because i participated in conversations with benjamin, ramon and eduardo about the plan to kill guzman. Arellano felix cartel leader captured in tijuana kpbs. Ramon eduardo arellanofelix was charged in a sealed indictment in the u. The bloodbath in tijuana lead to the arrest of eduardo arellano felix, the last remaining brother who ran the tijuana cartel. Eduardo arellano felix, an original member of the notorious arellano felix drug cartel, was arrested in an operation by more than 100 federal and state police officers and soldiers, according to u. Senior meal program saves struggling restaurants amid coronavirus pandemic. The familyrun cartel is one of mexicos four big drug mafias, blamed for trafficking hundreds of tonnes of cocaine and marijuana into the us. Eduardo arellano felix born 11 october 1956 captured in 2008. Bureau of international narcotics and law enforcement.
Arellanofelix is the last of four brothers to be targeted by u. Mexico has extradited eduardo arellano felix, suspected leader of the arellano felix organization afo, to the united states to face charges of racketeering, money laundering and narcotics trafficking, it was announced friday. One of the most handsome, smart, charismatic, flamboyant drug lords to have ever lived. Arellano felix is the last of four brothers to be targeted by u. Authorities say francisco javier arellano felix took over the tijuana cartel in 2002. The cartel once was described as one of the biggest and most violent criminal groups in mexico. A cooperating witnesses, or cws, differ from confidential informants in that cws agree to testify in legal proceedings and have written agreements with the department of justice doj usually with an assistant u. Benjamin arellano felix born 12 march 1952 is a mexican drug trafficker and former leader of the mexican criminal organization known as the tijuana cartel or. The fbis ten most wanted fugitives during the 2000s is a list, maintained for a sixth decade, of the ten most wanted fugitives of the united states federal bureau of investigation. Mexico police capture key drug suspect eduardo arellano. Last of the arellanofelix brothers sentenced usaosdca. Eduardo arellano felix s arrest is the latest in a series of arrests of high ranking. He was killed in 2002 but remains on the list along with his imprisoned.
Eduardo arellano felix, the fourth oldest of the seven arellano felix brothers, made his first appearance in a us court on september 4, after being extradited to the us five days earlier. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover eduardo s connections and jobs at similar companies. Four arellano felix brothers eduardo, benjamin, ramon and. Cartel arellano felix, caf is a mexican drug cartel based in tijuana. However, since the 2006 sinaloa cartel incursion in baja california and the fall of the arellano felix brothers, the tijuana cartel. Eduardo arellano felix born october 11, 1956 is a mexican drug trafficker, brother of benjamin, ramon, javier and sister enedina, all drug traffickers. The arellanofelix organization is based in tijuana and controls the smuggling of cocaine, marijuana and, more recently, methamphetamine across the border to california.
In 2016, the organization has become known as cartel tijuana. Mexican drug kingpin eduardo arellano felix sentenced to. Mexican authorities capture eduardo arellano felix in. Attorney that spell out their obligations specifically and their expectations of future judicial or. Washington eduardo arellanofelix, 55, one of the alleged members of the arellanofelix organization afo, was extradited today by the government of mexico to the united states to face racketeering, money laundering and narcotics trafficking charges in the southern district of california. Law enforcement officials say arellanofelix led a violent tijuanabased cartel that brought multiton shipments of marijuana and cocaine into. San diego, ca eduardo arellanofelix, who acted as the chief financial officer of. Why cant the cia capture the 9 other most wanted fugitives. Bajanomad accused mexican drug cartel leader will not.