Edgardo Leyva Escandón: Difference between revisions
Adding local short description: "Mexican drug trafficker (born 1969)", overriding Wikidata description "drug trafficker" |
|||
(25 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Mexican drug trafficker (born 1969)}} |
|||
{{family name hatnote|Leyva|Escandón|lang=Spanish}} |
|||
{{Infobox person |
{{Infobox person |
||
| name = Edgardo Leyva Escandón |
| name = Edgardo Leyva Escandón |
||
| image = Leyva escandon140.jpg |
| image = Leyva escandon140.jpg |
||
| image_size = 150px |
| image_size = 150px |
||
| caption = Edgardo Leyva Escandón as depicted in the U.S. Department of State [[Narcotics Rewards Program]] |
| caption = Edgardo Leyva Escandón as depicted in the U.S. Department of State [[Narcotics Rewards Program]] |
||
| birth_name = |
| birth_name = |
||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|09|17}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|09|17}} |
||
| birth_place = [[Tijuana]], [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]] |
| birth_place = [[Tijuana]], [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]] |
||
| death_date = |
| death_date = |
||
| death_place = |
| death_place = |
||
| death_cause = |
| death_cause = |
||
| |
| other_names = 24, El 24 |
||
| |
| known_for = |
||
⚫ | |||
| known_for = |
|||
| occupation = |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| occupation = Illegal drug trafficker, [[hitman]] |
|||
| |
| height = 5’ 11" |
||
| |
| term = |
||
| |
| predecessor = |
||
| |
| successor = |
||
| weight = 175 pounds |
|||
⚫ | |||
| predecessor = |
|||
| successor = |
|||
| party = |
| party = |
||
| boards = |
| boards = |
||
| |
| spouse = |
||
| |
| partner = |
||
| |
| children = |
||
| |
| parents = |
||
| |
| relatives = |
||
| |
| signature = |
||
| |
| website = |
||
| website = |
|||
| footnotes = '''US$2 million reward'''. |
| footnotes = '''US$2 million reward'''. |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Edgardo Leyva Escandón''' is a [[ |
'''Edgardo Leyva Escandón''' is a [[Mexicans|Mexican]] suspected criminal and high-ranking member of the [[Tijuana Cartel]], a criminal group based in Baja California. |
||
== Bounty == |
== Bounty == |
||
Since the August 16, 2006 capture of [[Javier Arellano |
Since the August 16, 2006 capture of [[Francisco Javier Arellano Félix|Javier Arellano Félix]], Leyva Escandón has kept a low profile and is still a [[fugitive]] from justice. In October 2009 all of his accounts were frozen under the Kingpin Act. The Act further prohibits anyone from conducting financial or commercial transactions with Edgardo Leyva Escandon.<ref>[http://narcoticnews.com/Drug-Cartel-Member-Edgardo-Leyva-Escandon.php Edgardo Leyva Escandon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926183813/http://narcoticnews.com/Drug-Cartel-Member-Edgardo-Leyva-Escandon.php |date=2010-09-26 }} ''Narcotic News'' (2009)</ref> |
||
Leyva-Escandon has been [[indictment|indicted]] in the [[Southern District of California]], [[United States]], for unlawfully possessing large quantities of ammunition. The U.S. [[Department of State]] is offering a reward of up to US$2 million for information leading to the [[arrest]] and/or [[conviction]] of Edgardo Leyva Escandón.<ref>[http://www.state.gov/p/inl/narc/rewards/115356.htm US State Department Profile] Retrieved July 21, 2009.</ref><ref> |
Leyva-Escandon has been [[indictment|indicted]] in the [[Southern District of California]], [[United States]], for unlawfully possessing large quantities of ammunition. The U.S. [[Department of State]] is offering a reward of up to US$2 million for information leading to the [[arrest]] and/or [[conviction]] of Edgardo Leyva Escandón.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090208105711/http://www.state.gov/p/inl/narc/rewards/115356.htm US State Department Profile] Retrieved July 21, 2009.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/dea/fugitives/sandiego/leyva-escandon.htm |title=DEA FUGITIVE: LEYVA-Escandon, Edgardo |access-date=2010-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017115522/http://www.justice.gov/dea/fugitives/sandiego/leyva-escandon.htm |archive-date=2010-10-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4681011&page=1 Fugitive Watch: Wanted by the State Department] ''ABC News'' (April 18, 2008)</ref> |
||
==Kingpin Act sanction== |
==Kingpin Act sanction== |
||
On 22 October 2009, the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] sanctioned Leyva Escandón under the [[Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]] (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with five other international criminals and one entity.<ref>{{cite web|title=DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO |
On 22 October 2009, the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] sanctioned Leyva Escandón under the [[Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]] (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with five other international criminals and one entity.<ref>{{cite web|title=DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT |url=http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/narco_designations_kingpin.pdf |publisher=[[United States Department of the Treasury]] |access-date=28 May 2014 |page=9 |date=15 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514025153/http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/narco_designations_kingpin.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act|url=http://www.assetsearchblog.com/uploads/file/drugs.pdf|publisher=[[United States Department of the Treasury]]|access-date=28 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528053616/http://www.assetsearchblog.com/uploads/file/drugs.pdf|archive-date=28 May 2014|page=1|date=2009}}</ref> |
||
==See also== |
|||
*[[List of fugitives from justice who disappeared]] |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Line 50: | Line 50: | ||
{{Mexican Drug War}} |
{{Mexican Drug War}} |
||
{{Authority control}} |
|||
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
|||
| NAME = Leyva Escandon, Edgardo |
|||
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
|||
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Drug trafficker |
|||
| DATE OF BIRTH = September 17, 1969 |
|||
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Tijuana]], [[Baja California]], [[Mexico]] |
|||
| DATE OF DEATH = |
|||
| PLACE OF DEATH = |
|||
}} |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leyva Escandon, Edgardo}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leyva Escandon, Edgardo}} |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:1969 births]] |
||
[[Category:Fugitives wanted by Mexico]] |
[[Category:Fugitives wanted by Mexico]] |
||
[[Category:Fugitives wanted on organised crime charges]] |
[[Category:Fugitives wanted on organised crime charges]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Fugitives wanted by the United States]] |
||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:1969 births]] |
|||
[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Mexican drug traffickers]] |
||
[[Category:People from Tijuana]] |
[[Category:People from Tijuana]] |
||
[[Category:People sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]] |
[[Category:People sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]] |
||
⚫ |
Latest revision as of 19:07, 30 July 2023
Edgardo Leyva Escandón | |
---|---|
Born | |
Other names | 24, El 24 |
Employer | Tijuana Cartel (suspected) |
Height | 5’ 11" |
Notes | |
US$2 million reward. |
Edgardo Leyva Escandón is a Mexican suspected criminal and high-ranking member of the Tijuana Cartel, a criminal group based in Baja California.
Bounty
[edit]Since the August 16, 2006 capture of Javier Arellano Félix, Leyva Escandón has kept a low profile and is still a fugitive from justice. In October 2009 all of his accounts were frozen under the Kingpin Act. The Act further prohibits anyone from conducting financial or commercial transactions with Edgardo Leyva Escandon.[1]
Leyva-Escandon has been indicted in the Southern District of California, United States, for unlawfully possessing large quantities of ammunition. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to US$2 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Edgardo Leyva Escandón.[2][3][4]
Kingpin Act sanction
[edit]On 22 October 2009, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Leyva Escandón under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with five other international criminals and one entity.[5] The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Edgardo Leyva Escandon Archived 2010-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Narcotic News (2009)
- ^ US State Department Profile Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ "DEA FUGITIVE: LEYVA-Escandon, Edgardo". Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ Fugitive Watch: Wanted by the State Department ABC News (April 18, 2008)
- ^ "DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 15 May 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.