Flavio Méndez Santiago
| Flavio Méndez Santiago | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 March 1975 Piedras Negras, Veracruz |
| Other names | El Amarillo[1] |
| Occupation | Drug lord |
| Employer | Los Zetas |
| Known for | Leader in Los Zetas |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Méndez and the second or maternal family name is Santiago.
Flavio Méndez Santiago (alias El Amarillo) is a Mexican drug lord of Los Zetas.[2]
Kingpin Act sanction
On 24 March 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Méndez Santiago under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with fifty-three other international criminals and ten foreign entities.[3] 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.[4]
Arrest
He was captured on January 18, 2011 in Villa de Etla, Oaxaca.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 'El Amarillo', entre los 29 narcos más buscados en México. El Universal. El Universal. 18 January 2011. "Vanguardia" Coahuila, Mexico. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ Mexico announces capture of one of the founders of Los Zetas. CNN News. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ↑ "DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 15 May 2014. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2014. 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.
- ↑ NPR News Archived January 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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