born november commonly referred alias mexican drug lord leader criminal organization known considered violent dangerous criminal mexico wanted drug lords arrest july born family brothers sisters began criminal career teenager working los local gang hometown fluent english experience moving mexico border enabled recruited late 1990s drug lord headed gulf appointed regional boss given task fight forces attempting lucrative drug trafficking routes united_states successfully securing routes moved veracruz appointed leader state death drug lord years later boss sent guatemala competitors completing task successfully appointed national commander gained independence allies organizations went war national commander earned notorious reputation intimidating officials citizens mexico mexican authorities believe responsible significant violence mexico including murder migrants massacre people common torture method known victims dumped oil barrels gasoline burned alive following death boss october successor leader drug amid internal power struggle organization mexican marines arrested july state single bullet fired time capture mexican government offering million million reward information leading arrest offering million information leading arrest conviction authorities sides border believe succeeded younger brother man wanted list early life born november mexico parents created large family daughters seven sons including like families border family travelled mexico united_states vice versa bought properties opened businesses father abandoned family young age forcing single raise family grew lower class neighborhood teenager worked wealthy fixing yards washing cars local drug lord alias later mentor eventually replaced leader grew mexico class developed resentment partially explain violent behavior adult frequented dallas texas family charged avoiding police arrest tried lose police car chase ended street dead end paid dollar fine subsequently released county prison details known life dallas authorities believe learned power money weapons vast consumer market illegal drugs living texas believe perceived anti mexican bias americans especially mexican immigrants like considered dallas home large family network lives surrounding areas according investigators seen dallas area entering united_states illegally visited family said strip club criminal origins ascension teenager began work gang ran criminal activities hometown washing cars running stealing car parts turned drug trade starting small scale drug retail sales smuggling unlike members military hired late 1990s experience moving border fluent english criminal contacts sides border allowed gain trust leader joined gulf local gang worked absorbed groups regional boss charge fighting incursions attempting control smuggling routes area area lucrative smuggling route interstate highway serves strategic san_antonio austin dallas future drug distribution power orchestrated number american cities mexico young citizens payroll good identifying young teenagers believed potential professional assassins recruits called little usually joined organized crime young years old work later paid assassins managed defeat forces concentrated efforts northeastern mexico dominant started expand criminal activities drug trafficking organization smuggled immigrants united_states carried sold cds dvds intimidated killed residents failed cooperate remained charge state march reassigned coastal state veracruz shortly high ranking leader alias killed gun battle local horse race imprisoned reportedly directed bars united_states pushed independence november city texas issued arrest warrant connection double homicide texas leaders forged alliance gone war believing leader betrayed subsequently joined kill leader government sources said fighting control federation alliance drug trafficking groups led drug lords work february sent kill rival drug control drug trafficking routes guatemala reportedly carried military like ambush resulted death drug lord alias march unnamed official said man fired bullet killed drug having succeeded outside mexico appointed national commander position traditionally reserved members military background position nearly decisions national level creating resentment old generation commanders unlike turning drug trade leadership position acted gate keeper people collected drug territories controlled controlled highly lucrative plaza turf border texas intimidated officials help maintain control responded challenges authority control brutal violence feared local journalists write alleged favored torture method known people stuffed oil barrel gasoline set fire burn alive violent behavior gained notoriety cult figure reportedly survived gun battles unharmed avoided making alliances dozens victims alive dumped die organization members claimed enjoyed driving city car pointing people randomly saying kill kill worked told press sleep night kill said drug lord ask victims wanted killed journalist head mexico wrote books enjoyed eating hearts victims alive believed invincible enemies authorities reportedly coordinated violent attacks mexico including murder migrants massacre people year later believed threatened shoot plane president august trip state time received death threats organized crime authorities deemed drug lord threat credible urged president cancel trip ultimately went leadership considered highly sophisticated advanced dangerous criminal organizations operating mexico hemisphere widely regarded violent drug lords operating mexico reportedly moved mexico central_america met drug lords mexico_city nation capital business escape law enforcement notice purported businessmen religious persons northern country reportedly maintained close tie number politicians brother leads gulf_of_mexico split arrested united_states prison mexico reportedly coordinated prison cell organization experienced leadership crisis company describe gulf remained loose cooperation early violence erupted groups january members kidnapped alias concord leader close associate friend held captive asked switch alliances join refused earning beating followed execution presumably carried heard incident issued ultimatum leader hand assassin friend son bitch 25th don comply war leaders ignored command moved swiftly avenge death january kidnapped slaughtered members marking start war mexican states veracruz led thousands deaths violent tactics expand reputation mexico violent drug trafficking organization managed control territories owned essentially served single organization second command criminal organization began killing members rival drug winning territories criminal organization entered new internal strife alias highest ranking leaders arrested july names stated betrayed shortly alleged organized crime members uploaded music video youtube portraying new accusing setting arrests deaths commanders criminal organization boss articles published august law enforcement official told press successfully taken leadership displaced long time leader began assets working remove head early amidst civil war high ranking members began fall high ranking leader alias arrested september presumably set rival gang members aligned group related october drug lord alias arrested fall split group known born vowed bring allegedly second faction known broke organization join forces active role got loyalty respect eventually stopped paying order avoid arrest death betrayal reportedly fled country lived germany costa_rica unknown time surrounding rumors terminal cancer mexico stronger killed state october succeeded leader bounty new_york washington released indictment conspiracy manufacture distribute cocaine united_states mexico guatemala bounty mexico set million million million million responsible smuggling multiple tons cocaine marijuana heroin united_states mexico annually considered mexico wanted drug lords known july treasury sanctioned foreign designation act referred simply act involvement drug trafficking international criminals act prohibited citizens companies kind business activity virtually assets arrest month capture authorities passing information counterparts mexico making frequent visits border area newborn baby traded intelligence information conversations tips near border state july single shot fired truck traveling intercepted road helicopter navy marines got helicopter tried attempted escape running bushes later caught possession million cash weapons hundreds rounds ammunition men arrested taken custody rumors arrest custody began twitter social media outlets noon day mexican government confirm arrest authorities receive formal confirmation hours later time arrest pending charges organized crime involvement drug trafficking torture money illegal use firearms mexican law charges declared money firearms confiscated arrest following arrest drug lord flown mexico_city kept installations mexico organized crime agency july transferred maximum security prison state mexico helicopter january new_york federal district court issued criminal charges drug lord investigation alleged order killings rival members criminal organization mexican policemen personnel september july court sought stated drug lord traffic drugs family brother arrested june combined federal task force indicted money oklahoma based horse racing operation son killed shootout state october law enforcement group response ordered murder nephew governor son governor state younger brother high level leader mexico wanted drug lords government offering million million information leads arrest conviction responsible murders carried authorities consider successor heir following arrest older brother currently imprisoned united_states son nephew alias arrested june nephew arrested united_states kidnapping drug trafficking charges date wife del included foreign designation act february banning citizens kind business activities companies
Miguel Treviño Morales