Juan Pablo Ledezma[1] | |
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| Born | December 28, 1987 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Other names | El JL,[1] Juan Pablo Ledesma,[1][2] José Luis Fratello,[1] Luis Ledesma,[1] Juan Pablo Ledesma,[1] Eduardo Ledesma,[1] Luis Pablo Ríos Rodríguez[1] |
| Occupation | Leader of the Juárez Cartel |
| Criminal status | Fugitive |
| Criminal charge | Murder, extortion, drug trafficking |
Reward amount | Mexico: 15 million Mexican Pesos; USA: $2.5 million USD |
Juan Pablo Ledezma[1] (a.k.a. José Luis Fratello[1]) is the alleged current leader of the Mexican gang called La Línea, which is the leading armed wing of the drug trafficking organization known as the Juárez Cartel and is said to be the current head of the organization.[3][4][5][6]
Arrest warrant[edit]
The Mexican government is currently offering a $2 million USD bounty for information leading to his capture.[2][3] In 2019, imprisoned Sinaloa Cartel operative Jesús 'El Rey' Zambada revealed that notorious Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman had issued a bounty for Ledezma's death after Ledezma ended the Juarez Cartel's alliance with the Sinaloa Cartel.[7] Ledezma is also suspected of orchestrating El Chapo’s brother’s killing in prison. Zambada also claimed that Ledezma was the only person who earned "an enormous hatred" from El Chapo.[7] At the time of his arrest in May 2020, it was reported that Luis Alberto “El Mocho” M. was at that point the leader of La Linea and that El Mocho's predecessor, who is also imprisoned, is named Ricardo Arturo “El Piporro” C.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Juan Pablo Ledezma. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Programa de Recompensas de la Procraduria General de la Republica (English: Rewards Program Mexico's Attorney General Office) Procraduria General de la Republica. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ a b PGR - Los más buscados: José Luis Fratello Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Mexico offers $2M for top drug lords". Times. El Paso Times. March 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ La Jornada Agreden a reporteros. (In spanish)
- ^ Agreden en Juárez a 3 reporteros (in Spanish)
- ^ El Cártel de Juárez opera en 17 estados (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "'El JL', el hombre más odiado por 'El Chapo'". 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Gang leader's arrest triggers backlash in Chihuahua". Mexico News Daily. 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
External links[edit]
- PHOTO of Juan Pablo Ledezma Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine