Vicente Carrillo Leyva

Vicente Carrillo Leyva (born 19 July 1976) is a Mexican "narco-junior" "Narco-Junior" is the Mexican term for the rich and privileged heirs of the cartels created by their grandparents and parents. and a leader in the Juárez Cartel.Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrested, officials say. CNN. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

The son of the drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes, head and founder of the Juárez drug cartel who rose to power and riches from humble origins, Carrillo Leyva was told by his father not to enter the drug trafficking business. Amado Carrillo accordingly sent his son to study at the best private universities of Mexico, Switzerland, and Spain, to train as an engineer. Enjuiciarán a Vicente Carrillo Leyva 'El Ingeniero' por falsificación de documentos. Univision. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

At first contenting himself to rely on the assets and stashed cash of his late father, he eventually was tempted by the huge profits of narco-trafficking and became criminally active in the Juarez cartel.Magazine article

Capture Carrillo Leyva was arrested by Mexican police on 2 April 2009,TIME article "busting Mexico's Narco Juniors Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrested, officials say. CNN. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2012.Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrestedVicente Carrillo Leyva arrested but subsequently acquitted of money laundering charges, though charges of illegal possession of firearms kept him from gaining his freedom.Juez absuelve a Vicente Carrillo Leyva El Universal 29 October 2010. (in Spanish) After being found guilty of illegal arms possession, and paying a US$16,000 fine, he was released on 17 December 2010, to the custody of Mexican federal police with new charges of money laundering.Vicente Carrillo Leyva. Malcolm Beith. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

Carrillo Leyva entered the United States government witness protection program, and he lives under a completely different name and identity.

Vicente Carrillo Leyva

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