Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa is a

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trafficker of the

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, when Los Zetas were the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel. Sauceda was a former investigative police officer, who helped smuggle an average of 10 tons of

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and 30 tons of

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across the border each month.

Arrest

He was captured on April 30, 2009 in Matamoros,

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along with his wife and his bodyguard, Miguel Ángel Reyes Grajales. Mexican Authorities had offered a 30 million pesos (about US$2.1 million) bounty for information leading to his capture.

Kingpin Act sanction

On 24 March 2010, the

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sanctioned Sauceda-Gamboa under the

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(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. The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any king of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.

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Gulf Cartel members Los Zetas Mexican crime bosses Living people People from Tamaulipas People sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act Year of birth missing (living people) People involved in the 1999 Matamoros standoff Founding members of Los Zetas {{crime-bio-stub

Arrest

Kingpin Act sanction

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