Héctor Huerta Ríos, also known by his nickname La Burra (English: The Donkey), was a Mexican suspected drug lord and high-ranking member of the
Beltran-Leyva Cartel, a criminal group based in
Sinaloa
Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.
It is located in northwest Mexic ...
. Huerta-Rios was the leader of the organization's operations in the city of
Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
. On March 24, 2009 the Mexican Military arrested Huerta Rios at his luxury car dealership in
San Pedro Garza Garcia along with his four bodyguards. Also seized were numerous weapons, including two
AK-47
The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kala ...
s, one
AR-15, grenades and several pistols. Eighteen luxury vehicles, 8,000 Mexican pesos and $12,840 in US Dollars.
Huerta Rios was reported killed on July 4, 2019.
See also
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List of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords
On 23 March 2009, federal authorities in Mexico published a list of the country's most-wanted drug lords. According to a BBC Mundo Mexico report, the 37 people listed "have jeopardized Mexico national security."
This list of drug lords is gro ...
References
Mexican crime bosses
Year of birth missing
2019 deaths
Place of death missing
Place of birth missing
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