Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes (31 August 1980 – 7 September 2015), commonly referred to by his alias El Canicón'','' was a Mexican
drug lord
A drug lord, drug baron, kingpin, or lord of drugs is a type of crime boss in charge of a drug trafficking network, organization, or enterprise.
Crime barons may be difficult to bring to justice: usually, they do not possess illegal goods. Ra ...
and high-ranking leader of
Los Zetas
Los Zetas (, Spanish for "The Zs") is a Mexican criminal syndicate and designated terrorist organization, known as one of the most dangerous of Mexico's drug cartels. They are known for engaging in brutally violent " shock and awe" tactics suc ...
.
Kingpin Act sanction
On 24 March 2010, the
United States Department of the Treasury
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sanctioned Nájera Talamantes under the
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
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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 kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.
Arrest
He was captured on 23 March 2009.
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had listed Nájera Talamantes as one of its 37 most-wanted drug lords and offered the equivalent of over $1 million USD
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for information leading to his capture.
Death
He died of a heart attack inside his prison cell at the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 on 8 September 2015.
See also
* 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
2015 deaths
Fugitives
Gulf Cartel members
Mexican crime bosses
People sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
1980 births
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