Led by the Beltrán Leyva brothers, this Mexican drug cartel used to work as security detail for the Sinaloa and Juárez Cartel

Led by the Beltrán Leyva brothers, this Mexican drug cartel used to work as security detail for the Sinaloa and Juárez Cartel, until the Beltrán Leyva family seceded in 2008. After a series of arrests and deaths at the hands of rivals and government authorities, the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO), once one of Mexico’s bloodiest and most powerful criminal organizations, is facing extinction. It is currently run by Héctor Beltrán Leyva, alias 'El H,' the middle sibling in a family that managed the Sinaloa Cartel’s hitmen networks for years and controlled the state of Sonora and the lucrative port entry in Acapulco. The arrest of Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, alias 'El Mochomo,' in 2008, sparked a battle with the family’s long-time allies, the Sinaloa Cartel, and its precipitous fall."

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