He became a top lieutenant to the late Arturo Beltrán Leyva, who later led his own faction of the Beltrán Leyva cartel.
At the same time, public opinion was in favor of reducing the continued interference in Mexico’s anti-drug operations by the United States.
Videos of mass executions and beheadings of his rivals appeared on the internet.
Mexico extradited 13 dangerous suspects wanted on federal charges related to drug-trafficking and murder to the United States on Wednesday, in a move aimed at restoring confidence and cooperation with Washington in law enforcement matters.
In the early 1990s, he fled to Mexico after authorities began looking for him.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/10/01/inenglish/1443690643_042001.html
