Barrio Azteca Gang Associates Plead Guilty in El Paso to Racketeering Conspiracy U.S. Department of Justice December 01, 2011 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202)514-1888 FBI special agent Samantha Mikeska spent nearly a decade investigating the Barrio Azteca. Running head: BARRIO AZTECA 1 Barrio Azteca Karen Varela Park University AZTECA 2 One of the major problems of corrections today is the Following the March 13, 2010, murder of U.S. consulate employees by La Linea and Barrio Azteca, Mexican and U.S. authorities arrested 35 Barrio Azteca members, 10 of which were charged with the murders. Despite the arrests, many of the family members were unhappy with the efforts of the Mexican government and said that they were planning to abandon Mexico and seek safe haven in Texas to protect their children. . three "center ring" leaders. The Barrio Azteca gang started in the southwest Texas prison system and quickly spread to the streets of El . Eduardo Ravelo is believed to be the top leader of the Barrio Azteca in Juarez, Mexico and is currently listed on the FBI's top ten fugitives list. "El Ferro" was allegedly a leader in the Barrio Azteca gang in Jurez, Mexico. Evidence at trial proved that Gallegos Castrellon was a leader in the Barrio Azteca (BA), a violent street and prison gang that began in the late 1980s and expanded into a transnational criminal . The telephone was used to issue . SEE ALSO: Barrio Azteca Profile The leader of the ruthless cross-border Barrio Azteca gang was found guilty Wednesday in connection to the assassination of two U.S. consulate employees and a Mexican national in Ciudad Jurez . Top Story Barrio Azteca gang member Ricardo Valles has confessed to participating in the recent murders of three people connected to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Jurez.. Valles said he was directed by a gang leader to identify the vehicle of Arthur Redelfs, one of the victims. The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested almost two dozen alleged members of the Barrio Azteca gang on organized crime and drug charges on Monday. A 20-month investigation by the agency's . There were 1,497 murders in . However, this is probably misspelled on purpose, as in Mexican and Chicano Spanish dialects, the sound of B and V are basically pronounced the same way. Murder weapons: Various assault rifles, AK-47s, and grenades. See also; 10 Most Wanted People Of The World. The gang was formed in the jails of El Paso in 1986 and expanded into a transnational criminal organization. A Barrio Azteca leader, Arturo Gallegos, was previously sentenced to life in prison in the United States for ordering the murders. Mikeska testified about the Barrio Azteca leaders in the United States who acted as the leadership umbrella for the Barrio Azteca gang in the U.S. and Jurez. Seven of the 10 charged with the U.S. Consulate murders and two other indicted defendantsare in custody in . Currently one of the most violent gangs in the United States, they are said to have over 3,000 . "El Ferro" was allegedly a leader in the Barrio Azteca gang in Jurez, Mexico. View AZTECAS.docx from FPSY 6103 at Walden University. He has been on the run since the capture of the Tijuana Cartel's leader, Javier Arellano Feliz, . After a gang member goes out of prison, he joins the street gang. Dozens of law enforcement raids in the El Paso area led to the arrest of at least thirty-four people allegedly connected to the Barrio Azteca gang. The nine arrested were being held in the El Paso County Jail on felony charges of engaging in organized criminal activity and manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance. The current leader of the Barrio Azteca, recognized by a majority of its members, is Mexican national Eduardo Ravelo. Former Barrio Azteca member Josue Aguirre testified that gang members purchased drugs from members of the Carrillo Fuentes DTO at a discounted rate in Juarez, trafficked them across the border, and sold them at wholesale to dealers in El Paso. Phone Number: (571) 776-2508 For Immediate Release Barrio Azteca Leader Sentenced To Life In Prison Two Barrio Azteca Soldiers Sentenced to 20 and 30 Years in Prison WASHINGTON, D.C. Pages 75 Ratings 98% (55) 54 out of 55 people found this document helpful; These profits are used to support BA members in prison by funneling money into prison commissary accounts of gang leaders and to pay for defense lawyers or fines. The "cuota . Varrios Los Aztecas is misspelled Spanish for "The Aztec Neighborhoods"; the correct word is "Barrio", or "Barrios" in plural. A Barrio Azteca leader, Arturo Gallegos, was previously sentenced to life in prison in the United States for ordering the murders. There were 1,497 murders in . A total of 35 defendants were charged on various criminal acts, including the 2010 Jurez . The Aztecas are based on the real-life gang called the Sureos. No mugshots were . Ravelo is allegedly the "captain" of the Barrio Azteca gang, whose stronghold is the adjacent border towns of Ciudad Jurez in Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Testifying at the trial of Azteca leader Arturo Gallegos Castrelln, gang member Jesus Ernesto "Camello" Chvez Castillo said that Barrio Azteca, a ruthless gang based in El Paso and across the . Considering this, who is the leader of the . EL PASO, Texas Fourteen El Paso-area Barrio Azteca Gang members and associates, including heroin supplier Rigoberto Alvarado of El Paso, are in custody charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization RICO statute. By current estimates, more than 2,000 members make up their ranks. Barrio Azteca Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Texas to Racketeering Conspiracy U.S. Department of Justice January 26, 2012 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202)514-1888 She identified a cell phone, which is evidence in the trial, that U.S. prison officials found inside a cell belonging to one of the gang leaders. A guard looks on from a tower into the state prison outside the city of Chihuahua. Notes. Leaders: Ismael Zambada Garca, Juan Jos Esparragoza Moreno. Arturo Gallegos Castrelln formerly served as leader of the Barrio Azteca street gang, which allied with La Lneaa branch of the Carrillo Fuentes Cartel (Crtel de los Carrillo Fuentes). Officials said Yolanda "Yoli" Barba Chavira, 42, was a gang associate who sent drug "street tax" profits to gang members in prison. . Today in Latin America. NF comprises the prison gang and the street gang with different leadership hierarchies. washington - a leader and two soldiers in the barrio azteca (ba), a transnational border gang allied with the juarez cartel, were sentenced in el paso, texas, to life, 30 and 20 years in prison, respectively, announced assistant attorney general lanny a. breuer of the justice department's criminal division, u.s. attorney robert pitman for the washington - a barrio azteca (ba) gang leader was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy, announced assistant attorney general lanny a. breuer of the justice department's criminal division, u.s. attorney robert pitman for the western district of texas, fbi assistant director of the criminal Barrio Azteca (BA), as the group eventually called itself, was validated as a STG in 1993 after entering a war with the Texas Syndicate (TS). The Cereso jail in Jurez has also served as an important operational center for weapons and drugs smuggling, according to one former member. EL PASO, Texas Two Barrio Azteca gang members and an associate have pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy or money laundering charges in U.S. District Court in El Paso, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday. A Mexican federal police spokesman declined to release the name of the gang leader, but local media reports suggest that the leader is Ricardo Valles de la Rosa, who . The Barrio Azteca prison gang does have a para military leadership structure To. He also participated in the gang's trafficking of narcotics, including heroin and cocaine, and collected extortion funds that were sent to the commissary accounts of fellow members in prison. La Linea (armed wing) Beltrn-Leyva Cartel Barrio Azteca Los Zetas Tijuana Cartel: Furthermore, who was El Chapo's boss? Leader of Violent Barrio Azteca Gang Eduardo Ravelo Wanted Poster 10/20/09 Eduardo Raveloleader of a violent street and prison gang operating out of Juarez, Mexicois the second of three new. However, DPS downgraded the threat posed by the Barrio Azteca gang in 2015 after considering it among the state's most violent Texas-based gangs since 2010. They also perpetuated another prison riot it in . The gang -- also known as the BA -- in recent years has had no single leader overseeing El Paso, creating an internal . Barrio Azteca is rooted in the Texas prison system and operates on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, where members allegedly hire themselves out to the Jurez drug cartel. The Barrio Azteca gang members organize themselves using a paramilitary structure and apply English terms or their Spanish equivalent words for ranks such as captain, lieutenant, and sergeant. Cardona was a leader in the Barrio Azteca gang. EL PASO, Texas ( Border Report) Police in Juarez, Mexico remain on high alert following a series of retaliatory attacks from drug gangs angry at the capture of their leaders. 18 Sep 2014 0. Barrio Azteca borderland gang. Mid-level members of the Barrio Azteca received a salary from a portion of the tax earnings; other earnings were transferred to bank accounts held by the gang's leaders, and the rest returned to . Barrio Azteca Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Texas to Racketeering Conspiracy U.S. Department of Justice January 18, 2012 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202)514-1888 The alleged leader of the gang's Jurez operation, Eduardo Ravelo, was on the F.B.I.'s list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives last year and is currently being sought by . 0:00. Later in July 2011, La Linea leader Jose Antonio "El Diego" Acosta Hernandez was captured by the Mexican military in Chihuahua, Chihuahua state. The group functions . He allegedly had 11 pounds of heroin that was to be smuggled to the U.S. and sold. A gang leader of the Barrio Azteca also admitted to having ordered the massacre because he thought rival gang members were there. Barrio Azteca leader Eduardo Ravelo was added to the Ten Most Wanted list in 2009. Barrio Azteca Gang Shows How Crime Transcends Borders. Nuestra Familia mainly distributes narcotics in the Pacific region prison systems and the streets. Evidence at trial proved that Gallegos Castrellon was a leader in the Barrio Azteca (BA), a violent street and prison gang that began in the late 1980s and expanded into a transnational criminal . Eduardo Ravela, also known as Tablas, is the captain of the Barrio Azteca. Despite the current uncertainty surrounding Barrio Azteca's leadership status, it has retained a role in the transnational drug trade. "Barrio Azteca gang members are cold blooded criminals who show no respect for the law or justice , murdering innocent victims, trafficking drugs and inciting violence," said DEA Administrator Leonhart. This group is organized, has leadership, and is committing criminal acts in the community. Barrio Azteca The 18 th Street Gang goes by other nicknames like the "Barrio 18" or the "M-18" and it is a huge youth gang in the United States, Central American and even Canada. On Sunday, four police officers in Juarez and two members of Chihuahua Gov. Barrio Azteca as a Tier 1 Gang. Gustavo "Tavo" Gallardo, formerly a leader of the Barrio Aztecas in El Paso, testified in court that long before the drug cartel wars began in 2008 in Juarez, the Carrillo Fuentes drug cartel wanted to kill off the Aztecas because they were suspected of stealing millions of dollars from the cartel. Last year, three leaders got life sentences, but she questioned the real value of sending them back to prison. This way, they can expand their network, even without the gang leader's permission, as long as they make the much-needed . Five leaders of the Barrio Azteca gang were arrested on 10 January in a sting operation organized on intelligence gathered from a four-year long operation to unravel prison gangs on the US-Mexico border. Mexican law enforcement described him as a major generator of violence who is. . Scariest fact: They murder people on camera and then post it on the Internet. The group first emerged as a prison gang in Texas' penitentiary system in the late 1980s before later becoming a key ally of the Jurez Cartel. Uploaded By missjngo. The Barrio Azteca (Spanish pronunciation: [barjo asteka]), or Los Aztecas (pronounced [los astekas]), is a Mexican-American street, and prison gang originally based in El Paso, Texas. Barrio Azecta Leader Arrested in Mexico in Connection With U.S. Consulate Murders March 30, 2010 By Staff Street scene, Ciudad Jurez, Mexico. EL PASO, Texas A Barrio Azteca gang member was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday for his role in a racketeering enterprise. one of the gang leaders for Barrio Azteca admitted to ordering the attack because he thought there were rival gang members at the party. Barrio Azteca Gunmen Who Committed Consulate Murders in Ciudad Juarez Found Guilty on All Counts A federal jury in Texas yesterday convicted two members of the violent street and prison gang, Barrio Azteca, on all counts related to the murders of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband, and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com. The FBI has been waging a major war on this gang since the 1990s in an attempt to root out their influence in all kinds of illegal activity: drug sales, murder-for-hire, prostitution, extortion and kidnapping. The arrests stem from a multi-agency task force that obtained indictments on fifty-five individuals on both state and federal charges related to drug dealing, extortion, money . School University of California, Irvine; Course Title SCI 164C; Type. . The trial against six Barrio Azteca members was successful in part due to the FBI's efforts to infiltrate the gang. WASHINGTON - Arturo Gallegos Castrellon, aka "Benny," "Farmero," "51," "Guero," "Pecas," "Tury," and "86," 35, of Chihuahua, Mexico, the Barrio Azteca Lieutenant who ordered the March 2010 murders of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee, was sentenced today to serve life in prison. U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and FBI investigated this case. A total of 35 defendants were charged on various criminal acts, including the 2010 Jurez . Villegas is allegedly a high-ranking leader in the "Old School," or "Old Guard," faction of the Barrio Azteca gang. The boss' criminal career began in 2003, with the man eventually collecting a long list of charges both for traffic of narcotics and violent activities. Location: Mexico Founded: 1989 Criminal activities: Drug trafficking, money laundering, murder, kidnapping, bribery. Show More Show Less 12 of 15 13 of 15 8. The Texas prison system reasserts control (2013-2018) When the Federal Government targeted Barrio Azteca's leadership on racketeering charges, it disrupted Barrio Azteca's operations in two important ways. They often use the letters "BA" or numbers "21" as their identifying symbols and tattoos. An alleged leader of a prominent gang based in El Paso, Texas, was convicted in federal court last month in the murder of two United States citizens. This organization is also broken down into various branches, districts, and divisions; however, the president, vice president, and three . These profits are used to support BA members in prison by funneling money into prison commissary accounts of gang leaders and to pay . The trial. 35 Members And Associates Of Barrio Azteca Gang Charged With Racketeering And Other Offenses, Including 10 Charged In U.S Consulate Murders In Juarez, Mexico . [35] washingtona leader and two soldiers in the barrio azteca (ba)a transnational border gang allied with the juarez cartelwere sentenced in el paso, texas, to life, 30, and 20 years in prison,. At trial, prosecutors presented evidence that the defendant was a leader in the Barrio Azteca, or "BA," a violent street and prison gang that began in the late 1980's and expanded into a . U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton announced alleged leaders, members and associates of the Barrio Azteca gang were charged with racketeering and conspiracy, as well as charges alleging a money . Diaz was extradited from Mexico in November 2019 and Marrufo in . A federal jury has convicted two members of the Barrio Azteca gang on felony charges related to the murders of a U.S. Consulate employee in Juarez, Mexico, her husband, and the husband of another . After spending eight and half years on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list, authorities have arrested the captain of the El Paso/Cuidad Juarez-based Barrio Azteca gang in Mexico. Arturo Gallegos Castrelln, 32, leader of the gang Los Aztecas, was arrested along with two other gang leaders in a Jurez neighborhood on Saturday, said Luis Crdenas Palomino, chief of the . On . [34] Ravelo came to power as a result of his close connections to Mexican drug trafficking organizations like the Juarez cartel. Arturo Gallegos Castrellon, the Barrio Azteca Lieutenant who ordered the March 2010 murders of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, was sentenced Thursday to life in . Gang Leader Gets Life Sentence in U.S. Consulate Murders. Most of the Nuestra's members are Hispanic and Mexican. Ismael Zambada Garca (born 1 January 1948) is a Mexican suspected drug lord and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate based in Sinaloa state, Mexico. He allegedly had 11 pounds of heroin that was to be smuggled to the U.S. and sold. Specifically, he was the El Paso leader until he was arrested on drug charges on April 30, 2010. The 18 th Street Gang goes by other nicknames like the "Barrio 18" or the "M-18" and it is a huge youth gang in the United States, Central American and even Canada. The Barrio Azteca prison gang got their start working as the armed support for the Juarez Cartel as well as helping control the drug trafficking in Juarez. The killings happened in Ciudad Jurez, across the border . More: FBI fugitive Barrio Azteca gang leader Eduardo Ravelo wanted in El Paso, caught in Mexico. The barrio azteca prison gang does have a para. The federal racketerring case targeting the Barrio Azteca gang reveals the inner workings, struggles and secrets of a large criminal organization whose activities reach out from prison cells to the streets of El Paso and beyond. A . Diaz was extradited from Mexico in November 2019 and Marrufo in . Arturo "Benny" Gallegos was the leader of Barrio Azteca, a gang formed in the 1980s among federal prisoners in Texas that grew into a dangerous criminal enterprise spanning the border cities .