Sergio Enrique Ruiz Tlapanco | |
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Born | 8 October 1972 |
Other names | Z-44, El Tlapa |
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Criminal charge | Drug trafficking, money laundering, assault |
Capture status | Incarcerated |
Sergio Enrique Ruiz Tlapanco (born 8 October 1972) is a Mexican suspected drug lord and high-ranking member of Los Zetas, a criminal group based in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Sergio Enrique Ruiz Tlapanco was born on 8 October 1972 in Mexico. [1] He joined the Mexican Army on 6 March 1988. While serving in the military, he was assigned as an officer of the Federal Judicial Police (PJF) from 1997 to 1999. He was based in Coahuila and had a C rank as an agent. On 16 November 1999, he requested his release from the military. [2]
He was captured on September 9, 2009. [3] The government of Mexico had listed Ruiz Tlapanco as one of its 37 most-wanted drug lords and offered the equivalent of over $1 million USD for information leading to his capture. [4]
On 24 March 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Ruiz-Tlapanco under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (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. [5] 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. [6]
Sergio Enrique Ruiz Tlapanco | |
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Born | 8 October 1972 |
Other names | Z-44, El Tlapa |
Employers |
|
Criminal charge | Drug trafficking, money laundering, assault |
Capture status | Incarcerated |
Sergio Enrique Ruiz Tlapanco (born 8 October 1972) is a Mexican suspected drug lord and high-ranking member of Los Zetas, a criminal group based in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Sergio Enrique Ruiz Tlapanco was born on 8 October 1972 in Mexico. [1] He joined the Mexican Army on 6 March 1988. While serving in the military, he was assigned as an officer of the Federal Judicial Police (PJF) from 1997 to 1999. He was based in Coahuila and had a C rank as an agent. On 16 November 1999, he requested his release from the military. [2]
He was captured on September 9, 2009. [3] The government of Mexico had listed Ruiz Tlapanco as one of its 37 most-wanted drug lords and offered the equivalent of over $1 million USD for information leading to his capture. [4]
On 24 March 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Ruiz-Tlapanco under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (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. [5] 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. [6]