Beltran Leyva: The Fall of El Barbas
In the first decade of the two thousands, central Mexico becomes the contested ground of a criminal network that stretches from the Pacific sierra to the capital's southern edge. Arturo Beltran Leyva, known publicly by his nickname El Barbas, meaning The Bearded One, builds a command structure that rivals the cartel he once served. His organization moves cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin across nine Mexican states, protected by corrupted officials at federal, state and municipal level. A federal police deputy commissioner leads the institutional hunt with a growing case file, while a navy…
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