# Arturo Beltrán Leyva

> Arturo Beltrán Leyva was a Mexican drug lord who, alongside his brothers, founded and led the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel. Prior to founding his own organization, Beltran-Leyva was a longtime high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel. Beltrán-Leyva cartel was responsible for organizing cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine production, transportation and wholesaling. It controlled numerous drug trafficking corridors into the United States and was responsible for money laundering, gun-running, and other acts of violence against men, women, and children in Mexico. The organization was connected with the assassinations of numerous Mexican law enforcement officials.

*Mexican drug lord (1961–2025*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/arturo-beltran-leyva

## Identity
- **Country:** Mexico
- **Born:** 1961-09-27
- **Died:** 2009-12-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Marcos Arturo Beltrán-Leyva](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Arturo_Beltr%C3%A1n-Leyva)
- [Marcos Arturo Beltrán-Leyva](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Arturo_Beltr%C3%A1n-Leyva)
- [Arturo Beltrán Leyva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Beltr%C3%A1n_Leyva)
- [Arturo Beltrán Leyva](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Beltr%C3%A1n_Leyva)
- [Arturo Beltrán Leyva](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Beltr%C3%A1n_Leyva)
- [Arturo Beltrán-Leyva](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_Beltr%C3%A1n-Leyva)
- [Бельтран Лейва, Артуро](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B2%D0%B0%2C_%D0%90%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1850406)

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