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Feb 10, 1970 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico 54 years old

Mexican drug lord

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About Iván Velázquez Caballero

  • Iván Velázquez Caballero (born February 10, 1970), also known by his alias El Talibán, is a convicted Mexican drug lord of the criminal group known as Los Zetas.
  • The government of Mexico listed Velázquez Caballero in 2009 as one of its 37 most-wanted drug lords and was offering up to $30 million pesos, the equivalent of over $2.5 million USD, for information leading to his capture.When he was a teenager, Velázquez Caballero began stealing cars in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, his hometown.
  • At the age of twenty-two, he was arrested for car theft and was imprisoned at a local jail.
  • Upon his release, Velázquez Caballero met Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano and was appointed as the regional boss of the cartel in Nuevo Laredo.
  • By 2007, Velázquez Caballero was relocated to the state of Zacatecas, where he commanded a group of over 400 men.
  • He later ascended to the top echelons of Los Zetas and became a major financial operator and money launderer for the criminal organization.
  • In 2012, he was served as a top commander in several states across Mexico.Velázquez Caballero was arrested by the Mexican Navy on 26 September 2012 in the state of San Luis Potosí.
  • Prior to his arrest, Los Zetas had divided and Velázquez Caballero's faction had been fighting against Miguel Treviño Morales, the leader of the organization, causing a series of massacres and shootings in northern Mexico.

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