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Edgardo Leyva Escandon

Edgardo Leyva Escandon
Edgardo Leyva Escandón as depicted in the U.S. Department of State Narcotics Rewards Program
Personal information
Birth dateSeptember 17, 1969(age 42)
Place of birthTijuana, Baja California, Mexico
OccupationIllegal drug trafficker, hitman
EmployerTijuana Cartel
Height5’ 11"
Weight175 pounds

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Edgardo Leyva Escandón is a Mexican national and career criminal. He has been a high-ranking member of the Tijuana Cartel (Arellano-Félix Organization) since approximately 1994. He has reportedly served the Tijuana Cartel as a personal assistant to its leaders, as a trained sniper to carry out assassinations against cartel rivals, and as one of the primary suppliers of weapons and ammunition utilized by the cartel.

Xicotencatl Leyva Mortera, Edgardo Leyva's uncle, was a former Tijuana mayor and served as Baja California governor from the mid-to the late-1980s. He was forced to leave his governor's post amid allegations that his administration was involved in shady land deals, cartel protection and misappropriation of funds.

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Mexican Drug War (2006 �present)

Federal forces
Mexican Army * Mexican Air Force * Mexican Navy * Federal Investigations Agency * Federal Police * Édgar Eusebio Millán Gómez
Beltrán Leyva Cartel
FoundersArturo Beltrán Leyva * Alfredo Beltrán Leyva * Mario Alberto Beltrán Leyva * Carlos Beltrán Leyva * Héctor Beltrán Leyva * Edgar Valdez Villarreal
Current leadersHéctor Beltrán Leyva * Mario Alberto Beltrán Leyva * Sergio Villarreal Barragán
La Familia Michoacana
FoundersNazario Moreno González * Carlos Rosales Mendoza * José de Jesús Méndez Vargas * Enrique Plancarte * Arnoldo Rueda Medina * Servando Gómez Martínez * Dionicio Loya Plancarte * Rafael Cedeño Hernández * Alberto Espinoza Barron
Current leadersNazario Moreno González * Servando Gómez Martínez * Dionicio Loya Plancarte
Gulf Cartel
FoundersJuan Nepomuceno Guerra * Juan García Abrego
Current leadersAntonio Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén * Jorge Eduardo Costilla
Juárez Cartel
(Armed wing: La Línea)
FoundersAmado Carrillo Fuentes * Pablo Acosta Villarreal * Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo * Rafael Aguilar Guajardo
Current leadersVicente Carrillo Fuentes * Juan José Esparragoza Moreno * Juan Pablo Ledesma
Sinaloa Cartel
FoundersJoaquín Guzmán Loera * Héctor Luis Palma Salazar * Adrián Gómez González
Current leadersJoaquín Guzmán Loera * Ismael Zambada García * Ignacio Coronel Villarreal
Tijuana Cartel
FoundersRamón Arellano Félix * Benjamín Arellano Félix * Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix * Carlos Arellano Félix * Luis Fernando Arellano Félix * Eduardo Arellano Félix * Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
Current leadersEnedina Arellano Félix * Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano * Edgardo Leyva Escandon
Los Zetas
FoundersArturo Guzmán Decena * Jesús Enrique Rejón Águila * Jaime González Durán * Heriberto Lazcano * Miguel Treviño Morales
Current leadersHeriberto Lazcano * Miguel Treviño Morales
See also
Timeline of the Mexican Drug War * Mérida Initiative * Narco submarine * Project Gunrunner * War on Drugs * Operation Solare * Operation Xcellerator * Project Coronado



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