Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes
Mexican drug lord
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Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes (31 August 1980 – 7 September 2015), commonly referred to by his alias El Canicón, was a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking leader of Los Zetas.
Sigifredo Nájera Talamantes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1980[1] |
| Died | 7 September 2015 (aged 35) Mexico |
| Other name | El Canicón |
| Occupation | Los Zetas drug lord |
Criminal status | Captured: 23 March 2009[2] |
Criminal charge | Drug trafficking, money laundering, assault |
Kingpin Act sanction
On 24 March 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Nájera Talamantes 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.[3] 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.[4]
Arrest
Death
He died of a heart attack inside his prison cell at the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 on 8 September 2015.[7]
