One of ICE's Most Wanted List, Alleged Financial Officer Operative of Gulf Cartel nabbed in Guanajuato

Posted by DD Republished from material from ElFinanciero, MexicoDailyNews, and ICE

ICE had offered a $25,000 reward for info leading to arrest of Ignacio Montes León . Photo from Mexican News Daily

MEXICO CITY   El Financiero reported that a joint action between local, federal and Interpol authorities, led to the arrest in Guanajuato, Ignacio Montes León, identified as one of the most wanted fugitives by US immigration authorities.

Montes Leon is identified as a financial operator of the Gulf Cartel that is  suspected of the movement of drugs from Mexico into Texas, for distribution in Pennsylvania..

 Once that narcotics were in Texas, Montes León oversaw the transportation of narcotics from Texas to the northeast, where narcotics were distributed to lower-level distributors.

 According to federal authorities, he was detained today based on a provisional arrest warrant for extradition to the United States for crimes against health, linked to the Gulf Cartel.

According to MexicoNewsDaily, Montes Leon was located and captured without a shot being fired following the 10 day investigation by local police, Mx.Federal Police, and Interpol.  He is suspected of moving cocaine from a storage facility in Texas, where it had been smuggled from Mexico, to the northeastern U.S.  

According to the ICE wanted poster Ignacio Montes Leon is known to carry a handgun and should be considered armed and dangerous.

Official Website of the Department of Homeland Security

WANTED

Captured

Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

Name	Montes Leon, Ignacio
Alias	"La Guayaba", "Nacho"
Date of Birth	February 13, 1981
Place of Birth	Mexico
Skin Tone	Medium
Height	5'02"
Weight	175 lbs

Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Gender	Male
Scars/Marks	None known
Last Known Location	Cueramaro, Guanajuato, Mexico
Occupation	Restaurateur
Reward	HSI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Ignacio Montes Leon.

Summary: 

In June of 2014, Ignacio Montes Leon was indicted in the Western District of Pennsylvania for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. Montes Leon was part of a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large amounts of cocaine and other drugs in Pennsylvania and several other states. The organization would smuggle the narcotics into the United States from Mexico to a central storage location in Texas. Once the narcotics were in Texas, Montes Leon oversaw transportation of the narcotics from Texas to the Northeast, where the narcotics were distributed to lower level dealers. Montes Leon is known to carry a handgun and should be considered armed and dangerous.

Warning: 

Do not attempt to apprehend any subject. If you have information about the whereabouts of these fugitives, immediately contact your local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office or call the national hotline at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE as soon as possible!

moving cocaine from a storage facility in Texas, where it had been smuggled from Mexico, to the northeastern U.S. - See more at: http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/one-of-most-wanted-nabbed-in-guanajuato/#sthash.3xpuH3fp.dpuf

moving cocaine from a storage facility in Texas, where it had been smuggled from Mexico, to the northeastern U.S. - See more at: http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/one-of-most-wanted-nabbed-in-guanajuato/#sthash.3xpuH3fp.dpuf