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Monday, October 14, 2024

Former Mexican Political Candidate Arrested in Colombia, Wanted by the US for Fentanyl Trafficking Routes

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat


In 2021 and 2024, Luis Ángel Castañeda Peña, 36 years old, was a candidate for local elections in Ocuilan, in the State of Mexico.

On May 15, he was indicted in Case No. 2:24-cr-20261, issued by the US for the Eastern District of Michigan. For many months he managed to consolidate a route for drug trafficking by means of airplanes and speedboats to the Caribbean islands from Colombia and Central America.

On October 9, 2024 he was arrested after being in Bogota, Colombia for a quick 4 hour trip to arrange meetings with local criminal organizations.

Similar to many of hundreds if not thousands of similar routes used for trafficking cocaine since the 1970s directly into the US, but Luis Angel was being charged with trafficking primarily fentanyl.

Fentanyl Trafficking from Colombia

Luis Ángel Castañeda's activities were under scrutiny by the United States authorities. It was not the first time he had visited Colombia, he felt comfortable, he knew Bogotá and he always stayed in the same place. 


According to the investigators, his routines and appearances went from that of a seemingly social politician to a "boss" complete with flashier and branded apparel look he began sporting.




His arrival in Colombia on this occasion sparked a particular alarm for US authorities as they warned that Castañeda was about to arrange meetings with leaders of other criminal organizations and then disappear from the authorities' radar again in Colombia. The indictment accuses Castañeda of coordinating drug routes on behalf of CJNG traffickers.

“....Transnational criminal organization led by Mexican citizens, dedicated to drug trafficking in different areas of the country such as Bogotá, La Guajira, Norte de Santander, among other places, from where the purchase, transportation and shipment of the substance is carried out in airplanes and speedboats bound for islands in the Caribbean and Central America with the final destination being the United States of America,” states the document sent to immigration authorities.

Ocuilan Political Candidate

According to the Colombian immigration documents, Luis was well known in his area of Mexico. He has stood out as a community leader, politician of environmental and social causes. He has even participated in elections with different parties or political support, first as a candidate for the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM), in the 2021 municipal elections; then for the National Action Party (PAN), for the 2024 municipal elections, both in the municipality of Ocuilan.




Anuar Azar, state president of the PAN, said that Luis Ángel Castañeda was nominated by his party as a citizen candidate because he met all the requirements and no one else signed up for the internal contest. However, he said, he was absent from practically the entire campaign and nothing was known about him.


For his part, José Alberto Couttolenc, Secretary General of the PVEM, stated that, since from the time he was its candidate, the party had not been aware of his activities or whereabouts.

In less than 4 hours, the Mexican politician went from being a 'tourist' in Colombia to a prisoner wanted for extradition by the United States.


At the time of his arrest, CTI agents also reach out to US authorities for assistance in gathering evidence related to local links between Casteñeda and local Colombian crimial organizations including communications interceptions, database searches, follow-ups and surveillance to assist in their investigations in Colombia.

61 comments:

  1. I had to pour one out for the NarcoFootage sub. It got banned this morning.

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    1. Why they ban you?

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    2. Glad to see it gone. Hardly any insightful posts there with the exception of a few comments here and there. Most were just posts without context or things that people didn’t even care to fact check.

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    3. R/narcofootagee. Is the new one

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    4. CIA wanted it banned. Too much truth and knowledge

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    5. Sicario 006 is actually RegioZ aka ZetonMaton video from YT who later became an obese gamer.

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    6. OMG not a branded designer North Face fleece jacket. That's how the Feds know you're a real boss and not a politician for Morena anymore. jajajajaja.

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  2. Priceless isn't it,the work they put in to source and transport drugs to the U.S and its all the fault of U.S drug consumption?What a fantastic leap of judgement and condemnation..What else could we expect..

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    1. Consumption? It is illegal to transport any drug to any country around the world. No transport no consumption. Look at the big picture.

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    2. Another dirty Mexican politician. What a big surprise. Show me a straight clean one. So this guy is accused of fentanyl trafficking from Colombia? Fentanyl is now being produced in Colombia? I thought the chemicals arrived in Mexico from China and produced in Mexican soil. Maybe the heat is too hot in Mexico with all the laboratories being busted up. Easier to produce in Colombia. Nuff Said!!!

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  3. I saw 006 and he had an Edgar haircut, plucked eyebrows, and a Bart Simpson t shirt, he was eating 711 pizza.

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    1. Le gusta a 006 bien pero bien paradota.

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    2. 2:00 you scared me there for a minute, when you said "he was EATING 711 pizza" good thing good thing you said it was pizza and not "penis" dodge a bullet 😰🥶

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  4. Mexican Political Candidates Lives Matter.

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  5. Narcofootage Lives Matter

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    1. A moment of silence to r/narcofootage. Nazi reddit admins

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    2. Fr DEP, what's gonna be the new NarcoFootage reddit?

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    3. 4:25 Right, like BorderlandBeat isnt full of norteños always shitting on southern mexicans 24/7

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    4. That sucks man RIP

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    5. RIP double pancake your comments were cringe

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  6. The moral life of a politician

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  7. WHATS the new narcofootage link lmk

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  8. Dice Sicario 006 que necesita que alguien le dispare unos ostiones en el centro. A ver quien se anima.

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    1. A 006 le gustan los camarones al meco saca.

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  9. Sicar 006 enjoys gamecocking all day.

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  10. Why does it feel like if someone reach out to the boderlandbeat to not Post certain stuff especially the mayor that got his head cut off and the Sinaloa situation

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    1. Don't worry about it, no period kid.😭

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    2. It's not that, everyone is volunteers and have lives. I'm sure extra help is much appreciated.

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    3. nah just the most active poster was sol and he's gone, ppl are busy. go ahead and become a contributor if you have the capability.

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  11. Chilango power 💪💪💪💪

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  12. Arriva La Guera Tortas!!!!!! Otra Gilbertona marchando pa la paz!!!





    RIP Gilbertona

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  13. Fentanyl is only made for uncontrollable pain .Use as directed and handle with care .


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  14. 3:43 that’s old news. That story came out on many of the national news outlets. Why would BB not post that story. So many narco related stories, so little time to write about all of them.

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    1. 6:11
      BB did NOT cover Guerrero mayor getting his cabeza hacked off by the mob!

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  15. Viva FEDS 006! Baby Oil Gangsters! Dropping them white panties left and right.

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  16. A convoy of MF hitmen in El Dorado Sinaloa

    https://youtu.be/l2Kbx2BoVqI?si=THu4p0KaKnhyf85r


    😎

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  17. Guera loca, es gilbertona still making you sick?

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  18. Cjng put mantas against MF and Los Cabrera in Zacatecas


    https://youtu.be/CS3JimsWBUU?si=ng_Nyh0a3E7eBYcn



    😎

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  19. Is fent being produced in columbia? It says he was working with CJNG. Id have to think he used Columbia to easily procure precursor chemicals from china used to make fent. Id be very surprised if it was being produced completely in Columbia.

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    1. yeah, it is way easier to cook fetty in District of Columbia (D.C.).

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  20. Who, knows what tomorrow brings In this world, where everyone lies physicians lie police offices lie, but God doesn't lie

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    1. God has been known to stretch the truth a little bit. 😃

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  21. Lol dude just looks like a POS.

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  22. So los chapitos and El Jardinero are working together now? Mayiza is gonna go down

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  23. Allegedly Chapitos and CJNG made a truce


    https://youtu.be/27h_UDy2jjw?si=25pkB5xwXDciZK09



    A video of allies of Los Chapos


    https://youtu.be/zdDsN6MOcIY?si=RFwu9fP2PEa6y8cX




    😎

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    1. 4:56 Doubt that. MG "La Flama" would have to be betrayed and turned over to CJNG.

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    2. 1:14 and you think Ivan wont do it? Just look at how many friends chapo turned in, to save his skin Ivan will do it too

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  24. chilango power and sicario 006 la misma cueva de ratones............

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  25. You only go to culombia for two things, prostitutes or coca

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    1. Incorrect the coffee region is like no other. Have you ever been to Guatape Cartagena San Andres?

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    2. They have three branches of the Andes mountains, so there is this thing called nature and it's beauty. Or there is also a lot of silicone to enjoy if that's your thing. Si hay paraiso.

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  26. I guess he forgot to deposit $$$milions to cartel del CIA or cartel del FBI

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    1. Nope he forgot to deposit periods, in his sentence.

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  27. I bet there are more candidates out there, where nobody knows what the are doing.

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