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| birth_date = 11 May 1975
| birth_date = 11 May 1975
| birth_place = [[Piedras Negras, Veracruz|Piedras Negras]], [[Veracruz]]
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| other_names = ''El Amarillo''<ref>[http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/elamarilloentrelos29narcosmasbuscadosenmexico-633439.html '''El Amarillo', entre los 29 narcos más buscados en México.''] El Universal. El Universal. 18 January 2011. "Vanguardia" Coahuila, Mexico. Retrieved 8 March 2012.</ref>
| other_names = ''El Amarillo''<ref>[http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/elamarilloentrelos29narcosmasbuscadosenmexico-633439.html '''El Amarillo', entre los 29 narcos más buscados en México.''] El Universal. El Universal. 18 January 2011. "Vanguardia" Coahuila, Mexico. Retrieved 8 March 2012.</ref>
| known_for = Leader in [[Los Zetas]]
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{{family name hatnote|Méndez|Santiago|lang=Spanish}}
{{family name hatnote|Méndez|Santiago|lang=Spanish}}


'''Flavio Méndez Santiago''' (alias ''El Amarillo'') is a [[Mexican people|Mexican]] [[drug lord]] of [[Los Zetas]].<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-18/world/mexico.violence_1_heriberto-lazcano-cartel-osiel-cardenas-guillen?_s=PM:WORLD ''Mexico announces capture of one of the founders of Los Zetas.''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314152359/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-18/world/mexico.violence_1_heriberto-lazcano-cartel-osiel-cardenas-guillen?_s=PM%3AWORLD |date=2012-03-14 }} CNN News. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.</ref>
'''Flavio Méndez Santiago''' (alias ''El Amarillo'') is a Mexican [[drug lord]] of [[Los Zetas]].<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-18/world/mexico.violence_1_heriberto-lazcano-cartel-osiel-cardenas-guillen?_s=PM:WORLD ''Mexico announces capture of one of the founders of Los Zetas.''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314152359/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-18/world/mexico.violence_1_heriberto-lazcano-cartel-osiel-cardenas-guillen?_s=PM%3AWORLD |date=2012-03-14 }} CNN News. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.</ref>


==Kingpin Act sanction==
==Kingpin Act sanction==
On 24 March 2010, the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] sanctioned Méndez Santiago 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT |url=http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/narco_designations_kingpin.pdf |publisher=[[United States Department of the Treasury]] |accessdate=28 May 2014 |page=11 |date=15 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514025153/http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/narco_designations_kingpin.pdf |archivedate=14 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act|url=http://www.assetsearchblog.com/uploads/file/drugs.pdf|publisher=[[United States Department of the Treasury]]|accessdate=28 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528053616/http://www.assetsearchblog.com/uploads/file/drugs.pdf|archivedate=28 May 2014|page=1|date=2009}}</ref>
On 24 March 2010, the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] sanctioned Méndez Santiago 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT |url=http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/narco_designations_kingpin.pdf |publisher=[[United States Department of the Treasury]] |accessdate=28 May 2014 |page=11 |date=15 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514025153/http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/narco_designations_kingpin.pdf |archivedate=14 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act|url=http://www.assetsearchblog.com/uploads/file/drugs.pdf|publisher=[[United States Department of the Treasury]]|accessdate=28 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528053616/http://www.assetsearchblog.com/uploads/file/drugs.pdf|archivedate=28 May 2014|page=1|date=2009}}</ref>


==Arrest==
==Arrest==
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords]]

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* [[List of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:People sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]]



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Latest revision as of 03:41, 2 October 2022

Flavio Méndez Santiago
Born11 May 1975
Piedras Negras, Veracruz
Other namesEl Amarillo[1]
OccupationDrug lord
Employers
Known forLeader in Los Zetas
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Méndez and the second or maternal family name is Santiago.

Flavio Méndez Santiago (alias El Amarillo) is a Mexican drug lord of Los Zetas.[2]

Kingpin Act sanction

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On 24 March 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Méndez Santiago 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

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He was captured on January 18, 2011 in Villa de Etla, Oaxaca.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. '^ El Amarillo', entre los 29 narcos más buscados en México. El Universal. El Universal. 18 January 2011. "Vanguardia" Coahuila, Mexico. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. ^ Mexico announces capture of one of the founders of Los Zetas. Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine CNN News. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ "DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 15 May 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ^ "An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ^ Mexico Police: Founding Member Of Zetas Captured Archived January 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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