Robert Beltran Burgos Captured in Sinaloa

The Secretary of Defense reported today that military personnel assigned to the Military Zone based in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Performing patrols in response t0 complaints about the presence of armed men on board luxury vehicles in the Salduero Culiacan, detained Robert Beltran BURGOS (a ) "THE DOCTOR" lieutenant of Joaquin Guzman Loera (a) "El Chapo Guzman."

The importance of this arrest is that BELTRAN BURGOS served within the structure of the organization "Guzman Loera, the functions that once made ALFREDO BELTRAN LEYVA (a)" THE MOCHOMO "and subsequently VICENTE ZAMBA FOG (a)" THE VICENTILLO "in the plaza of Culiacan, Sinaloa. He is an operator directly subordinate to Joaquin Guzman Loera (a)" El Chapo Guzman, "and ZAMBA ISMAEL GARCIA (a)" THE MAYO ZAMBA.

Their position within the criminal organization was to be responsible for
receiving and transmitting orders issued directly by Joaquin Guzman Loera (a) "El Chapo Guzman" to other members of this drug organization.

BURGOS BELTRAN, had a network of informants who warned of the operations undertaken by the Federal Government against the organization "Guzman Loera" in several places in the country.

He coordinates a group of fourteen lawyers for legal support to members of his criminal organization.

During his detention, officiaks secured three firearms, a Hummer vehicle, over $ 3,200,000.00 (THREE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS MN), over 350,000.00 Dlls. (Three hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars), communication equipment and various documents.

With the arrest of Robert Beltran BURGOS (a) "THE DOCTOR" will significantly affect the operational capacity and safety of the organization "Guzman Loera.

The inmate was secured and made available to the Agent of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Deputy Attorney Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime, the Attorney General.

Source: Directorate General of Communications,
Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA).