Juan Reyes Mejía-González
Juan Reyes Mejía-González (born 18 November 1975), commonly referred to by his alias R1, is a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking member in the Gulf Cartel who allegedly heads Los Rojos, a faction within the cartel.
Juan Mejía González | |
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| Born | 18 November 1975 Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Other names | El R1 El Quique El Kike |
| Occupation(s) | Gulf Cartel's drug lord and leader of Los Rojos |
| Known for | Drug trafficking money laundering |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
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*The U.S. Department of State offers up to $5 million US dollars for information leading to his arrest/conviction. | |
Mejía González was often accredited as the "second-in-command" in the Gulf organization. He is responsible for controlling the flow of cocaine from Central America and South America to the drug corridors between Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa, Tamaulipas. In March 2008, Mejía González was indicted in Washington, D.C., and placed as one of the most-wanted fugitives by the U.S. government.
Mejía González is allegedly responsible for ordering the assassination of Samuel Flores Borrego, a drug lord of the Metros faction in the Gulf cartel, on 2 September 2011. Flores Borrego's assassination triggered a series of confrontations between the two factions in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The Metros faction emerged victorious in early 2012, and Mejía González has fallen off the radar and has not been heard of since then.