Abel Briones Ruiz | |
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| Born | Abel Briones Ruiz 31 October 1973 Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Occupation | Business owner |
| Employer | Gulf Cartel (suspected) |
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| Criminal status | Fugitive |
| Spouse | Myriam Susana Beattie Martínez |
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Wanted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas since 2014 | |
Abel Briones Ruiz (born 31 October 1973) is a Mexican business owner and suspected drug trafficker for the Gulf Cartel, a criminal group based in Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, between 2005 and 2014, Briones Ruiz and his network were responsible for cocaine trafficking from Mexico to the U.S., smuggling the cash proceeds back into Mexico, conducting money laundering from these earnings, and structuring financial activities to hide the illegal nature of his earnings. He did this through his family-run gasoline company, Combustibles Briones, S.A. de C.V. A fugitive from U.S. justice, Briones Ruiz faces up to life imprisonment and up to US$10 million in fines from his drug trafficking activities alone.