Vicente Carrillo Leyva (born 19 July 1976[2]) is a Mexican "narco-junior"[3] and a leader in the Juárez Cartel.
Amado Carrillo accordingly sent his son to study at the best private universities of México, Switzerland, and Spain, to train as an engineer.
[5] At first contenting himself to rely on the assets and stashed cash of his late father, he eventually was tempted by the huge profits of narco-trafficking and became criminally active in the Juarez cartel.
[11] After being found guilty of illegal arms possession, and paying a US$16,000 fine, he was released on 17 December 2010, to the custody of Mexican federal police with new charges of money laundering.
[12] Carrillo Leyva entered the United States government witness protection program, and he lives under a completely different name and identity.