Revelations

The Beltrán Leyva brothers' infiltration of Siedo has been the subject of much recent reporting. Excelsior adds to it today with its rundown of the brothers' response to the capture of baby bro Alfredo Beltrán Leyva. The group threatened to kill all of the informants in their pay because they failed to warn them of the operation, and planned an operation to bust Alfredo out of captivity. The plan was ultimately abandoned, but at one point, only 11 AFI officers were charged with guarding the kingpin.