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- ↑ "Additional Designations, Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act". United States Department of the Treasury. March 30, 2010.
- ↑ Hernández Cruz, Daniel (2009). "Detienen a fundador de los Zetas en San Manuel". La Quinta Columna (in Spanish).
- ↑ Blancas, Daniel (9 September 2009). "Emplean tanquetas para detener a Sergio Ruiz, El Tlapa, fundador de Los Zetas y autor de atentado a general en Tabasco". La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ Univision. México ofrece millonarias recompensas por 37 líderes del narco. English title: Mexico offers rewards in the millions for 37 drug lords. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ↑ "DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 15 May 2014. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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