Fausto Isidro Meza Flores
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, commonly known as Chapo Isidro, is a Mexican drug lord and the leader of the Beltrán Leyva Organization. He has been involved in organized crime since the early 2000s and has risen to prominence within the Mexican drug trafficking landscape. Chapo Isidro has been linked to the production and distribution of various narcotics, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and is known for his violent tactics and strategic territorial control in the northern regions of Sinaloa. Recently, he was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, with a reward of $5 million for information leading to his capture.
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Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, known as El Chapo Isidro, directed one of the largest and most sophisticated fentanyl production networks in the world alongside Inzunza Noriega.
Inzunza Noriega, El de la Silla: 35 años de conexiones políticas
Mexico· 2026-01-22
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores is the leader of the Beltrán Leyva cartel.
En solo meses se activó el derrumbe del Cártel de los Beltrán, escribe Héctor de MauleónMexico· 2026-01-20
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, alias 'El Chapo Isidro', is the leader of the Guasave Cartel and was Coronel's righthand man.
Mexican authorities kill one of country’s top fentanyl traffickers | Mexico
United Kingdom· 2025-12-01
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, also known as Chapo Isidro, leads the Beltrán Leyva organization.
Caen dos “Chapos” por cada “Mayo”; gobierno de Sheinbaum ha detenido a 60 ligados al Cártel de SinaloaMexico· 2025-06-29
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores is among those indicted for drug trafficking related to the Sinaloa cartel.
FBI official says terrorism charges against Sinaloa cartel mark dramatic shift
United States· 2025-06-02
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, alias El Chapo Isidro, coordinates drug trafficking operations.
Los narcos de Ahome | El UniversalMexico· 2025-05-14
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores is among the individuals indicted for drug trafficking related to the Sinaloa Cartel.
Sinaloa Cartel leaders face narco-terrorism charges for fentanyl ringUnited States· 2025-05-14
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores is mentioned as another associate of Pedro Inzunza Noriega.
EU acusa de narcoterrorismo a líderes del Cártel de Sinaloa; es la primera tras designación de cárteles como organizaciones terroristasMexico· 2025-05-13
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores is the current leader of the Beltrán Leyva organization.
Sobrino de “el Chapo” y heredero del narco, Jesús Alfredo Beltrán Guzmán, es sancionado por su papel en el tráfico de fentanilo
Guatemala· 2025-04-10
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, alias Chapo Isidro, is listed by the FBI as one of the 10 most wanted criminals in the world.
Chapo Isidro, el capo que creció bajo la mirada del EjércitoMexico· 2025-02-09
