Martin Leonel Perez Castro

AKA: Richard
In Custody
Date of birth:1971
Age:55
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:2020s
Inmate Number:#05455-510
State:New York
Address:2225 Haley Barbour Pkwy, Yazoo City, MS 39194
Support
Communism FARC
Martin Leonel Perez Castro

Biography

Martin Leonel Perez Castro alias Richard, commander of the FARC 30th Front in Colombia, was sentenced November 21, 2024 to 252 months federal prison after his guilty plea to international cocaine distribution conspiracy and related narco-terrorism / firearms charges.

Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace records his Colombian confinement from July 20, 2014. The arrest date is independently reported by El País. This foreign arrest does not backdate the existing 2022 U.S. prison-entry field.

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Case

Charges: 21 USC 963 International Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy; 21 USC 848 Continuing Criminal Enterprise [2 counts]; 18 USC 924(c) Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking - FARC 30th Front commander
Arrested: Jul 20, 2014
Sentenced: Nov 21, 2024
Incarcerated: Jun 10, 2022
Sentence: 252 months federal prison
Prosecutor: Andrew D. Wang
Judge: Brian M. Cogan
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty

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