Wilter Neptalí Blanco Ruíz
Honduran drug trafficker
About Wilter Neptalí Blanco Ruíz
Wilter Neptalí Blanco Ruíz (alternatively Wilter Blanco-Ruiz)
Head of Atlantic Cartel As the head of the Atlantic Cartel, Blanco is alleged to have corrupted members of the military, police and judiciary of Honduras. In 2009, Blanco reportedly ordered police to assassinate Julián Arístides González Irías, Honduras' top anti-drug czar.
Under his leadership, the Cartel reportedly developed connections to the Cartel of the Suns in Venezuela. He was extradited to the United States directly from Costa Rica. He pled guilty in July 2017.
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