Alex Trujillo (drug dealer)

Alexander Capo Carrillo (born 1984), better known as Alex Trujillo and A.K.A. Alex[1] is a Puerto Rican former drug dealer. Reformed from his days in crime, Trujillo claims to be a born again Christian.

Biography

Capo Carrillo is the son of Luis Alberto Capo, a liquor store owner who was once arrested with charges of illegal gun ownership,[2] and Carmen Aida Carrillo.[2] He began his life in crime at age 14, dealing drugs at Residencial Manuel A. Perez in Hato Rey, an area of San Juan. Capo Carrillo later expanded his operations to Residencial Nemesio Canales.[3]

According to the case, "United States vs. Rodriguez",[4] soon after the murder of two drug dealers, one nicknamed "Bebe" and another nicknamed "Trumpi", at Residencial Covadonga and the run-out from the area of another one nicknamed "Casi", Trujillo joined "Bebe"s brother in law in running the drug trade from that area, including sales of cocaine.

When Trujillo was 16, his older brother, Polanski Capo[2] was murdered at age 21 on May 18, 2000, in retaliation for Trujillo's profession.[5]

Capo Carrillo evaded justice and was among the most wanted,[6] but he was arrested on December 5, 2006, and sentenced to 20 years in prison on June 28, 2007, after declaring himself guilty during March of the same year, for drug trafficking.[7] Trujillo was arrested again in February 2007, when he allegedly controlled 15 drug sales points in San Juan. According to the Orlando Sentinel, a drug war between competing factions arose after his capture, with newer gangs trying to break into Trujillo's former dealing spots. Some time after his arrest, police arrested six members of his gang who were apparently trying to cause a massacre of rival gang members.[8]

Life in jail

Capo Carrillo's attorneys in 2019 asked for a reduction in his sentence.[6]

Capo Carrillo became a newborn christian in jail. He had a Bible with him the day he was arrested, and immediately after being jailed asked for a meeting with a religious leader, pastor Edgardo Aubray. He began weekly meetings with the religious leader and found out that among other inmates near him there was the Puerto Rican politician, Jorge de Castro Font. The two began meeting every night for prayer.[2]

Later on, Capo Carrillo was moved to a prison in Jesup, Georgia, where he ran into the man sentenced for his brother Polanki's 2000 murder. The two embraced and Capo Carrillo allegedly asked him for forgiveness in case he ever attempted against the man's life and told him he forgave him for the murder of Polanski.[2]

Capo Carrillo has written letters to Puerto Rican schools to advice students to stay off the drug business and drugs in general and to ask for forgiveness for crimes against the community.[3] He is a preacher whose christian testimony has appeared on various media outlets, including YouTube.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Search – Supreme Court of the United States". www.supremecourt.gov.
  2. "Alex Trujillo de gánster a predicador". Primera Hora.
  3. "Alex Trujillo: desahogo de un ex capo". Primera Hora.
  4. "FindLaw's United States First Circuit case and opinions". Findlaw.
  5. "Serie Especial: Los Capos del Caribe. Alex Trujillo". www.elpostantillano.net.
  6. Velázquez, Melissa Correa. "Nuevo pedido de reducción de sentencia de "Alex Trujillo"". El Vocero de Puerto Rico.
  7. "Latin American Herald Tribune – Crime Escalates in Puerto Rico Despite Kingpin Arrests". www.laht.com.
  8. Writer, Jeannette Rivera-Lyles, Sentinel Staff. "Weapons that fuel island's drug war often from Florida". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmgL2Zw9WAM
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