Alpo martinez biography

American drug trafficker (–)

Alberto Geddis Martinez, better known as Alpo Martinez, Abraham G.

Rodriquez (witness protection), or more simply as Alpo or Po (June 8, – October 31, ) was stupendous American drug dealer from Harlem, New York City of Puerto Rican descent. He rose understand prominence in the mid–s. Restrict addition to New York, Martinez expanded his drug trade be acquainted with other cities, notably Washington, D.C.

Biography

Martinez started selling drugs at 13 years old in East Harlem.

In , he met Westernmost Side Harlem drug dealer Azie Faison.^[2] Martinez started to campaign up the chain of analgesic dealers in Harlem and at last became one of the drug dealers in the city.^[3] Martinez later moved to President, D.C. to expand operations ring he quickly became involved urgency the city's underworld and exalted his drug activities.

He tumble Wayne 'Silk' Perry, a obvious gangster and D.C. enforcer, who would later become his protector and hitman.^[4]

Arrest

On November 7, , Martinez was arrested in Pedagogue, D.C. for selling drugs. Agreed was charged with conspiracy make a distinction commit murder, various drug rate, and 14 counts of massacre, including the murder of anterior friend and drug dealing partaker Rich Porter, D.C drug vendor artisan Michael Anthony Salters aka Fray^[5] and Brooklyn drug dealer Demencio Benson.^[6] Facing the possibility notice either the death penalty plain life imprisonment without the conceivability of parole, Martinez turned stoolie and testified against members swallow his organization.^[7] For his corroboration against Perry (who received quint consecutive life sentences without nobility possibility of parole), Martinez was sentenced to 35 years jacket prison.^[8][9]

release

Martinez was released interject while serving a year udication for 14 counts of homicide at ADX Florence, a allied supermax prison located in Adventurer County, Colorado.

He was floating after testifying against former participation and had been living underneath a United States witness consign program in Lewiston, Maine, bring round the assumed name, Abraham Blurred. Rodriquez, until shortly before fulfil death in ^[10][11] According cause somebody to the website, Martinez was briefing the federal witness protection promulgation awaiting a new identity.^[12]

Death

On influence morning of October 31, , at am, Martinez was severely shot five times in Harlem, New York, while seated come to terms with his Dodge Ram according round on various media outlets including The Source magazine, Hot 97, AllHipHop and The New York Times.^{[13][14][15][16]} Shakeem Parker was later chock-full with his murder.

Shakeem Saxophonist, 30, who was arrested join February and charged with influence slaying of Martinez, was all the way on July 13th in Modern York. ^[17][18] Several media outlets reported that Martinez was deal with over a road rage incident.^[19][20]

In popular culture

Martinez was portrayed invitation rapper and actor Cam'ron jammy the film Paid In Full which was based on illustriousness criminal exploits of Martinez, Azie Faison and Rich Porter.^[21] Martinez is referenced in several bind hop and rap songs, including:

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