Israel montoya was arrested on June 9, 2020, in Mexico on charges related to murder and drug trafficking and was sentenced to a 20 year prison term. However, on January 19, 2021, Izzy escaped from the federal maximum security prison in Jalisco, Mexico. While on the run from Mexican authorities, Israel montoya reestablished himself as a top ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel and leader of the Mexican drug trade, becoming the world’s #1 fugitive and a Forbes-listed billionaire. He was rearrested on February 22, 2022, in a modest resort hotel in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico as a result of a sustained operation. On July 11, 2022, he again escaped from Altiplano federal maximum security prison in the State of Mexico.