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Who was Alpo Martinez ?

A notorious New York City drug lord, immortalized in movies and songs by the likes of Jay Z and 50 Cent after going to witness protection for snitching on his partners, was executed in a drive-by shooting Sunday. in the morning.

Alberto Geddis Martinez, better known as Alpo Martinez, or simply Alpo was an American drug dealer of Puerto Rican descent from Harlem, New York City. He rose to prominence in the mid–1980s. Wikipedia

Alberto ‘Alpo’ Martinez, 55, was found dead in his 2017 Dodge Ram at the corner of Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 147 Street in Harlem, police said.

Martínez, who has lived under witness protection for testifying against drug traffickers, was identified by the name he used in witness protection: Abraham Rodríguez. Authorities said he had been living in Lewiston, Maine.

Shot

He was found at 3:24 am with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, authorities told DailyMail.com. Photos from his truck showed at least five bullet holes in the window. EMS took him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Arrest

A law enforcement source, who told the New York Post that Martinez’s license plates were from Texas, said Martinez was looking for trouble by the time he returned to his old Harlem Haunts.

“You were in the witness protection program because you testified against other drug dealers,” he said. You would make many enemies who have an account to settle. When you return to the same area, the word will spread very quickly. He’s back in the zone. ‘

Martinez ran a drug ring that stretched from New York to Washington and sold cocaine and crack in the 1980s.

After his arrest in 1991, he would eventually confess to 14 murders before becoming a government witness.

Martinez had been living under witness protection after being released from prison in 2015. He was serving a 35-year sentence at ADX Florence, a supermax federal prison in Colorado.

Family

Martinez has had a minor influence on pop culture, immortalized by rapper-actor Cam’ron’s portrayal of him in the 2002 Jay Z-produced film Paid in Full.

Jay Z, Nas, and 50 Cent have written songs that reference Martinez.

Rich Porter’s family celebrated the news Sunday. Porter was Martinez’s business partner who was shot dead in 1990 by the kingpin.

‘We waited a long time for this day to come and we are happy. That’s why we’re here celebrating, drinking champagne, ‘a 37-year-old Porter niece gave her name just as Lorell told the New York Daily News as she poured herself more bubbly in an elegant glass.

‘Everyone’s reaction right now is celebrating. It’s a celebration for Harlem, period.

Quick and Facts

• Alberto ‘Alpo’ Martinez, 55, was found dead in his 2017 Dodge Ram on the corner of Frederick Douglass Boulevard and West 147 Street in Harlem, police said 
• Martinez, who has lived under witness protection for testifying against drug dealers was identified as Abraham Rodriguez 
• He had been living in Maine according to his ID but had come back to his old Harlem haunts