Juan Ramón Matta-Ballesteros (January 12, 1945) (commonly known as Ramón Matta) is a former drug lord with ties to the Colombian Medellin Cartel and the Guadalajara Cartel.In April 1988, he was taken from his Tegucigalpa home by United States Marshals, sent to the United States for trial, and convicted of the kidnap and assassination of Enrique Camarena, as well as other charges.