In 2006 it came to light that the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States had considered Romero the likely head of a major drug cartel.
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ɪt kˈeɪm tə lˈaɪt ðætðə dɹˈʌɡ ɛnfˈoːɹsmənt ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hæd kənsˈɪdɚd ɹɑːmˈɛɹoʊ ðə lˈaɪkli hˈɛd əvə mˈeɪdʒɚ dɹˈʌɡ kɑːɹtˈɛl.