Ex Drug Dealer Alpo Martinez, Who Was Portrayed In “Paid In Full”, Shot & Killed In Harlem [Condolences]

Alpo Martinez

Ex Drug Dealer Alpo Martinez, Who Was Portrayed In “Paid In Full”, Shot & Killed In Harlem [Condolences]

According to multiple reports, 55-year-old Alpo Martinez, was killed in a drive-by shooting on a Harlem street corner early Sunday. He is said to have been struck multiple times in the chest in a hail of bullets fired from a passing vehicle.

Alpo Martinez as a teen

Alpo was a drug dealer of Puerto Rican ancestry from Harlem, New York City. He rose to prominence in the mid–1980s. In addition to New York, he expanded his drug trade to other cities, notably Washington, DC. He was released in 2015 while serving a 35-year sentence for 14 counts of murder at ADX Florence, a federal supermax prison located in Fremont County, Colorado.

He was released after testifying against former associates and has since been living under a United States witness protection program. Alpo was portrayed by rapper and actor Cam’ron in the 2002 film Paid In Full which was based on the criminal exploits of Martinez, Azie Faison and Rich Porter.

No additional details have been released.