Alex Montel

Alexander 'Alex' Montel is one of two main antagonists in the 2003 film S.W.A.T..

He is portrayed by Olivier Martinez.

Biography
Montel is a French drug lord wanted in over a dozen countries for various crimes. Montel travels to Los Angeles to visit his uncle at a restaurant on his birthday, and slits his throat as revenge for holding back their family's money from him. As he is driving to the airport, he is pulled over by a female L.A.P.D. officer for having a broken taillight on his car. She quickly becomes suspicious of him and Montel is detained until the L.A.P.D. can get a full positive I.D. on him. They learn through Interpol of his criminal activities and he is taken to prison in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department bus. Along the way, two of Montel's associates, disguised as L.A.P.D. officers, hijack the bus and attempt to rescue Montel, but a S.W.A.T. team arrives and kills the two hijackers. Montel is then taken back into custody, but as reporters surround him, he shouts out that he will give $100 million to whoever is able to free him.