What happened to Amado Fuentes?
Amado Carrillo Fuentes (/fuˈɛntəs/; December 17, 1956 – July 4, 1997) was a Mexican drug lord who seized control of the Juárez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. He died in July 1997, in a Mexican hospital, after undergoing extensive plastic surgery to change his appearance.
Is Amado Carrillo Fuentes still alive?
Deceased (1956–1997)
Amado Carrillo Fuentes/Living or Deceased
How old was Amado Carrillo Fuentes when he died?
40 years (1956–1997)
Amado Carrillo Fuentes/Age at death
Did Amado betray Pacho?
Amado worked with Félix despite knowing that Félix betrayed his uncle, and betrayed Pacho Herrera despite forming a close friendship with him in order to work with the Norte del Valle cartel. This was ultimately demonstrated when he began plotting the overthrowing of Félix Gallardo in the late 1980s.
Is the Tijuana cartel still active?
Founded by the Arellano-Felix family, the cartel once was described as “one of the biggest and most violent criminal groups in Mexico”….Tijuana Cartel.
Areas predominantly controlled by the Tijuana Cartel shown in purple | |
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Founded | 1987 |
Founding location | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
Years active | 1987–present |
Who controls Tijuana cartel?
Francisco Javier ARELLANO-Felix reportedly controls the organization’s finances. He is currently wanted in Mexico. An arrest warrant (#125/93) was issued for him in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on drug and arms violations.
Who runs the Juarez cartel?
Juan Pablo Ledezma
Its current known leader is Juan Pablo Ledezma. The Juárez Cartel has an armed wing known as La Línea, a Juárez street gang that usually performs the executions and is now the cartel’s most powerful and leading faction….Juárez Cartel.
Founded | 1970 |
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Leader(s) | Juan Pablo Ledezma |