Amado Carrillo Fuentes
Mexican drug lord (1956–1997)
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.[1][2]
Amado Carrillo | |
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Born | Amado Carrillo Fuentes December 17, 1956 |
Died | July 4, 1997 (aged 40) Mexico City, Mexico |
Other names | El Señor de los Cielos |
Occupation | Drug lord |
Employer | Head of Juárez Cartel |
Known for | Drug trafficking and weapons |
Height | 6 ft 2.5 in (189 cm) |
Predecessor | Rafael Aguilar Guajardo |
Successor | Vicente Carrillo Fuentes |
Children | Vicente Carrillo Leyva |
Relatives |
References
change- ↑ Getty, Mark (February 2004). "Mexico's Forgotten Disappeared: The Victims of the Border Narco Bloodbath". Frontera NorteSur. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ↑ González, Héctor A. (February 21, 2007). "Los prófugos del salinato". El Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2010-09-25.