Organized Crime: Amado "El Señor de los Cielos" Carillo Fuentes (8/15/24)

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Amado Carrillo Fuentes, known as "El Señor de los Cielos" (The Lord of the Skies), was a powerful Mexican drug lord who led the Juárez Cartel during the 1990s. Born in 1956 in Sinaloa, Mexico, he was deeply entrenched in the drug trade from a young age, influenced by his uncle, Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo, a co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel.
Carrillo Fuentes rose to power after the arrest of Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and the subsequent fragmentation of the Guadalajara Cartel. He took control of the Juárez Cartel by orchestrating the assassination of its previous leader, Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Under his leadership, the Juárez Cartel became one of the most powerful criminal organizations in Mexico, controlling a significant portion of the cocaine entering the United States.
He revolutionized the drug trade by using a fleet of Boeing 727 jets to transport massive quantities of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico, earning his nickname. Carrillo Fuentes amassed vast wealth, which he used to corrupt officials at the highest levels of government, allowing him to operate with near impunity.
In 1997, Carrillo Fuentes died under mysterious circumstances during plastic surgery intended to alter his appearance. His death remains surrounded by conspiracy theories, with some believing he faked his death to evade capture. His legacy continues to influence the Mexican drug trade, with his methods and strategies still in use by modern cartels. Carrillo Fuentes remains one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in the history of organized crime.
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