Famous Criminals and Drugs
Written by Tiya
Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo (the boss of the bosses):
Description: Felix is a convicted Mexican drug kingpin and was also one of the founders of the Guadalajara Cartel, which controls many of drug trafficking in Mexico. In 1989 Felix was arrested while at his home still in his bathrobe .The police officers have also bribed his so-called friends to justice and with that he was charged with kidnapping and murdering DEA agent Kiki Camera and along with other crimes like drug smuggling and violent crimes. He was sentenced to 37 years in prisonHe was one of the founders of the Guadalajara Cartel. In one of the biggest Colombian drug cartels, the Cali cartel, he pulled the impossible by transporting 70 tons of cocaine in a day while operating the traffick network and pulling around $5 billion annually. Felix Gallardo’s arrest also led to the destruction of the Guadalajara Cartel ,as key members of the federation decided to withdraw and make their own cartels, still relying on violence and trafficking routes. The conflict among the leaders would be about political,social and chaos leading to the Mexican Drug War.
Pablo Escobar (Colombian Drug lord):
Description: Pablo was a drug lord, narcoterrorist and politician who was the founder of Medellin Cartel. He was known as the wealthiest criminal in history for having an estimated net worth of US$30 billion.At the height of his power he was involved in Philanthropy in Colombia and paid nicely for the staff of his cocaine lab. With the money he built complexes,house parks, stadiums and schools. Escobar also entered politics which he successfully got into the Colombian Congress too. He once lied in an interview that his fortune came from his bicycle rental company when he was 16 years old. Later on the government tried to convince him to surrender and cease all the criminal activity including many violents acts after the assassination of Luis Calros Galan by Escobar’s team for kicking him out of politics. Escobar was later found by the police with weapons and while trying to escape he was hit by bullets in the torso, feet and head which many people said he killed himself in 1993.Soon after his death the parts of his cartel became dominated by the rival Cali Cartel.
Amando Carrillo Furntes (Drug Lord):
Description: He was a Mexican drug lord who took control of the Juarez Cartel after killing his own boss Rafael Guajardo. He was also known as “ the Lord of the skies” as he used jets to transport drugs. He was also known for laundering money via Colombia to finance the jets.In the early life Amado got his start in the drug business from his uncle and later brought to his brother and lastly his son. He was also part of the Guadalajara Cartel mostly to ship the cocaine shipments for his uncle. In 1997 he was tracked by the Mexican and U.S authorities but shortly died at the age of 40
