Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez
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Born | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 15 October 1978
Other names | El Cóndor |
Organization | Sinaloa Cartel |
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Allegiance | Mexico |
Service/ | Mexican Army |
Years of service | 1997 - 2000 |
Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez (born 15 October 1978), commonly referred to by his alias El Cóndor, is a former
Early life and career
Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez, also known by his alias "El Cóndor", was born in
An anonymous source from the Mexican Armed Forces confirmed that Hoo Ramírez was recruited by the
Manhunt of Guzmán
During his time on the run, Guzmán became the top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and Mexico's
After Hoo Ramírez and Guzmán managed to lose their tail from law enforcement, they escaped from the sewage system through a storm drain outside of Culiacán, where they were picked up by a Sinaloa Cartel associate and then transferred to another vehicle. That same day, Mexican authorities raided the domicile of Hoo Ramírez in Culiacán but no one was inside the house when the raid took place. On 20 February 2014, Hoo Ramírez turned on his cellphone to contact one of his aides, and authorities tracked down the signal to
Arrest and imprisonment
The signal of Hoo Ramírez's cellphone took authorities to Hotel Miramar, a fourteen story condominium complex at a beach resort area in Mazatlán. From the registration records, they discovered that two apartments there had been rented the previous day, on the fourth and sixth floors. When the soldiers of the Mexican Navy made their way to the fourth floor, they saw Hoo Ramírez guarding the entrance door of Apartment #401 with an AK-47 assault rifle. Seeing that he stood no chance against them, Hoo Ramírez surrendered and was arrested.[14] The soldiers then entered the apartment, located Guzmán in one of the bedrooms, and proceeded to apprehend him as well.[14] By 6:40 a.m. on 22 February 2014,[17] the Mexican Navy had arrested Hoo Ramírez and Guzmán without a single shot fired.[18]
Following his arrest, Hoo Ramírez was transferred to the federal installations of
On 22 February 2015, Hoo Ramírez was granted a writ of amparo (effectively equivalent to an injunction) by a federal court after his defense claimed that authorities did not follow the judicial protocol accordingly after his client was arrested. The purpose of the injunction was to work for the removal of Hoo Ramírez's formal charges.[22]
See also
- Mexican Drug War
References
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