Vicente Carrillo Fuentes
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes | |
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Born | Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico | 16 October 1962
Other names | El Viceroy,[1] El General,[1][2] Andres[3] |
Occupation | Head of the Juárez Cartel |
Criminal status | Arrested |
Criminal penalty | 28 years in prison |
Reward amount | Mexico: $30 million Mexican pesos USA: US$20 million |
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes (born 16 October 1962), commonly referred to by his alias El Viceroy, is a Mexican convicted
Early life
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes was born in Guamuchilito, Navolato, Sinaloa, Mexico on 16 October 1962 to Vicente Carrillo and Aurora Fuentes. He had seven siblings: Angélica, Amado, Cipriano, Guadalupe, Alberto, Rodolfo and José Cruz Carrillo Fuentes (Vicente being the fourth one).[5] All are nephews of Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo, a former drug lord.
Family relations and alliances
The Juárez Cartel was founded by his brother Amado Carrillo Fuentes following the death of Pablo Acosta Villarreal.
Cipriano Carrillo Fuentes died in the mid-1980s by gunshot under mysterious circumstances. Amado began in the drug business under the tutelage of his uncle and eventually formed the Juárez Cartel by 1993. Amado brought in his brothers and eventually his son Vicente Carrillo Leyva, who was arrested on 1 April 2009.[6][7]
When Amado died on 3 July 1997 following complications from plastic surgery, a brief turf war began in Juarez over the leadership of the cartel. Vicente would emerge as the victor after defeating the Muñoz Talavera brothers for control of the cartel. Vicente formed a partnership with
The organization was in flux by the time Vicente took control of the cartel and the death of Amado created a large power vacuum in the Mexican underworld. The
In 2004 Rodolfo Carrillo was killed outside of a movie theatre, allegedly at the behest of Guzmán Loera. Vicente Carrillo responded by having Guzmán Loera's brother "El Pollo" assassinated in prison. This sparked off a turf war; however, it seemed that the war between the two was on hold during 2005 and 2006 because the Sinaloa Cartel was engaged in a vicious war with their rival, the Gulf Cartel. During this time, the leadership of the cartel was between Vicente Carrillo and Ricardo García Urquiza, who was arrested in November 2005.[8] The cartel had become factionalized between the groups loyal to the Carrillo family and the groups loyal to Juan José Esparragoza Moreno and Guzmán Loera's Sinaloa Cartel.
The Juárez Cartel, under the control of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes and his nephew Vicente Carrillo Leyva, was placed under a large degree of pressure following the "
Charges
Carrillo Fuentes was charged in a forty-six count indictment in the Western District of
Kingpin Act sanction
On 1 June 2000, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Carrillo Fuentes under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with eleven other international criminals.[10] The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.[11]
Arrest
Carrillo Fuentes was arrested in a joint operation by the
Sentence
On 14 September 2021, a Mexican court sentenced Fuentes to 28 years in prison.[18]
In popular culture
A character loosely based on Vicente Carrillo Fuentes was featured in the 2017 TV series "El Chapo". Vicente Carrillo Fuentes is portrayed by Fernando Bonilla in the third season of the Netflix Series Narcos: Mexico.
See also
- List of fugitives from justice who disappeared
- List of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords
- Mérida Initiative
- Mexican Drug War
References
- ^ a b "Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrested, officials say". CNN. 2 April 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "México ofrece millonarias recompensas por 37 líderes del narco". Univision (in Spanish). 23 February 2009. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ International FUGITIVES: Carrillo-Fuentes, Vicente. U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Operations > Most Wanted Fugitives > International Division. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "DEA FUGITIVE: CARRILLO-FUENTES, Vicente". Drug Enforcement Administration. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "¿Quién es Vicente Carrillo Fuentes?" (in Spanish). Milenio. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- The Huffington Post. Archivedfrom the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ Ellingwood, Ken (3 April 2009). "Mexico arrests suspected No. 2 in Juarez drug cartel". Los Angeles Times. Mexico City. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ Marshall, Claire (22 November 2005). "Mexico arrests drug cartel head". BBC News. Mexico City. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "FBI – Vicente Carrillo Fuentes". El Paso, Texas: Federal Bureau of Investigation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "DESIGNATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN DESIGNATION ACT" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 15 May 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "An overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act" (PDF). United States Department of the Treasury. 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Capturan a 'El Viceroy'" (in Spanish). Milenio. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "El Viceroy fue rastreado por su vehículo, confirman PGR y CNS" (in Spanish). AnimalPolítico. 9 October 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Hernández, Hugo (12 October 2014). "Sigue declarando en la SEIDO Vicente Carrillo" (in Spanish). El Sol de México. Organización Editorial Mexicana. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Dictan formal prisión a Vicente Carrillo Fuentes" (in Spanish). El Diario de Juárez. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Martínez, Jorge (14 October 2014). "Encarcelan a Vicente Carrillo en penal de Puente Grande". Guadalajara, Jalisco: Milenio. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Ramírez de Aguilar, Fernando (14 October 2014). "Dictan tres órdenes de formal prisión en contra de Carrillo Fuentes" (in Spanish). El Financiero. Grupo Multimedia Lauman. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Mexican ex-cartel boss jailed for 28 years". RFI. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
Bibliography
- Chabat, Jorge (July 2002). "Mexico's War on Drugs: No Margin for Maneuver". S2CID 143575919.
External links
- Mexico Arrests Alleged Head of Juarez Drug Cartel (archive) — Fox News
- Mexico Finds Body But Then Wonders: Is It Top Drug Boss? — New York Times
- WANTED: Vicente Carrillo Fuentes (archive) — United States Marshals Service
- US Indicts Juarez Drug Cartel Leader (archive) — New Mexico State University
- Top Drug Lord Reported Dead; Juarez Cartel Changes Hands Archived 29 June 2012 at archive.today — New Mexico State University