El Viceroy

Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, alias 'El Viceroy,' inherited the Juarez Cartel, then Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficking organization, when his brother Amado died in 1997. He has struggled to maintain control of his domain, battling rivals and fighting off upstarts in his own group.

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Juarez Cartel Profile

  • Juarez Cartel
    Juarez Cartel The Juarez Cartel is responsible for smuggling tons of narcotics from Mexico into the U.S. throughout its long and turbulent history, and the group’s intense rivalry with the Sinaloa Cartel…

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  • Vicente Carrillo Leyva, alias 'El Ingeniero'
    Vicente Carrillo Leyva, alias 'El Ingeniero' Vicente Carrillo Leyva, alias "El Ingeniero," was a top leader of the Juarez Cartel. He was captured in 2009 by Mexican authorities. Vicente Carrillo Leyva is the nephew of Vicente…

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Mexico Country Profile

  • Mexico is home to some of the most vicious organized criminal gangs on the planet. They traffic drugs, weapons, humans and other contraband, and are threatening the stability of the region. Read More

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