El Padrino Power Power Point Presentation

Kate HotzeProfessor ShelleyPUBP 710April 2009

Source: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/fugitives/la/felix-gallardo.htm

Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo Born 1946 In Sinaloa, Mexico Dubbed the Godfather of Mexican drugsmuggling Smuggled cocaine and revolutionized drugbusiness in Mexico Is uncle of Arellano Felix Brothers Other famous drug smugglers in MexicoSource: http://www.geocities.com/OrganizedCrimeSyndicates/TAFelixCartel.html

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Sinaloa Police Officer in 1970s Helped Rafael Caro Quintero and ErnestoFonseca Carrillo rise to top of Guadalajaradrug trade for marijuana Caro Quintero is known in conjunction with the“Bust of the Century” Bodyguard for Governor Leopoldo SanchezCelis Allowed for him to meet influential people inSinaloa so his drug trade could flourishSource: World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime, p. 163, PBS

Concurrent to the US crack down on drugs –“South Florida Drug Task Force” because ofMiami’s issues Cocaine moved from being routed throughSouth Florida to MexicoSource: World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime, p. 163, PBS, “The Three Mexico-USWars”

El Padrino realized cocaine was key to drugtrade, not marijuana or heroin Cocaine from laboratories was harder to detect thanmarijuana crops on the ground Since 1970s, had been able to consolidate many smallsmuggling operations Was ready in terms of infrastructure to work withColombian cocaine dealers Used Mexico airstrips and pacific seaports to createpipeline to the U.S. Political connections were used for protectionSource: http://www.geocities.com/OrganizedCrimeSyndicates/TAFelixCartel.html

Joined forces with Honduran chemist JuanRamon Matta Ballesteros for production Ballesteros was in with the Medellin Cartel Teamed up with Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo(“Don Neto”), Pablo Escobar and CarloLehderer Had hold on entire drug trade in Latin America Sat on Board of Directors of SOMEX Bank’snorthern regional centerSource: http://www.geocities.com/OrganizedCrimeSyndicates/TAFelixCartel.html

Source: The State Police of Virginia

Laundered money through BOA San Diego Cocaine profits were taken from West Coast bytruck to Guadalajara Then wired back to BOA El Padrino had his own money launderer,Tomas Valles Corral Would withdraw money in sums of 40 & 50K/transaction (~20 million/month) This money was then sent to suppliers inColombiaSource: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/fugitives/la/felix-gallardo.htm

DEA Agent Enrique Camarena is murdered It is widely believed El Padrino wasresponsible for his murder Operation “Leyenda” Caro Quintero and Fonseca Carrillo arearrested, but it doesn’t phase El Padrino Rather, he can now expand operations▪ In Europe, as well as Tegucigalpa (residence of hischemist, Juan Ramon Matta Ballesteros)Source: “The War On Drugs”, p.73, Chepesiuk, Ron.

Canceled checks gave DEA insight into scope ofoperation Was captured in Culiacan, Mexico 4/8/89 Outside of Guadalajara Imprisoned for charges related to DEA Agent’skidnapping and murder Assets at time of arrest: Estimated Worth of $500,000,000.00 Owned 50 homes, 200 ranches, a pharmacy, and ahotel 1979: Board of Directors for SOMEX BanksSource: “The War On Drugs”, p.73, Chepesiuk, Ron.

Kidnapping and murder of a federal agent Racketeering Violent crimes in aid of racketeering Conspiracy to commit violent crimes in aid ofracketeering Conspiracy to kidnap a federal agent Aiding and abetting Accessory after the fact Possession and conspiracy to possess with intentto distribute cocaineSource: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/fugitives/la/felix-gallardo.htm

Still maintained active drug trade from prisonthrough 1990s Via cell phone and messengers His lieutenants were vying for ownership of hiscartel He instructed them to divide by territory to fightthe US, the “real enemy” Was finally moved to a maximum highsecurityprison in 1990sSource: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mexico/readings/lupsha.html, “The Three Mexico-US Wars”

Source: The State Police of Virginia

Source: The State Police of Virginia

Source: “The Three Mexico-US Wars”, http://a4cgr.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/drug-cartels.jpg

DEA PBS, “Frontline” World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime “The War On Drugs” “The Three Mexico-US Border Wars”