Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, known as 'El Padrino,' is a former Mexican drug lord who was one of the founding members of the Guadalajara Cartel. He played a pivotal role in the Mexican drug trade in the 1980s, overseeing large drug shipments to the United States. His arrest in 1989 led to the fragmentation of the Guadalajara Cartel and the rise of various rival factions.
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Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, known as 'El Jefe de Jefes', is the founder of the now-defunct Guadalajara Cartel and is currently under house arrest.
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Mexico· 2026-02-26
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, known as 'The Godfather', was one of the first to establish a large-scale drug trafficking organization in Mexico.
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Iraq· 2026-02-24
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was the leader of the Guadalajara cartel, with whom Matta Ballesteros operated as an intermediary.
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Honduras· 2025-10-08
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was one of the founders of the Guadalajara Cartel with whom Zambada started his criminal career.
Un millón 500 mil kilos de coca y 15 mil millones de dólares; las estrambóticas cifras que dejó su declaración de culpabilidadMexico· 2025-08-26
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was a key figure in the drug trade who also collected large felines.
Leones, panteras y tigres, símbolos de supremacía para el narco; se dispara cifra de decomisosMexico· 2025-07-27
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is also cited as an inspiration for the lyrics of narcocorridos.
Narcocorridos, reflejo cultural de la realidad actualMexico· 2025-04-20
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, known as the Jefe de Jefes, was arrested in 1989 and sentenced to 37 years in prison for his role in drug trafficking.
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Peru· 2025-04-11
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, known as 'El Jefe de Jefes', was a co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel alongside Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo and Rafael Caro Quintero.
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Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is also named in the lawsuit for damages related to the actions of the Sinaloa cartel.
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Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was the leader of the Guadalajara Cartel.
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Costa Rica· 2025-03-16
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, known as the Jefe de Jefes, was a key figure in the drug trade and a partner of Caro Quintero.
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Venezuela· 2025-03-01
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, known as 'El Jefe de Jefes', was also involved with Caro Quintero.
Caro Quintero, el trofeo que llegó 40 años despuésMexico· 2025-02-28
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, known as 'El Jefe de Jefes', was a co-founder of the Guadalajara cartel with Rafael Caro Quintero.
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Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was a key figure in the Guadalajara Cartel alongside Rafael Caro Quintero.
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Argentina· 2025-02-28
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is referred to as 'El jefe de jefes' and was a prominent figure in the drug trafficking world.
Rafael Caro Quintero; capo histórico y responsable de la muerte de Kiki CamarenaMexico· 2025-02-27
He was involved in the formation of the Cártel de Guadalajara.
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