Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo

Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is a Mexican convicted drug lord best known as a founder of the Guadalajara Cartel.

Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is a Mexican convicted drug lord and a founder of the Guadalajara Cartel. He was a major figure in Mexico’s drug trafficking networks in the 1980s and was convicted in connection with the 1985 murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. He was nicknamed "El Padrino" and "El Jefe de Jefes."

Early life

Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in 1946. Some accounts say he later worked in law enforcement before becoming a drug trafficker.

Guadalajara Cartel

He became a leading figure in the Guadalajara Cartel, which was a major criminal organization involved in drug trafficking from Mexico to the United States. Sources describe the cartel as an important predecessor of later Mexican cartels.

Conviction and imprisonment

Félix Gallardo was arrested in 1989 and later convicted for the murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. He was sentenced to 37 years in prison, with later reports describing a transfer to house arrest because of age and health problems.

Legacy

He is widely described as one of the most influential figures in the rise of modern Mexican drug trafficking organizations. Media and investigative accounts often call him the "godfather" or "boss of bosses" of Mexico’s cartels.