Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, architect of Mexico’s drug trade, dies aged 80
Summary
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo died in a hospital in Jalisco on November 15, 2026, at age 80 after multiple organ failure. He had been imprisoned since 1989 and was a founder of the Guadalajara cartel.Key Facts
- Jalisco state officials said Félix Gallardo died after suffering multiple organ failure.
- He was transferred from prison to a hospital two days before his death.
- Félix Gallardo had been incarcerated since 1989.
- He was one of the founders of the Guadalajara cartel.
- The Sinaloa cartel later emerged from the Guadalajara cartel.
- Félix Gallardo was convicted in connection with the 1985 murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Salazar.
- He helped establish ties between Mexican traffickers and Colombian drug traffickers.
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