He died in July 1997, in a Mexican hospital, after undergoing extensive plastic surgery to change his appearance. [4][5][6] In his final days, Carrillo was being tracked by Mexican and U.S. authorities. Amado Carrillo Fuentes was assessed to be worth around $25 billion at the time of death.
Known as the "Lord of the Skies," Amado Carrillo Fuentes was one of Mexico's most powerful drug traffickers of the 1990s until his death in 1997.
Amado Carrillo Fuentes wielded significant influence over Mexican government officials through bribery. He ensured that they looked the other way on his illicit activities and focused on cracking down on his rivals.
Amado Carrillo Fuentes, the Lord of the Skies, the boss of Ciudad Juárez, and arguably the most powerful criminal kingpin in the nation's history was dead and his rotting corpse was displayed...
En Infobae en vivo, Paulo Kablan desarmó el entramado que permitió a Amado Carrillo Fuentes, apodado “El Señor de los Cielos”, convertirse en un pionero del narcotráfico internacional.
La escabrosa historia de Amado Carrillo Fuentes, el narco que murió ...
One of the most powerful drug lords in Mexico was Amado Carrillo Fuentes, who was born in Navolato, Sinaloa, in 1956. El Señor de los Cielos (Lord of the Skies) worked his way up in the drug business.
News about Amado Carrillo Fuentes, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Amado Carrillo Fuentes, who was nicknamed the “lord of the skies”, was Mexico's most powerful drug lord for 10 years as boss of the Juarez cartel but he died after facial surgery to alter his...