Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo
Mexican drug lord (born 1930)
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- Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo (August 1, 1930), commonly referred to by his alias Don Neto , is a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Guadalajara Cartel, a defunct criminal group based in Jalisco.
- Fonseca Carrillo was involved with drug trafficking since the early 1970s, primarily in Ecuador, and later moved his operations to Mexico.
- Early life Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo was born in Badiraguato, Sinaloa.
- According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), he was born in 1942.
- His son, Gilberto Fonseca Caro was shot and killed on February 13, 1983, outside the Arena Coliseo in Tijuana following a boxing match.
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WikipediaErnesto Fonseca Carrillo (August 1, 1930), commonly referred to by his alias Don Neto, is a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Guadalajara Cartel, a defunct criminal group based in Jalisco. He headed the organization alongside Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, and Rafael Caro Quintero. Fonseca Carrillo was involved with drug trafficking since the early 1970s, primarily in Ecuador, and later moved his operations to Mexico.
Fonseca is the uncle of former Juárez Cartel leader, Amado Carrillo Fuentes.
Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo was born in Badiraguato, Sinaloa. Sources disagree on his exact date of birth. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), he was born in 1942. Other sources say he was born on August 1, 1930. His son, Gilberto Fonseca Caro was shot and killed on February 13, 1983, outside the Arena Coliseo in Tijuana following a boxing match.
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