Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, "The Boss of Bosses," dies; the founder of the Guadalajara Cartel passes away at 80

| 15-11-26 | 15:13 | Updated | 15-11-26 | 15:47 | Daniela WachaufView profileMiguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, "El Jefe de jefes" (The Boss of Bosses), one of the founders of the "Guadalajara Cartel," died this Sunday at the age of 80, after being transferred from the Puente Grande prison to a private hospital due to health problems. On Friday morning, the 80-year-old drug trafficker was transferred from the Puente Grande prison to a private hospital in Guadalajara due to health complications. According to state government sources, the former leader of the Guadalajara Cartel suffers from several ailments and since 2022 has requested that the federal government allow him to serve his sentences, of 37 and 40 years, under house arrest in a property in Zapopan that has already been approved; however, the transfer has not been completed due to the lack of a monitoring device that the authorities consider adequate. The capo's transfer was escorted by a heavy security operation that guarded the hospital where he is receiving care. "El Jefe de Jefes" was the mastermind behind the murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena and Mexican pilot Alfredo Zavala, who presented low blood oxygenation. After the murders occurred in 1985, Félix Gallardo was arrested in Guadalajara in April 1989 in Zapopan and was sentenced in 2017. At the time of his death, his health condition had not been reported, but since he requested house arrest, the main argument has been that his illnesses rapidly deteriorated his health. You may be interested in:Félix Gallardo, former leader of the Guadalajara cartel, transferred to a hospital; he presented health complicationsMiguel Ángel Félix Gallardo: The 22 illnesses of "El Jefe de Jefes" and his medicationsThe hunt for Félix Gallardo, the "Boss of Bosses," ended in 5 minutesaprMinute by minute