Name Ernesto Carrillo Role Drug trafficker | Siblings Vicente Carrillo | |
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Born August 1, 1930 (age 89) or 1942 (age 77–78) , Nieces Guadalupe Carrillo Fuentes, Angelica Carrillo Fuentes Similar People Rafael Caro Quintero, Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, Kiki Camarena, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Vicente Carrillo Fuentes | ||
Mexican Court Orders Release of Former Mexican Drug Lord
Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo (born 1930 or 1942), commonly referred to by his alias Don Neto, is a convicted Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Guadalajara Cartel, an extinct 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, but later moved his operations to Mexico.
Contents
- Mexican Court Orders Release of Former Mexican Drug Lord
- Prisin domiciliaria para el narco Don Neto
- Early life
- Charges and arrest
- House arrest
- Release
- References
Fonseca is the uncle of former Juarez Cartel leader, Amado Carrillo Fuentes.
Prisión domiciliaria para el narco Don Neto
Early life
Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico. 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.
Charges and arrest
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 1982 indicted Fonseca in a money laundering operation in San Diego. Prior to the DEA receiving permission to wiretap the phones where Fonseca was thought to be hiding, Fonseca fled back to Mexico. On April 7, 1985, Fonseca was located in Puerto Vallarta by the Mexican Army, his villa was surrounded and he eventually surrendered.
Fonseca was later linked to, and admitted taking part in the 1985 murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena, who was kidnapped and tortured by the Guadalajara cartel. Fonseca did not admit to killing Camarena and stated he was outraged that the agent was beaten. Fonseca would eventually be found guilty of the murder by the Mexico judicial system. He was ultimately convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison. However, Fonseca was never extradited to the United States to stand trial.
House arrest
Fonseca was transferred from prison to house arrest in July 2016 because of his health.
Release
A Mexican court of appeals ordered Fonseca Carrillo's release on March 31, 2017.