The Guadalajara Reporter

Juarez Cartel kingpin detained in Nayarit

Federal police arrested alleged Juarez Cartel boss Alberto Carrillo Fuentes, alias “Ugly Betty,” at a hotel in the popular resort of Bucerias, Nayarit on Sunday.

Carrillo Fuentes, 47, stands accused of drug trafficking, murder and organized crime, and is believed to have succeeded his brothers Vicente and Amado as head of the Nuevo Cartel de Juarez earlier this year. The Juarez Cartel was founded by Amado Carrillo Fuentes, also known as “El Señor de Los Cielos” or “The Lord of the Skies,” because of the large fleet of aircraft he used to smuggle drugs into the United States.

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