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On 10 February 2002, Ramón Arellano Félix was killed in a gunfight in Bugambilia Street, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, where he was stopped due to a traffic infraction by Mexican police officer, Ángel Antonio Árias Torres.
Feb 9, 2016 · The most violent of the Arellano Felix brothers was shot by a fake AFI agent while looking for his enemies in the Golden Zone. Read the details of the shootout, the arrests, the rumors and the aftermath of his death.
- Rafael Arellano Félix
- Benjamín Arellano Félix
- Carlos Arellano Félix
- Eduardo Arellano Félix
- Ramón Arellano Félix
- Luis Fernando Arellano Félix
- Javier Arellano Félix
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The oldest of the Arellano Félix brothers, Rafael was in charge of coordinating the buying, selling, and movements of narcotics on behalf of the cartel, per PBS Frontline. He was first arrested on Aug. 7, 1980 in San Diego after selling drugs to an undercover U.S. agent. He was arrested again on Dec. 4, 1993 in conjunction with the murder of the ca...
The second oldest of the brothers, Benjamín is alleged to have been the leader of the cartel. According to a 2003 U.S. indictment, he oversaw the torturing and killing of rival gangs and decided where and how to smuggle cocaine into the United States. "He was the top of the chain," former federal prosecutor John Kirbytold NBC News. "The brothers we...
Per El Universal, Carlos is a surgeon but has been suspected of money laundering for real estate, nightclubs, and construction companies. While PBS Frontline says his role in the cartel was reportedly to coordinate the smuggling of narcotics, he is not currently wanted in the United States.
Known by the alias of "The Doctor,” Eduardo was arrested in 2008, extradited to the U.S. in 2012, and sentenced in 2013 to 15 years in prison for money laundering and organized crime, per El Universal. He was released on Aug. 23, 2021, but was immediately re-arrested at the Mexican border. Despite being in charge of just the cartel’s finances, a Sa...
While Benjamín was considered the leader of the cartel, Ramón was often described as the enforcer. He was known as the most violent of the Arellano Félix brothers and was in charge of killing government officials, judges, members of law enforcement, and even children. Per The Guardian, Benjamín famously enlisted the sons of Tijuana's wealthiest fam...
Per PBS, it’s assumed that Luis Fernando Arellano-Felix oversees the small family-owned businesses that allegedly launder money for the Tijuana Cartel. However, Luis keeps a low profile and is not currently wanted in the United States. (He’s not to be confused with Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano, Enendina’s son who was arrested in 2014, leading her...
According to PBS, Javier was in charge of the cartel’s finances alongside Eduardo. Per the FBI website, he was arrested in 2006and is serving a life term in a U.S. prison.
Ramón Arellano Félix was the most violent of the Arellano Félix brothers and the enforcer of the Tijuana Cartel. He was shot and killed by police in 2002 after a bloody war with El Chapo and the Sinaloa Cartel.
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Jan 10, 2018 · Ramon Arellano Felix of Mexico, one of the FBIs 10 Most Wanted fugitives, was reportedly killed during a shootout with Sinaloa state police on Feb. 10, 2002, in the tourist resort of Mazatlan.
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Jan 26, 2024 · Ramón Arellano Félix, uno de los principales operadores del Cártel de Tijuana y acérrimo rival de Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, fue asesinado a balazos por parte de elementos policíacos, luego de que...
Ramon Eduardo Arellano-Felix was a leader of the Tijuana Cartel and was killed in a shootout with police in 2002. He was charged with Conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana in a sealed indictment in the U.S.
Jul 23, 2015 · Eduardo Arellano-Felix, the last of the four brothers who led the Arellano Felix Organization, entered a guilty plea in federal court in San Diego to money laundering and conspiracy charges. He admitted to laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in drug trafficking proceeds and will serve 15 years in prison.