Juan Francisco Murillo Díaz
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Juan Francisco Murillo Díaz, also known as "El Güero Jaibo" (Mexican Spanish
slang: "Tampico Whitey"), was a member of the Tijuana Cartel
(Arellano Félix Organization), believed to be one of the masterminds and shooters behind the assassination
of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo in Guadalajara, Jalisco
, in May 1993. Although he was never arrested, Murillo was identified as the actual shooter, along with Édgar Nicolás Villegas, AKA "El Negro" (The Negro).
Murillo was killed in a shootout with judicial police in Sinaloa de Leyva
, Sinaloa
, in August 1993.
, for possession of cocaine
and several firearms. Still at large and unidentified is Murillo's other nephew, known only as "El Tiburón" (The Shark). He is believed to be living in the United States
, in either San Diego or Chula Vista, California
.
In August 2006 the D.E.A.
and U.S. Coast Guard captured the suspected leader of the Arellano Félix Organization, Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
, AKA "El Tigrillo" (The Wildcat), along with his lieutenant Arturo Manuel Villareal Heredia, AKA "El Nalgón" (The One with Big Ass).
Mexican Spanish
Mexican Spanish is a version of the Spanish language, as spoken in Mexico and in various places of Canada and the United States of America, where there are communities of Mexican origin....
slang: "Tampico Whitey"), was a member of the Tijuana Cartel
Tijuana Cartel
The Tijuana Cartel is a Mexican drug cartel based in Tijuana. The cartel has been described as "one of the biggest and most violent criminal groups in Mexico"...
(Arellano Félix Organization), believed to be one of the masterminds and shooters behind the assassination
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, in May 1993. Although he was never arrested, Murillo was identified as the actual shooter, along with Édgar Nicolás Villegas, AKA "El Negro" (The Negro).
Murillo was killed in a shootout with judicial police in Sinaloa de Leyva
Sinaloa de Leyva
Sinaloa de Leyva is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.Its geographical location is .Sinaloa de Leyva serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Sinaloa, Sinaloa. The municipality reported 85,100 inhabitants in the 2000 census. It is the former capital of the Pacific...
, Sinaloa
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
, in August 1993.
Other cartel members
Murillo's nephew, Ulises Murillo Mariscal, also a member of the Arellano Félix Organization, was arrested in 1994 at his home in Guadalajara, JaliscoGuadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, for possession of cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
and several firearms. Still at large and unidentified is Murillo's other nephew, known only as "El Tiburón" (The Shark). He is believed to be living in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in either San Diego or Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S....
.
In August 2006 the D.E.A.
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
and U.S. Coast Guard captured the suspected leader of the Arellano Félix Organization, Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
Francisco Javier Arellano Félix , the brother of Ramón Arellano Félix, is a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Tijuana Cartel involved in drug-smuggling operations from Mexico to the United States....
, AKA "El Tigrillo" (The Wildcat), along with his lieutenant Arturo Manuel Villareal Heredia, AKA "El Nalgón" (The One with Big Ass).
See also
- Eduardo Arellano FélixEduardo Arellano FélixEduardo Arellano Félix is a Mexican drug trafficker, brother of Benjamín, Ramón, Javier and sister Enedina, all drug traffickers. The Arellano-Félix Organisation, also known as the Tijuana Cartel, has been responsible for countless murders and the smuggling of thousands of tons of marijuana,...
- Francisco Javier Arellano FélixFrancisco Javier Arellano FélixFrancisco Javier Arellano Félix , the brother of Ramón Arellano Félix, is a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Tijuana Cartel involved in drug-smuggling operations from Mexico to the United States....
- Miguel Ángel Félix GallardoMiguel Ángel Félix GallardoMiguel Ángel Félix Gallardo is a convicted Mexican drug lord known as "El Padrino" who in the 1980s formed the Guadalajara Cartel and became the first drug czar in Mexico to control all illegal drug traffic in Mexico and the corridors along the Mexico-U.S.A...