 | The son of José Cruz Carrillo Fuentes and nephew of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, known as 'El Señor de Los Cielos' has been killed outside of Culiacán. The body of Carrillo Jacobo was found inside a warehouse, with his body having multiple gunshot wounds. Carillo Jacobo's father, José Cruz Carrillo Fuentes, died in a similar way to his son but 16 years previously. Amado Carrillo Fuentes was one of Mexico's most prominent drug lords after taking over as leader of the Juárez Cartel in 1970. |
 | A grisly wake in a government building in Mexico City on July 8, 1997 was the first glimpse of a man whose name many knew but few uttered. Amado Carrillo Fuentes, one the most powerful kingpins in Mexican history was dead and his rotting corpse was on public display. |
 | Amado Carillo Fuentes 'Lord of the Skies' was boss of Ciudad Juárez cartel. He was one of the world's most powerful drug lords through the 80s and 90s. He took control of the Juárez cartel after killing his boss, Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Fuentes was famous for his extreme ruthlessness. In 1997 he checked into a hospital under a false name to have plastic surgery to alter his appearance. |
  | He died as a result of the botched operation, which included liposuction. Authorities released gruesome photos of his body to counter rumors he was still alive. But the battered state of the body meant he was unrecognizable, which fueled more rumors. Surgeons who performed the operation were killed months later. Their bodies, which showed signs of torture, were stuffed into oil drums filled with concrete. Fuentes former mansion had a surveillance room for security guards. |
 Amado Carrillo Fuentes's home was part of Mexico's National Lottery in Sept 2021. |  A gun owned by Amado Carrillo Fuentes |
 Julio César Carrillo | Gunmen killed a son of Amado Carrillo Fuentes in 2020. Julio César Carrillo was found shot to death at a house in Novolato. After the death of the elder Carrillo Fuentes, his brothers and sons continued operating the Juárez drug cartel, based in Ciudad Juárez. For years it was locked in a turf war with the rival Sinaloa cartel. Juárez cartel's armed enforcement wing, 'La Linea,' split off and began operating on its own. |   |
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