Ignacio Coronel
Ignacio Coronel Villarreal , also Nacho Coronel (born February 1, 1954 in Canelas , Durango , † July 29, 2010 in Zapopan ) was the head of a Mexican drug cartel .
Coronel was one of the three leaders of the Sinaloa cartel , along with El Chapo and Ismael Zambada García . He was one of the most wanted drug lords in Mexico and the United States. He was killed in a shootout with the Mexican army . He was buried together with his nephew Mario Carrasco Coronel (El Gallo), who was killed one day later , in the Jardines del Humaya cemetery.
With Nacho Coronel's death, the Coronel clan was greatly weakened. He was succeeded by his nephew Jose Angel Carrasco Coronel (El Changel) , who was arrested on January 19, 2013 by the Mexican army.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Narcotics Rewards Program: Ignacio Coronel-Villareal ( Memento from August 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on August 31, 2010)
- ↑ Mexico's army kills powerful drug lord (accessed August 2, 2010)
- ↑ Sepultan a Nacho Coronel en Jardines del Humaya, laprensa.mx, August 8, 2010 (accessed May 6, 2014)
- ↑ The end of the Coronel clan, Borderland Beat, January 29, 2013 (accessed May 6, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coronel, Ignacio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coronel Villarreal, Ignacio; Coronel, Nacho |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican drug lord |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Canelas (Durango) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 2010 |
| Place of death | Zapopan |