Héctor Luis Palma Salazar
Mexican drug trafficker (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Héctor Luis Palma Salazar (born April 29, 1960), commonly known as "El Güero Palma", is a Mexican former drug trafficker and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel alongside Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and Ismael Zambada García.[1] After his boss Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo ordered the brutal murder of his family, Palma set out to avenge them.[2] Palma was arrested on June 23, 1995, and extradited to the United States, where he served a jail sentence until June 2016. He was then deported back to Mexico and charged with a double homicide for murdering two Nayarit police officers in 1995. Palma is currently incarcerated at the Altiplano Prison near Mexico City.
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Born | (1960-04-29) 29 April 1960 (age 64) |
Other names | El Güero (the light-skinned) |
Occupation | Drug lord |
Employer | Sinaloa Cartel |
Spouse | Guadalupe Leija Serrano |
Children | 2 |
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First arrest: 1978 in USA Second arrest: June 23, 1995, in Mexico |