Ignacio Coronel Villarreal
| Ignacio Coronel Villarreal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 February 1954 Canelas, Durango, Mexico |
| Died | 29 July 2010 (aged 56) Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound to the head |
| Other names | "King of Crystal" El Nacho, El Coronel Ignacio Valdés Urrutia |
| Occupation | Drug lord |
| Employer | Sinaloa Cartel |
| Known for | Sinaloa Cartel Drug lord |
| Partner(s) | Joaquín Guzmán, Ismael Zambada García, Juan José Esparragoza Moreno |
| Children | Emma Coronel Aispuro |
Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel Villarreal (1 February 1954 – 29 July 2010) was a Mexican drug lord who was one of the four leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, led by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Mexico's most-wanted drug lord. His stronghold was Jalisco.
In the 1980s, Coronel began his criminal career as the leader of the Juarez Cartel in the state of Zacatecas. He worked at that time under the shadow of Amado Carrillo Fuentes “the Lord of The Skies” and Eduardo González Quitarte “El Flaco”. After the death of Carrillo Fuentes, Coronel, Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno “El Azul” and Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada broke away from the Juarez cartel and joined the Sinaloa cartel, which regained its status as Mexico’s top cartel in 2001 after El Chapo Guzman’s escape from prison in Puente Grande, Jalisco. At that time Coronel was associated with Luis Valencia Valencia, head of the cartel del Milenio and the Beltran Leyva brothers. Years later, when the Beltran Leyva brothers broke away from Guzman, Coronel stood firmly with the Sinaloa cartel. Coronel was responsible for moving multi-ton quantities of cocaine via fishing vessels from Colombia to Mexico and on to the United States state of Texas and Arizona during the early 2000s. His influence and operations penetrated throughout the United States, Mexico, and several other European, Central American, and South American countries. In Mexico, he was known as the "King of Crystal" for his domination of crystal methamphetamine production and trafficking.
Both the governments of the United States and Mexico had an outstanding arrest warrant for Coronel; in addition, the United States Department of State was offering a reward of up to $5 million USD for information leading to his capture.
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