Héctor Luis Palma Salazar
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. After the brutal murder of his family ordered by his boss Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Palma engaged in a string of vicious crimes to avenge his lost ones. 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 having murdered two Nayarit police officers back in 1995. Palma is currently incarcerated at the Altiplano Prison, near Mexico City.
Héctor Luis Palma Salazar | |
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| Born | 29 April 1960 Mocorito, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Other names | El Güero (the light-skinned) |
| Occupation | Drug lord |
| Employer | Sinaloa Cartel |
| Spouse | Guadalupe Leija Serrano |
| Children | 2 |
| Notes | |
First arrest: 1978 in USA Second arrest: June 23, 1995, in Mexico | |
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