Who is considered the founder of the Gulf Cartel?
Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
Answer
Juan Nepomuceno Guerra is considered the founder of the Gulf Cartel. Although he initially smuggled alcohol during the Prohibition era and heroin for over 40 years, the cartel shifted to trafficking cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana under his command.
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