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Félix Gallardo taken from prison to hospital in Jalisco
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was taken to hospital from Puente Grande prison in Jalisco, Mexico, on Friday.
Authorities said the 80-year-old had low oxygen levels, confusion and an altered state of consciousness.
He is serving two sentences totaling 77 years for drug trafficking and the kidnapping and murder of US DEA agent Enrique Camarena.
Félix Gallardo helped found the Guadalajara Cartel, a major criminal group that shaped later drug-trafficking organizations in Mexico.
His deteriorating health has raised the prospect of house arrest, but an earlier plan stalled because electronic monitoring could not be arranged.
He remains in custody, and the sources give no further details about his treatment or release.
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was taken from Puente Grande prison to a private hospital in Jalisco for urgent medical care.
Authorities said he had low oxygen levels, altered consciousness and disorientation.
The transfer was reported on November 13, 2026, and the hospital was in Guadalajara.
Félix Gallardo, 80, is serving two prison sentences totaling 77 years.
A possible transfer to house arrest had previously stalled after problems with electronic monitoring.
- Who
- Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, founder of the Guadalajara Cartel.
- What
- He was transferred from prison to a private hospital for urgent medical care.
- When
- November 13, 2026.
- Where
- From Puente Grande prison to a private hospital in Jalisco, Mexico.
- Why
- He had low oxygen levels and other reported symptoms requiring medical attention.
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Félix Gallardo was captured and imprisoned.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ordered an assessment of whether Félix Gallardo could be moved to house arrest.
The electronic-monitoring company cancelled its contract, and a judge halted the house-arrest process.
A judge denied Félix Gallardo’s legal challenge alleging torture in prison.
Félix Gallardo was transferred from Puente Grande prison to a private hospital in Jalisco.
- Age
- 80
- Prison
- Puente Grande, near Guadalajara
- Sentences
- Two sentences totaling 77 years
- Reported symptoms
- Low oxygen levels, altered consciousness and disorientation
- Transfer date
- November 13, 2026
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low oxygenation, altered state of consciousness and disorientation
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