On July 4, two hitmen stormed into a convenience store and killed Sinaloa Cartel operative Juan Ulises Galván Carmona, alias “El Buda,” in Chetumal, along Mexico’s Caribbean coast.
Due to El Buda’s expertise in international drug trafficking and the trusted role he had in the Sinaloa Cartel, his murder serves as a big blow to the group’s operations along Mexico’s Caribbean coastline.
El Buda had tremendous experience and logistical capabilities in handling drug loads from South America.