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Chango Farías Gómez
Chango or El Chango may refer to: People * José de Jesús Méndez Vargas (born 1974), nickname El Chango, alleged Mexican drug cartel leader * Chango Spasiuk (born 1968), Argentine chamamé musician and accordion player * Juan Carlos Cárdenas (born 1945), nickname El Chango, Argentine footballer and coach * Héctor Icazuriaga (born 1955), nickname El Chango, Secretary of Intelligence of Argentina Arts and entertainment * Chango Family, a band based in Ontario, Canada * "Chango", a song by Devo off of ''Hardcore Devo: Volume Two'' * El Chango de los Dos Plátanos, a track on the 2003 Panda album ''La Revancha Del Príncipe Charro'' Other * Chango (company), a Toronto/NYC based ad retargeting and online media planning company * Chango people, a tribe of native South Americans who inhabited the coast of Peru and Chile * Changó, thunder god in Yoruba mythology * Chang-o, Moon goddess in Chinese mythology * Sangu language (Gabon), a language spoken by the Masangu people of Gabon Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De Jesús Méndez Vargas
José de Jesús Méndez Vargas (born 28 February 1974), commonly referred to by his alias El Chango ("The Ape"), is a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the now disbanded La Familia drug cartel, headquartered in the state of Michoacán. Méndez took control of the cartel after its former leader, Nazario Moreno, was allegedly killed in a shootout with Mexican Federal Police on December 9, 2010. His protection was the responsibility of twelve gunmen he called the "Twelve Apostles". His leadership, however, was disputed by Servando Gómez Martínez and Enrique Plancarte Solís who left the organization and formed the Knights Templar. He be arrested on June 21, 2011. He was eventually extradited to the United States on February 27, 2025. Kingpin Act sanction On 25 February 2010, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Méndez under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in dru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |