Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez
Mexican criminal and former commando
Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez (born 15 October 1978), commonly referred to by his alias El Cóndor, is a former Mexican Special Forces commando and imprisoned high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. He was the alleged communications chief and personal bodyguard of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, once considered Mexico's most-wanted drug lord. On 22 February 2014, he was arrested by the Mexican Navy along with Guzmán at a beach resort area in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
Early life and career
Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez, also known by his alias "El Cóndor", was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on 15 October 1978. On 1 June 1997, when he was eighteen years old, he enlisted in the Mexican Armed Forces as an infantry soldier in the Mexican Army. At that time, Hoo Ramírez was single, had a middle school degree, and was already in the workforce as a laborer. Following a medical and psychological entrance exam, he was accepted into the military. During his tenure in the Army, he was relocated three times: on 1 November 1998, 16 December 1998, and on 16 March 1999. He was also a member of the 209 Grupo Aeromovil de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFEs), an elite special forces unit of the Army, with their center of operations in Culiacán, Sinaloa. As a special forces soldier, Hoo Ramírez was trained in the jungles and learnt several survival skills in extreme environments, patrolling protocols, basic and advance navigation skills, about the flora and fauna in combat environments, among other things.
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