Global InformationEleno Salazar Flores information
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| Born | Jiménez, Tamaulipas, Mexico 1964 or 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
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| Occupation | Drug lord |
| Employer | Gulf Cartel |
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| Criminal penalty | 20 years |
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Eleno Salazar Flores (born 1964 or 1965), also known as "Pantera 6" (English: Panther 6), is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former high-ranking member of the Gulf Cartel, a criminal group based in Tamaulipas, Mexico. He was a trusted enforcer of former kingpin Mario Ramírez Treviño, who appointed him the regional boss of Camargo. He helped to coordinate cocaine and marijuana shipments heading to Reynosa and Río Bravo before they were smuggled into the U.S. for further distribution. In 2014, he was arrested by federal forces in Reynosa and imprisoned in a maximum-security facility in the State of Mexico. Salazar Flores was convicted of drug trafficking in 2017 and sentenced to 20 years. He was also ordered to pay 500 days of the minimum wage in fines, totaling MXN$33,645.