Carlos Alberto Arellano Félix (born August 20, 1955) is a Mexican medical doctor who is known for his illegal involvement in money laundering for the Tijuana Cartel. Carlos was born on the 20th of August in the year 1955 in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa. Historian Paul Eiss states that Culiacán is the origin of modern drug trafficking and the home of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel. Carlos is currently working as a licensed surgeon. He finished his surgical training at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara The Tijuana Cartel is an organisation that is notorious for being one of the most well-known drug trafficking groups in Mexico to smuggle goods into the United States. Carlos’ family is made up of seven brothers and four sisters who inherited the Arellano Felix Organisation from their godfather, Miguel Ángel Félix. Despite Carlos’ involvement in money laundering for the Tijuana Cartel, he is one of two brothers who remains free and is not wanted by the United States law enforcement. Early life Carlos Arellano Félix was born in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa in Mexico. The city is approximately 58,000 square kilometres situated in north-western Mexico between the towering mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Gulf of California, south of the border of Sonora and north of the beaches of Nayarit Culiacán is situated on a small coastal plain with remote mountain redoubts, secluded tidal marshes and coastal inlands that allow suitable hideouts for rebels, contrabandists and bandits. The Tijuana drug cartel, in which Carlos was involved in, was originally formed in the 1960s in Sinaloa predominantly delivering heroin and marijuana from Sinaloa to the United States. According to Historian Paul Eiss, Culiacán, Sinaloa is a "regional organised crime hub" within Mexico and is the home of one of the most powerful drug cartels Authorities and academics fault the Tijuana's drug trade for the new wave of violence within Mexico. Sinaloa and Culiacán in particular are commonly associated with the values and the aesthetics of drug dealers. Family Carlos Arellano Félix's family is composed of seven brothers and four sisters who were brought up in the city of Culiacán. Many of Carlos’ immediate and external family members were also involved in illegal activity through the Arellano Felix Organisation. Carlos’ family all inherited the Arellano Felix Organisation from their god father Miguel Ángel Félix after his incarceration in 1989. Carlos' brothers Eduardo, Ramon,