Funeral
Carrillo was given a large and expensive funeral in Guamuchilito, Sinaloa. In 2006, Gov. Eduardo Bours asked the federal government to tear down Carrillo's mansion in Hermosillo, Sonora. The mansion, dubbed "The Palace of a Thousand and One Nights" still sits unoccupied.
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