El Topo (criminal)
El Topo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jamilton Andrés Ulloa Suárez August 16, 1972 |
| Died | May 6, 2016 |
| Citizenship | Ecuador (birthplace) and Venezuela |
| Occupation | Leader of illegal gold trade cartel |
| Organization | Banda El Topo |
| Known for | Perpetrating the 2016 Tumeremo massacre |
Jamilton Andrés Ulloa Suárez was an Ecuadorian criminal and gang leader better known as El Topo who illegally controlled the mining, distribution, and marketing of gold from Bolivar State in Venezuela through his gang Banda El Topo. He is also known for perpetrating the massacre of twenty-eight miners in Tumeremo, Venezuela in 2016.