Samy Tamouro's Girlfriend Commits Suicide in Cancun, Samy's Killers Arrested

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

A Colombian woman named Daniela, a girlfriend [initially reported by media outlets to be the wife or partner] of the recently slain Canadian drug trafficker, Samy Tamouro; was found dead hanging in a Cancun apartment. Quintana Roo authorities believe she committed suicide days after his funeral.

The two men allegedly responsible for killing Samy, a drug trafficker tied to the Quebec Hells Angels and Montreal Mafia groups, were detained shortly after the killing in a high-end Cancun gym.

Samy Tamouro was shot dead inside a Cancun gym on December 13, 2023. He was still alive when paramedics worked on him and transferred him to a hospital where he was declared dead.

In social media posts from the gym following the shooting, a female, in a pink workout outfit was seen kneeling over Samy's bloody body. News photos then showed her accompanying police and paramedics as he was moved outside and into the ambulance. The woman reportedly rode with paramedics first to a nearby clinic and then to a hospital that had an ER.

Daniela is believed to have been Samy's partner/girlfriend. Initially, media outlets reported her to be his wife, or ex-wife, or ex-partner. Now she has joined Samy after committing suicide in an upscale Cancun apartment.

Daniel "N"

She possibly commented on his obituary on the day of his funeral service, December 21, 2023. The comment, in Spanish and French, was made by 'DOC' (possibly her initials). It lists Medellin as the location of the commenter, Daniela was of Colombian origin.

"Una parte de mí murió el día que te fuiste. Vaya con dios parcero. Te vas a extrañarme. Olvidé que todavía podía producir lágrimas."

A part of me died the day you left. Go with god partner. You're going to miss me. I forgot that I could still produce tears. 

"More majorum Repose en paix tu peux maintenant le faire. Pardonne moi..."

For our ancestors, Rest in peace you can do it now. Forgive me...
    

-DOC

Daniela's Suicide

Just before noon on Tuesday, December 26, a police call reporting a dead body being found inside a luxury Cancun condo was made.

Quintana Roo's FGE Posted on X regarding the incident. 

“The first acts of investigation indicate that this event could be a suicide; However, these investigations are carried out following protocols related to the gender perspective,” published on X.

Her body was identified through a passport found at the scene. Two plane tickets were also found at the scene in the names of Daniela and Samy. Daniela was reported as being a Colombian citizen.

Two days later on December 28, 2023, the FGE's findings of her death were reported stating, "It is determined that the cause of death was asphyxiation due to hanging."

The scene surrounding the deceased woman inside the apartment showed evidence of their involvement in and consumption of narcotics. "Tusi" or pink cocaine was found at the apartment as well as several notebooks containing records of sales and debts owed for the drugs, including several politicians.

Tusi & Business Records Found

In the apartment where the body of Daniela was found, traces of “Tusi” were also found, an expensive synthetic drug valued at about 2,000M pesos per gram. Tusi is a pink synthetic material with the composition of the drugs LSD and MDMA. A combination of both psychotropic substances that cause hallucinogenic effects is also known by the names "Nexus" or "Eros."

The initial suspicions about the woman's suicide had turned towards possible foul play considering the discovery of substantial amounts of the drug also known as "Pink Cocaine," and 3 notebooks containing records of sales of narcotics and lists of debtors to the couple.

Names of businessmen and politicians stood out on the lists, although it is unknown which country or area they are located in. At over $100 per gram, the distribution of Tusi has been linked to the "upper class" like those who reside in Puerto Cancún including politicians and businessmen.

The woman was found dead at the luxury apartment complex Shark Tower in Puerto Cancun. The building sits just on the backside of the bay where the shooting of Samy took place in the Total Sports Club Gym.

An example of an apartment at the Shark Tower.

CJNG Members Detained

The Quintana Roo FGE announced the week following Samy's death the arrest of his two alleged killers, Luis Felipe “N” and Juan Pablo “N”.

The State Attorney General's Office reported that it "completed an arrest warrant against two male persons for their probable participation in events that could constitute the crime of homicide qualified to the detriment of a person of foreign origin within an establishment in a shopping plaza in this municipality."

The warrant was based on security camera footage of the suspects and events as well as the search of a nearby motel room in Benito Juárez. They have not officially reported that the gunman who killed Samy Tamaouro was one of the two men included. 

Several media outlets and social media sites have claimed the pair work for the CJNG.

Based on their mugshots and security camera footage, Juan Pablo was likely the gunman who shot Samy 3 times in the back of his head at the gym.

New Details on Samy's Murder

It was reported by the FGE that "the detainees closely followed the victim days before his killing to study his movements and subsequently, provide all the information collected to the material authors of the commission of this crime,” the FGE detailed.

Samy had fled from Canada last year to the Dominican Republic and finally settled in Cancun, Mexico. He was a fugitive wanted by Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

Canadian authorities have believed that the order to assassinate Samy Tamouro in Cancun came from Quebec, as he was the former right-hand of a Canadian boss of a prominent Hells Angels member and connected to the local Mafia-Biker-Gang alliance of organized crime and drug traffickers. 

Silva (Left) alongside Mafia leaders Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito.

A prolific hitman, Frederick Silva, arrested over several murders, had begun to cooperate with Canadian law enforcement while in prison.

With information now that his killers were from the CJNG cartel, and discovery of local Tusi drug sales and trafficking being committed by the couple in Mexico. Another theory, a more localized one, is possible that his killing was due to the drug trade based in Mexico.

Funeral Attendees

Samy's obituary states, "He is survived by his wife, two children, his mother and father, and many friends." His funeral service on December 21, 2023, was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and was under heavy police surveillance. As has been customary with past gangster funerals; gang members, Mafia figures, and outlaw bikers could be seen in attendance.

Quebec gang leader Jean-Philippe Célestin.

Several notable underworld figures were photographed at the funeral home including gang leader, Jean-Philippe Célestin and his bodyguard. Célestin was head of the K-Crew gang running a million-dollar street dealing operation and served over 5 years in prison for cocaine trafficking and conspiracy.

Also seen at the funeral was Benoit Nantel-Gagnon, who is the brother-in-law of Samy Tamouro and considered by the police to be a drug trafficker also linked to the Hells Angels. He was sentenced to around 18 months in prison last year for trafficking proceeds of crime from a wiretap recording.

Sources La Palabra del Caribe, Tribuna, FGE QR, FGE QR, Borderland Beat, La Journal de Montreal, Yucatan Times, Blog del Narco, Obituary, La Presse