Gonzales is a Washington, D.C.-based member of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Ricardo Seiya Ortega's superior.
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Gonzales is a crooked, profit-seeking agent who turns traitor against the DEA. Tires of risking his life while the cartel members he investigates wear fine clothes, drive luxury cars, and live in mansions, Gonzales approaches the large and influential Veracruz cartel, seeking compensation for handing over the information he and other investigators collect. He works as a spy for nine years, never feeling a shred of guilt, even when the information he provides results in the torture and death of his colleagues.
Background[]
Gonzales studied abroad in Japan during college and is able to speak basic Japanese.
Nine years prior to the main events of the series, Gonzales was assigned to investigate the Veracruz cartel operating in Mexico under the leadership of Ramiro Sanchez. Tired of his lifestyle, he approached Sanchez and revealed the true identity of Ricardo, who had infiltrated the cartel under an alias. Once he had gained the don's trust, Gonzales became the cartel's well-compensated spy, helping the successors in Los Eses by providing them intelligence on active DEA investigations.
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Cartel Arc[]
Ricardo reports his activities in Fukuoka to Gonzales. As Ricardo believes the Noma Group is growing suspicious of him, Gonzales recommends he return to America and volunteers to take his place in Japan, arriving in Fukuoka shortly after.
When the Los Eses members' first major drug deal is broken up by the arrival of Ricardo, Uno calls Gonzales for help dealing with the rogue DEA agent. Gonzales arrives and panics at the sight of Martínez, who knows him to be a traitor. He shoots Martínez, pointing out the Veracruz cartel tattoo on his arm, and orders Ricardo to handcuff him. Unbeknownst to him, Martínez is conscious enough to tip Ricardo off, and as the pair of DEA agents walk away and Gonzales turns his gun on Ricardo, Martínez, with both handcuffs attached to one arm, knocks him into the sea. Ricardo fishes him out and restrains him.