Joaquin Guzman Loera “El Chapo” Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as the “Drug lord of Sinaloa” or “ El Chapo”. He gets the name “Chapo” by his height. He was born in La Tuna, Sinaloa. He first got captured in 1993, and then escaped for 13 years. They captured him again in February 22nd, 2014. He then escaped for the second time in July 11th, 2015. He has an amazing 15 kids, sons and daughters. Artist have many songs of him. Chapo Guzman is the eternal fugitive. He is the boss in Mexico, all of Mexico. He runs Marijuana, Cocaine, and Heroin. He heads the Sinaloa Cartel; he is one of the most powerful people in the world ranking 41st, 60th, and 55th respectively. He was the second powerful man in Mexico. …show more content…
The organization has also been involved in the production, smuggling and distribution of Mexican methamphetamine, marijuana, and ecstasy. He was captured in Guatemala, Mexico in 1993. He was sentenced 20 years in prison in Mexico for murder drug trafficking. His uncle got him into selling drugs when he was only 15. He dropped out of school in third grade and then he got into the drugs and become the drug lord of Mexico. As a kid he sold oranges with his father. His sisters and mother got beaten by his father. Guzman stood up to his father to stop him from beating them. His school was about 60 miles from home. His brother and himself helped his dad sell weed. They grew it and cut it up and his dad sold it. They sold Marijuana in commercial centers. At 15 Guzman cultivated his own Marijuana plantation four distant cousins. With his first Marijuana productions Guzman supported his family financially. He was convicted of three crimes, possession of firearms; drug trafficking, and the murder of Juan Jesus Posadas. While he was in prison, his Drug Empire and cartel continued to operate unabated, run by his brother, Arturo Guzman Loera.” Associates brought him suitcases of cash to bribe prison workers and allow the drug lord