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Joaquin Guzman Loera photo by Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos – Ted Psahos-.

Top 10 Sensational Facts about Joaquín Guzmán Loera

Joaquin Guzman Loera is commonly known as El Chapo.

However, the Mexican slag nickname was given to him simply because of his 168cm stature and stocky physique.

Guzman is a Mexican former drug lord and a former leader within Sinaloa Cartel which is an international crime syndicate.

He is considered to have been one of the most powerful drug traffickers in the world.

Furthermore, the cartel is responsible for an estimated 25%of all illegal drugs that enter the United States via Mexico. Here are the top 10 sensational facts about Joaquin Guzman Loera.

Joaquin Guzman Loera photo by United States Department of Justice-.

1. Joaquin Guzman Loera was Physically abused by his Father in his Early Adulthood and also Entered the Drug Trade through him

Joaquin was born in Sinaloa and he was raised in a poor farming family however he endured physical abuse from his father and also entered the drug trade through his father.

Joaquin helped his father grow marijuana for local dealers during his early adulthood.

Joaquin Guzman Loera photo by United States Department of Justice-

2. He began working with Former Drug Trafficker and Leader of the Sinaloa cartel Hector Luis Palma Salazar

In the late 1970s, Joaquin began working with the former drug trafficker and leader of the Sinaloa cartel Hector Luis Palma Salazar.

However, he helped Salazar map routes to move drugs through Sinaloa and into the United States.

Furthermore, Joaquin later surprised logistics for Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo one of the founders of the Guadalajara cartel in the 1970s by his tactics in the business of drug trafficking.

Joaquin Guzman Loera photo by DEA-

3. After the Arrest of Hector Luis Palma Salazar Joaquin founded his own Cartel in 1988

In 1988 Joaquin took control of the Sinaloa cartel after the arrest of Hector Luis Palma Salazar by the Mexican Army on June 23^rd, 1995.

Furthermore, Joaquin oversaw operations whereby mass marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin were produced smuggle into, and distributed throughout the world’s largest users the United States and Europe.

However, he achieved this by pioneering the use of distribution cells and long-range tunnels near borders which enabled him to export more drugs to the United States than any other trafficker in history.

Joaquin Guzman Loera photo by DEA-

4. Joaquin’s Leadership of the Sinaloa cartel brought him Immense Wealth and Power that was matched with the Influence and Wealth of Pablo Escobar

Joaquin’s leadership of the Sinaloa cartel brought him immense wealth and power and accordance to Forbes between 2009 and 2013 he was ranked as one of the most powerful people in the world.

Furthermore, the Drug Enforcement Administration estimated that he had matched the influence and wealth of Pablo Escobar.

In addition, His drug empire made Joaquin a billionaire and he was ranked the 10^th richest man in Mexico and 1,40^th in the world in 2011 with a net worth of approximately of 1 billion dollars.

5. A United States Indictment states that Joaquin and the Sinaloa cartel Bribed Juan Orlando Hernandez with Millions of Dollars which helped him become the President of Honduras

A United States indictment states that from the year 2012 Joaquin and the Sinaloa Cartel bribed Juan Orlando Hernandez who is a Honduran lawyer, politician, and drug trafficker with millions of dollars that helped him become the president of Honduras in 2013.

However, this influence helped the cartel and its allies control and protect vital maritime and air transshipment destinations between the United States and South America.

6. At the time of his 2014 Arrest, He imported more Drugs into the U.S than Anyone Else

At the time of his 2014 arrest, Joaquin imported more drugs into the United States than anyone else.

However, he took advantage of the power vacuum created by crackdowns on cartels in Colombia gaining business and market share there as Columbia’s own cartels were decimated.

Furthermore, he also took similar advantage of the situation when his rival cartels were brought down by an intense crackdown from the Mexican government. Still, interestingly the Sinaloa gang emerged largely unscathed.

7. Joaquin saw an Opportunity in the Methamphetamine Business after the fall of the Amezcua brothers in 1999 and Seized it

Joaquin saw an opportunity in the methamphetamine business after the fall of the Amezcua brothers in 1999 on methamphetamine trafficking charges.

And since there was a demand for leadership throughout Mexico to coordinate Methamphetamine shipments north Joaquin seized the opportunity.

However, through his leadership, he cultivated his own ties to Thailand, China, and India to import the necessary precursor chemicals.

Joaquin constructed large methamphetamine laboratories throughout the mountains of the states of Sinaloa, Durango, Jalisco, Michoacan, and Nayarit whereby he rapidly expanded his organization.

And as a result, his nomadic existence allowed him to nurture contacts throughout the country because he was now operating in 17 of the 31 Mexican States.

Furthermore, with his business expanding he placed his trusted friend Ignacio Coronel Villarreal in charge of Methamphetamine production simply because this way Joaquin could continue to be the boss of bosses.

8. Netflix and Univision produced the Series El Chapo based on the Life of Joaquin Guzman Loera

In the year 2017 Netflix and Univision began co-producing the series El Chapo based on the life of Joaquin.

However, the series premiered on Sunday 23^rd April 2017 and was followed by a 20-minute Facebook live after-show titled “El Chapo Ilimitado.

Furthermore, Joaquin Guzman is portrayed by Alejandro Edda in the Netflix television series Narcos: Mexico.

9. Several Mexican Narco Ballads narrated the Exploits of Joaquin through Music

Several Mexican narco ballads narrate the exploits of Joaquin Guzman and his organization.

However, additionally, some American artists have made songs with references to Joaquin and such as the rappers are Gucci Mane, YG, The Game, Skrillex, and Uncle Murda.

10. Joaquin was Recaptured 3 times however he is Imprisoned and Incarcerated in ADX Florence Colorado U.S

In 1993 Joaquin was first captured in Guatemala and was extradited and sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mexico for murder and drug trafficking.

However, he bribed correctional officers and escaped from maximum federal security in 2001.

More so his status as a fugitive resulted in an 8.8 million dollars combined reward from Mexico and the United States for information leading to his capture.

Interestingly he was arrested in Mexico in 2014 but he escaped prior to formal sentencing in 2015 through a tunnel dug by associates into his jail cell.

Furthermore, Mexican authorities recaptured him following a shootout in January 2016 and extradited him to the U.S a year later.

And in 2019 he was found guilty of a number of criminal charges related to his leadership of the Sinaloa cartel and he was sentenced to life imprisonment and incarcerated in ADX Florence Colorado United States.