Joaquín Guzmán
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (/ˈɡuːzmɑːn/;[4] Spanish: [xoaˈkin aɾtʃiˈβaldo ɣusˈman loˈeɾa]; born 4 April 1957)[5] is a Mexican drug lord who headed the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal organization named after the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa where it was initially formed.
Joaquín Guzmán | |
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| Born | Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera 4 April 1957 La Tuna, Badiraguato Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Occupation(s) | Leader of Sinaloa Cartel Farmer (claimed)[1] |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Predecessor | Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo |
| Successor | Ismael Zambada García |
| Criminal status | On trial at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
| Spouses | At least 4
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| Relatives | At least 10
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| Criminal charge | Murder, money laundering, drug trafficking, racketeering, organized crime |
Reward amount | Mexico: US$3.8 million[2] United States: US$5 million[3] |
Capture status | 1st capture: 9 June 1993 2nd capture: 22 February 2014 3rd capture: 8 January 2016 |
Wanted by | Attorney General of Mexico and the US Drug Enforcement Administration |
| Wanted since | 2001 (Prior to 2014 incarceration) |
| Escaped | 1st escape: 19 January 2001 2nd escape: 11 July 2015 |
Loera is known as "El Chapo Guzmán" ("Shorty Guzmán") for his 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) height. He became Mexico's top drug kingpin in 2003 after the arrest of his rival Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel. He was thought to be one of the "most powerful drug traffickers in the world" by the United States Department of the Treasury.[6][7]
Guzmán was once again arrested by Mexican authorities in Mexico on February 22, 2014. He was found in a beach resort in Mazatlan, but details of the arrest have not been revealed.[8] On January 8, 2016, Guzmán was captured at the coastal city of Los Mochis, in northern Sinaloa, following a gun battle by the Mexican Navy.[9]
He was extradited to the United States on 19 January 2017 to face criminal charges related to his leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel.[10] He was found guilty by a jury in Brooklyn on 12 February 2019 of all drug trafficking counts and is scheduled for life imprisonment.[11]
Personal life
He is married to Emma Coronel Aispuro.
References
Other websites
- Joaquín Guzmán Loera's profile at Forbes
- Joaquín Guzmán Loera's profile Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine at the DEA
- Joaquín Guzmán Loera's profile Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine at the INTERPOL
- Joaquín Guzmán Loera's profile Archived 2013-10-25 at the Wayback Machine at the Chicago Crime Commission
- Joaquín Guzmán Loera's profile at the United States Department of State
