Joaquín Guzmán Loera
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1993 mugshot of Joaquín Guzmán
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| Born |
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera 25 December 1954 or 4 April 1957 La Tuna, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Occupation | Leader of Sinaloa Cartel |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Predecessor | Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo |
| Successor | Ismael Zambada García |
| Criminal charge | murder, money laundering, drug trafficking, racketeering, organized crime |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned |
| Spouse(s) |
At least 4
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| Children |
At least 10
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Reward amount
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Mexico: $3.8 million USD United States: $5 million USD |
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Capture status
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1st capture: 9 June 1993 2nd capture: 22 February 2014 3rd capture: 8 January 2016 |
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Wanted by
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 PGR and  DEA
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| Wanted since | 2001 (Prior to 2014 incarceration) |
| Escaped | 1st escape: 19 January 2001 2nd escape: 11 July 2015 |
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (Spanish pronunciation: [xoaˈkin artʃiˈβaldo ɡusˈman loˈeɾa]; Sinaloa, 25 December 1954 or 4 April 1957) 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 formed. Known as "El Chapo Guzmán" ("Shorty Guzmán", pronounced: [el ˈtʃapo ɡusˈman]) for his 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) stature, he became Mexico's top drug kingpin in 2003 after the arrest of his rival Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel, and is considered the "most powerful drug trafficker in the world" by the United States Department of the Treasury.
Each year from 2009 to 2011 Forbes magazine ranked Guzmán as one of the most powerful people in the world, ranking 41st, 60th, and 55th respectively. He was thus the second most powerful man in Mexico, after Carlos Slim. He was named as the 10th richest man in Mexico (1,140th in the world) in 2011, with a net worth of roughly US$1 billion. The magazine also calls him the "biggest drug lord of all time." The U.S. Federal Government considers Joaquin Guzman "The most ruthless, dangerous, and feared man on the planet" and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) estimates he has matched the influence and reach of Pablo Escobar, and now considers him "the godfather of the drug world". In 2013, the Chicago Crime Commission named Guzmán "Public Enemy Number One" for the influence of his criminal network in Chicago, though there is no evidence that Guzmán has ever been in that city. The last person to receive such notoriety was Al Capone in 1930.
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