Joaquin Shorty Guzman
Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman is one of Mexico's most wanted criminals. Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison in 2001. He heads an alliance of drug traffickers based in Sinaloa, Mexico. The Sinaloa Cartel is in a drug war with the Gulf Cartel organization of Matamoros, Mexico. On April 26, 2008, Guzman's men were involved in a gun battle with rival members of the Arellano Felix cartel that left 17 Arellano Felix gang members dead in Tijuana.
Most Wanted
Guzman is constantly moving between safe houses, offering a reported $2 million to those that can safely provide him with shelter. He changes cell phones everyday, and has even altered his appearance with plastic surgery. Mexican authorities say Guzman imports ephedrine into China, which is used to make methamphetamine. In 2004 the U.S. DEA announced a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest and prosecution. A year later, the DEA captured his brother, son, two nephews and a niece. However, Guzman eluded them. He travels with bodyguards, and there have been numerous sightings of him throughout Mexico.
Fast Facts
- Born: 1954
- Full name: Joaquin Guzman Loera
- Also known as Joaquin "el Chapo" Guzman
- Five feet tall
- Married with one son
- Known for bribing officials
- Travels through tunnels
- United States has a $5 million bounty on him
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