The cartel is responsible for an estimated 25% of all illegal drugs tha. The date of his birth is believed to be april 4, 1957, according to time. Farmers son joaquin guzman rose from rural poverty to succeed pablo escobar as worlds. He would bring women who spent days in his cell without any restrictions, and he also managed to complete high school.
Inside the safe house and tunnels used by mexican drug lord joaquin guzman. Who is the mexican drug baron and sinaloa cartel kingpin and how was he brought to justice. Mexico, walks past media after he attended the trial of the mexican drug lord in. Born december 25, 1954 or april 4, 1957, mexico, joaquin guzman loera entered the drug trade as a teenager.
Reutersdaniel becerril a drain exit which leads to a tunnel underneath one of the houses of joaquin chapoguzman is seen in a neighborhood in culiacan february 25, 2014. Drug enforcement administration dea reports that tunnels. First pictures show elaborate sewer shaft mexican drug lord used to evade police just days before he was ultimately captured. Mexicos cartel leader joaquin guzman broke out of a maximumsecurity jail at the weekend in a hollywoodstyle escape that saw him scurrying down an elaborate, milelong tunnel dug under his cell.
He enjoyed certain privileges such as access to the press, a cell phone, and alcoholic beverages. Chapo guzmans mistress tells of tunnel escape with naked. The one in douglas, az became a kind of prototype for many tunnels afterward. Learn about his life, criminal career, arrests, prison escapes, and more in this article. This, as mexicos president refuses to confirm or deny reports that at least 2,500 agents were assigned to track. On the night of july 11, 2015, guzman once again escaped custody, fleeing the maximumsecurity altiplano prison near toluca through a shaft beneath the shower in his cell to a more than 1mile 1. Joaquin guzman showed signs of being a drug trafficker with a global vision and as his empire grew, a dea intelligence center located in.
White house questions sean penn role in drug kingpin case. These photos show the interior of the safe house where the worlds. First pictures show elaborate sewer shaft mexican drug lord used to evade police just. He is considered to have been the most powerful drug trafficker in the world. Jan 10, 2016 guzman, who rose from humble origins to become one of the most powerful drug barons in history, was captured on friday in sinaloa.
Its the second time guzman, considered mexicos most powerful drug lord, has. The onemilelong, 2ftwide tunnel dug underneath the prison led. Jul, 2015 a t face value, this is the jailbreak of the millennium, and will take some beating. Chaos, guns and fear one of mexicos most notorious drug cartels turned a city into a war zone for a day.