Joaquin Shorty Guzman

Joaquin Shorty Guzman

Joaquin Shorty Guzman was the leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico.

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Mexican drug baron makes Forbes power list

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The leader of a Mexican drug cartel made Forbes' magazines list of the world's most powerful people, well ahead of France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman, head of the feared Sinaloa cartel, was number 41 on the Forbes list, published Thursday on the business magazine's website. The magazine said he was believed to have shipped between six and 19 billion dollars worth of cocaine to the United States over the last eight years, using elaborate tunnels to evade border controls. "Diminutive nickname 'El Chapo,' or Shorty, belies fearsome behavior: as power behind struggle with government forces to control ... Read Full Story

Murders in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, at all-time high

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A violent and ongoing battle between two powerful drug cartels has pushed this northern border city's murder rate — already one of the highest in the world — to new records in 2009, the Mexican Justice Department reported Wednesday. Ciudad Juarez has had 1,986 homicides — almost all brutal executions — through mid-October this year, up from 1,171 for the same period in 2008, the report said. There have been 195 murders this month alone, officials said. The killings, averaging seven a day in the city of 1.5 million, can be blamed on an escalating drug war between the Sinaloa cartel run by Joaquin ... Read Full Story

Gunmen kill 10 patients at Mexico rehab clinic

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen have killed 10 patients in a Mexican rehabilitation clinic, the second such attack this month in the city of Ciudad Juarez on the U.S. border, authorities said on Wednesday. Drug gangs have targeted rehab clinics in the manufacturing city across from El Paso, Texas, accusing them of protecting dealers from rival gangs. State attorney spokesman Vladimir Tuexi said the victims, nine men and one woman, were killed late on Tuesday as they finished praying before going to bed. A similar attack took place in Ciudad Juarez, in the northern state of Chihuahua, earlier in September, when ... Read Full Story

Mexico removes attorney general to revamp drug war

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon removed his attorney general on Monday to try to revamp a war against drug cartels that have resisted an army campaign to defeat them. Calderon told reporters that Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora, who spearheaded the government's fight against drug trafficking, had resigned and would be replaced by a little-known former legal official. A crackdown by thousands of troops and federal police has been unable to suppress turf wars between rival cartels that have killed more than 13,000 people since Calderon took power in late 2006. Calderon has staked his presidency on his war on drugs, ... Read Full Story

Mexico removes attorney general to revamp drug war

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon removed his attorney general on Monday to try to revamp a war against drug cartels that have resisted an army campaign to defeat them. Calderon told reporters that Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora, who spearheaded the government's fight against drug trafficking, had resigned and would be replaced by a little-known former legal official. A crackdown by thousands of troops and federal police has been unable to suppress turf wars between rival cartels that have killed more than 13,000 people since Calderon took power in late 2006. Calderon has staked his presidency on his war on drugs, ... Read Full Story
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James Singh off to Mexico to meet Sinaloa Cartel
James Singh is off to Mexico December 11 to consolidate some deals on behalf of his cocaine cartel friends who’re afraid of being kidnapped by uncle sam if they leave Guyana. thanks Insider. he’s scheduled to meet Juan ‘Shorty’ Guzman, head of the Sinaloa Gulf Cartel. we hope Mexican Ambassador Fernando Sandoval Flores is paying [...]  
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Nicaragua Seizes Guns from Mexican Drug Cartel
MANAGUA – An arsenal of military weaponry seized over the weekend in the province of Matagalpa belonged to a cell of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, Nicaraguan authorities said Monday. The National Police said Monday in a communique that the arsenal – including 58 assault rifles, two mortars, 10 grenades, 30 sticks of TNT and 19,236 rounds of ammunition – “were being transported by members of the Sinaloa cartel” in a pickup truck with Nicaraguan...  
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Nicaragua seizes arms cache from Mexican drug cartel
MANAGUA - Nicaraguan police on Sunday seized a large cache of weapons and explosives from suspected members of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel after a police car chase outside Managua, a spokeswoman said. The weapons included 61 automatic rifles, mostly ...  
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Mexican drug lord's nephew commits suicide
Mexico City, Nov 22, 2009 (EFE via COMTEX) -- A nephew of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a top Sinaloa drug cartel leader, committed suicide at a government safe house, the Mexican Attorney General's Office said. Jesus Zambada Reyes was a "cooperating ...  
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Forbes list shows shifts in global power
A Mexican drugs baron has made it onto the list of the world's most powerful people published by Forbes magazine. Joaquin Guzman comes in at number 41, four below Osama bin Laden but above Russian President Dmitry Medvedov.   Mr Guzman, alias El Chapo (shorty), heads the infamous Sinaloa drugs cartel which has smuggled billions of dollars' worth of cocaine to the United States. He was arrested in 1993, but escaped from jail in 2001.    
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Mexico and drug lords - where is El Chapo Guzman ?
El Chapo Guzman made Forbes 2009 billionaire's list. According to a report in the Daily News, the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel has an an estimated net worth of $1 billion. Mexico's Attorney General was not amused that Forbes decided to include a ...  
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Mexican Drug Lord Makes Forbes List
A reputed Mexican drug lord with a $5 million reward on his head has been named to Forbes magazine's list of the most powerful people in the world. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who authorities say heads the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, is believed to have shipped $6 billion to $19 billion in cocaine to the United States over the past eight years, Forbes says in the listing. The magazine ranks him No. 41, ahead of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...  
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