El Chapo/Sinaloa Cartel 2013 Updates - Page 2
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12/09/2013 -- Column: Mexican drug cartels have become big business in the US
"Since 2006, more than 60,000 people have been killed in DTO-related violence, and more than 26,000 have gone missing. The violence has spread from rural Mexico to major cities like Guadalajara and Mexico City, where, this May, armed men kidnapped 12 young people from a nightclub. The bodies of 10 of the abductees were later found in a mass grave outside the city; officials think they were killed as part of an ongoing war between rival drug gangs in the capital."
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12/05/2013 -- 3,024 pounds of cocaine seized during Sinaloa cartel investigation
"A three-year undercover investigation into the drug-smuggling operations of a Sinaloa cartel through Imperial Valley has led to the seizure of 3,024 pounds of cocaine worth $96 million, authorities said Wednesday."
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12/03/2013 -- Guatemala detains 21 people for allegedly laundering money for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel
"Guatemalan authorities say they have detained 21 people who allegedly laundered money for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel led by Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman."
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11/27/2013 -- Twitter, Facebook provide glimpse into decadent lives of Mexico's drug barons
"The sons and daughters of Mexico's most renowned outlaws just can't refrain from posting photos of their lavish lifestyles online: Fat bundles of cash. Gold-plated assault rifles. Pet lions and tigers. Tricked-out dune buggies.
All is on display on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. It's like peering at a gossip magazine for the underground rich and famous as they hide from the law.
The arrest last week in Arizona of the son of the alleged No. 2 leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Mexico's most powerful criminal syndicate, brought attention to his social media accounts and those of his closest friends, including the son of the nation's most wanted man, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman."
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11/22/2013 -- Mexican cartel kingpin's son nabbed on drug charges in Arizona
"A son of Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada has been arrested in Arizona on cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking charges, authorities said on Friday.
El Mayo Zambada is the right-hand man of powerful Sinaloa cartel chief Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman, and the U.S. State Department has offered a $5 million reward for his capture."
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11/20/2013 -- Is World's Most Powerful Drug Kingpin Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Hiding in Honduras?
"Ever since escaping from a high-security Mexican prison 12 years ago, Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán has become one of the most elusive criminals in modern times. His ability to avoid capture, despite billions of dollars spent on finding him by U.S. and Mexican law-enforcement, has led to much speculation about where he is hiding or whether he is even still in Mexico. The most recent speculation came from Roberto Funes, the Vice Minister of Defense of Honduras."
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11/15/2013 -- Joaquin Guzman, El Chapo de Sinaloa, and his women
"Joaquin Guzman Loera, the Mexican drug lord leading the Sinaloa Cartel, is one of the most wanted men in the world.
Ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the most powerful people in the world with an estimated $1 billion net worth and called the “biggest drug lord of all time,” he is known to many simply as El Chapo. He has eluded law enforcement since 2001 when he escaped from a Mexican prison in a laundry truck and officials issued a $7 million bounty on his head.
Professionally, he coordinates the distribution of cocaine, methamphetamines, marijuana and heroin across Mexico and the United States. A recent post published in Univision Noticias shows his personal life as full of romantic entanglements and turmoil. Here we examine El Chapo and his women."
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11/13/2013 -- Cartel Hits Midwest With Heroin Killing Chicago Youth
"In the Midwest, heroin’s re-emergence has been abetted by the marketing ingenuity of the Sinaloa cartel, the Mexican drug organization that has grabbed control of narcotics sales in the region. The cartel, whose leader once described Chicago as his “home port,” took advantage of the power vacuum left when federal prosecutors sent many top gang leaders to prison, fomenting violence among gang members who serve as the main sales force for Sinaloa."
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11/06/2013 -- World's Most Powerful Drug Dealer Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Makes A Mockery Of U.S. Law Enforcement
"Billions of dollars invested in state-of-the-art surveillance equipment, fences and armed agents to secure the U.S.-Mexico border have not stopped Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the world’s most powerful drug kingpin, from building secret tunnels to smuggle his illicit merchandise into the U.S. market."
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10/30/2013 -- Chapo Guzman Funds FARC: What's The Connection Between The Mexican Drug Lord and Colombia's Revolutionaries?
"Chapo Guzman, Mexico's most powerful drug dealer, may be the most important financial force behind Colombia's revolutionary group FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia), according to Univision. The Spanish-language news site reports that the guerilla organization is the biggest source of cocaine for the Sinaloa Cartel. FARC has been using the port at El Valle del Cauca to transport drugs to Mexico, funded of course by El Chapo. When you consider that 48 percent of Colombia's cocaine crops are controlled by FARC, it becomes apparent that El Chapo may play as big a role in the Colombian drug trade as he does in Mexico."
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