Essay On Sinaloa Cartel

There are many drug cartels throughout the world. One of the most well known and feared is the Sinaloa Cartel. The most notorious member is a man named Joaquín Guzmán, also known as El Chapo made himself a legend in the drug distribution business. Joaquin Guzman, or El Chapo is the name most people think of when talking about drug lords or cartels . El Chapo was born in a small town name Sinaloa, Mexico. When He was young he worked bringing oranges to markets to help out his family until later down the road his uncle introduced him to the drug industry. Even though he is now one of the most wealthy drug lords, his family lived in poverty throughout his childhood. He is supposedly fifty-seven years old but no one really knows his birthday because he has hid records of himself. He has been married four different times and between all of his marriages he has over ten children. He was kicked out of his house as a teenager and was told to make it on his on, so he entered the drug game at …show more content…
Although he was at this time under maximum-security he managed to make a getaway. He abruptly vanished while standing full view of a video camera, which helped guards discover a small hole in the floor. They later found out he had crawled through a tunnel that ran through his shower cell. The tunnel was a mile long, and was just tall enough for him to walk through. The tunnel had been dug more than thirty feet under the ground. The tunnel also had lighting, ventilation and a motorcycle on rails. It was estimated to take a year to build and at least one million dollars. After this breakout he was tracked hiding out on an area called the Golden Triangle. On January 8th of 2016, they recaptured him in the city of Los Mochis. This arrest ended one of the most massive manhunts of all time involving help from the United States and all of their law enforcement. During this capture, it left five of his gang members dead, and four