Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate. He is considered the most powerful drug trafficker in the world due to his leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, which imported and distributed tons of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine into the United States. El Chapo, which means "Shorty" in Spanish, earned his nickname because of his short stature of 5 feet 6 inches tall. He was born in Sinaloa, Mexico and raised in a poor family, eventually becoming the leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel.
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate. He is considered the most powerful drug trafficker in the world due to his leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, which imported and distributed tons of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine into the United States. El Chapo, which means "Shorty" in Spanish, earned his nickname because of his short stature of 5 feet 6 inches tall. He was born in Sinaloa, Mexico and raised in a poor family, eventually becoming the leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel.
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate. He is considered the most powerful drug trafficker in the world due to his leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, which imported and distributed tons of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine into the United States. El Chapo, which means "Shorty" in Spanish, earned his nickname because of his short stature of 5 feet 6 inches tall. He was born in Sinaloa, Mexico and raised in a poor family, eventually becoming the leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel.
loˈeɾa]; born 4 April 1957), known as "El Chapo" ("Shorty", pronounced [el ˈtʃapo]) because of his 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) stature, is a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate. He is considered to have been the most powerful drug trafficker in the world.
For the former president of El Salvador, see Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán.
"El Chapo" redirects here. For other uses, see El Chapo (disambiguation). This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Guzmán and the second or maternal family name is Loera. Quick facts: Born, Other names … Guzmán was born in Sinaloa and raised in a