Mexico, El Chapo doing well ten years later

Posted on January 19, 2011 • Filed under: Crime, Drug Activity, Mexico

In the 10 years since he escaped from a high security federal prison in a laundry truck, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has transformed himself from a middling Mexican capo into arguably the most powerful drug trafficker in the world.

The boyish-looking kingpin, who made his storied prison break on Jan. 19, 2001, has seized ever greater control of Mexican territory in bloody battles with rivals. Read Article

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