Joaquín Guzán Loera

Born in Badiraguato, Mexico, Joaquín Guzmán Loera entered the drug trade as a teenager. Nicknamed "El Chapo", he established the Sinaloa cartel in 1989, after some time building it into a tremendously gainful worldwide drug-trafficking operation. Known for his violent activities and powerful influence, Guzmán has effectively arranged daring escapes from maximum-security penitentiaries in his own country, he turned into Mexico's top drug kingpin in 2003 after the capture of his opponent Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel, and is viewed as the "most dangerous drug trafficker on the planet" by the United States Department of the Treasury
Drug Kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera was born in the rural Mexican town of Badiraguato. The date of his birth is believed to be April 4, 1957, as indicated by Time magazine, although other outlets list December 25, 1954, as his birthday. Guzmán's youth days was formed by his family's poverty and his abusive father, a violent man who was in the drug trade. By the time he reached teen age, Guzmán had been kicked out of the family home and was forced to survive on his own. With little education in his background, he
Since his initial steps in organized crime, Guzmán was ambitious and regularly pressed on his superiors to allow him to increase the share of narcotics that were smuggled across the border. The drug lord also favored a serious and deadly approach when doing business; if any of his shipments were not on time, Guzmán would likely kill the smuggler by shooting him in the head. Those around him understand that cheating him or going with other competitors—even if they offered better prices—was inconvenient. The leaders of the Guadalajara Cartel liked Guzmán's business