How Does El Chapo's Drug Cartel Exist?

The arrest of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was a victorious circumstance for the Mexican government, who have been closing down on his presence for the recent past years. Mexican authorities began taking down high ranked members of the Sinaloa Cartel including two of Guzman’s main associates. On February 22, 2014, the world’s most wanted man had also been captured. Although the biggest drug lord has been captured, the crime and violence left behind cannot be forgotten.

The purpose of this brief is to provide a snapshot of the recent escape of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzman escaped from maximum security Altiplano Federal Prison on Saturday July 11, 2015 and his whereabouts are currently unknown. Further analysis and details of the escape and its wider implications on cartel activity throughout Mexico and in regions of American economic interests will be presented in the coming weeks.

Mexican drug cartel leader, El Chapo, recently escaped from a maximum-security prison by stepping into a shower and then kneeling down into a mile long tunnel. Authorities say the tunnel had light and ventilation and it extended from the prison to a half-built house. El Chapo is the leader of the drug cartel named Sinaloa Cartel. It is said that the cartel trafficks drugs various ways, including by land, air, and sea. They transport cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, etc. “Now a massive manhunt is underway to find Guzman,” Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said. President Enrique Peña promises that the government will recapture El Chapo and further investigate how he escaped. El Chapo is known as the most notorious and richest drug

According to Buchanan, L. Keller, J. and Watkins, D. “Joaquin Guzman Loera, a drug kingpin known as El Chapo, has been arrested by the Mexican authorities nearly six months after his escape from a maximum security prison, according to an announcement from Mexico's president. Mr. Guzman's escape last year humiliated officials who had promised that his escape in 2001 would never be repeated”

Mexican Drug Cartels have been a problem for many years. The cartels are an organized crime organization and they don’t just deal drugs; they commit murders too. The Cartels origins are traced back to the Columbian Cali and Medellin mega-cartels who were responsible for the majority of drug trafficking into the United States. Crime has existed for many years but it surfaced more when Pablo Escobar was popular. Pablo Escobar was one the main transporters for cocaine throughout Mexico and the United States coming straight out of Columbia. Law enforcement tried to stop the drug trade but Escobar formed a relationship with Mexico-based traffickers who smuggled drugs into the United States. Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo also known as “The Godfather” of the cartels. Seeing how he established the Guadalajara Cartel, which is recognized as the first Mexican Cartel, and were the first to link up with Escobar and started the transportation of cocaine

Joaquin Guzman Loera entered the drug trade as a teenager and his nickname is “El Chapo.” He founded the Sinaloa cartel in 1989 over time building it into immensely profitable global drug trafficking operations. Guzman has orchestrated daring escapes from maximum-security prisons in his country.one of the escapes was in July 2015, he was recapture in January in the Mexican city of Los Mochis. El Chapo had proven his value in the narcotics business and begun working with another young dealer named Hector Luis Palma Salazar.

The United States agency of drugs have discovered that for all of the illegal drugs consumed in the nation has been transported by the Mexican cartels. “U.S. federal officials say that the mexican cartels operate in dozens of U.S. cities and analysts say they are moving to consolidate their control of the entire supply chain of illegals drugs”(Schwartz, 1). The government of the United States have been conducting the investigation to now if the cartels are north. Many big cities today have a piece of the cartel organization working there and also producing drugs to distribute within the city. According to the investigation done by the DEA and U.N officials “Mexican cartels have established command - and - control centers to orchestrate cocaine shipments by sea and air along the still wild caribbean coast with the help of local authorities”(Booth, 2). All though that the cartel are moving to the United States they are still leaving command center in mexico to conduct shipments by ground or any other shipments overseas. The cartel is able to transport such quantities of drugs with help of the local authorities and other corrupt government officials.

Drug cartels have arisen as a major crisis for the future in the Americas. Individuals indulge themselves on drugs for many reasons such as tradition, attempting to escape poverty, and generating revenue for rebellious activities. Drug trafficking has proven to be ludacris, with the increasing involvement of corrupt government officials in their distribution. The UN has stated the approximate estimation of profits of drug trade is roughly around $150 billion alone in the Americas, which accounts slightly less than 5% GDP. Currently the most common way of drug transport is land through Central American countries like Mexico, and it eventually crosses over the border to the United States.

Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (born December 25, 1954,[1] or April 4, 1957[2]) is a Mexican drug lord who heads the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal organization named after the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa where it was initially formed. Known as "El Chapo Guzmán" ("Shorty Guzmán", pronounced: [el ˈtʃapo gusˈman]) for his 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) stature, he became Mexico's top drug kingpin in 2003 after the arrest of his rival Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel, and is now considered "The most powerful drug trafficker in the world," by the United States Department of the Treasury.[5][6]

El Chapo one of Mexico’s biggest cartel leaders he leads the Sinaloa cartel. He was born either the 25 of December of 1954 or 4 April 1957. He was Mexico’s top drug kingpin in 2003 after his rival had got arrested. El Chapo is the most powerful drug trafficker in the world. His nickname from the DEA is the godfather of the drug world. EL Chapo smuggles to North America and too Europe. He has imported many more drug in too Northern America than anyone has every imported to the U.S. he has been able to escape a federal maximum security prison in 2001. The U.S is offering a 5 million dollar reward the Mexican gov. is offering a reward of 60 million pesos just for information on Guzman. His second time getting arrested by Mexican authorities on

El Chapo will be charged with multiple charges such as possession of weapons, drug trafficking, and organized crimes; due to the fail attempts of the Mexican authorities keeping El Chapo from escaping authorities. El Chapo has escaped in 2001 by using a laundry cart to escape, and also a underground tunnel back in July of 2015. Mexico decided that El Chapo should be extradited to prevent flaws of attempts in their security. Not only has El Chapo make Mexico look bad but he has gained United States attention of the multiple escapes; they are trying to prevent El Chapo from getting his help from his cartel and people who is on his payroll. Mexican government is trying to prevent the symbol of corruption and how El

As the war against the drug trading organizations continues, there seem to be two reasonable options. In the first, the major cartels are targeted. The Sinaloa and Gulf cartels will lose their clasp on the borders and be consumed by smaller scale operations. This will leave the Mexican government with a bigger number of cartels, but each will have smaller areas of influence and fewer people on the ground. Whether that type of situation is easier to deal with than the one currently facing the Mexican government is up to debate. In the second outcome, the opposite chain of events occurs. The central government targets smaller, weaker groups, disbanding them. This would allow for the big

Drug trafficking has plagued the U.S. and Mexican border for many years.  The lack of cooperation between the U.S. and Mexican government has allowed millions of dollars worth of drugs to be smuggled over the border. However, recently the Mexican government extradited thirteen prisoners to the U.S showing it realizes that it can’t stop the drug problem on its own. One of the many factors that led the Mexican government to start extraditing was the escape of Mr. Guzman. This event embarrassed the Mexican government as it showed their inability to keep powerful drug traffickers contained. The sad truth is that the demand for drugs will always be present and people will always be able to supply them. Though governments try to enforce drug laws nationally, they can really only restrict the flow of drugs across the border. When Cormac McCarthy wrote the book No Country for Old Men, he tried to capture the brutality of the drug world, and the effect it can have.

I recall spending winters in Ciudad Juarez with my entire family making traditional dishes such as tamales and buñuelos for Christmas. My cousins and I would go outside and have snowball fights and race bikes throughout our neighborhoods. Today it is still difficult to walk around the streets after 7:00pm. Not only does this affect Mexico, but it also affects the United States in an appalling way. A recent study conducted by CNN states that ‘El Chapo’ Guzman has poisoned the streets of Chicago, America’s third largest city. Approximately 80% of illegal narcotics found in Chicago traces back to the Sinaloa Cartel led Guzman. Jack Riley, a deputy administrator of the DEA in Washington, reinforced that Guzman has enabled, “the ability to enter in partnerships, businesses, with nearly 150,000 street gang members who make their living putting heroin and cocaine and meth on the street." El Chapo’s large drug scale operation in Chicago is also a supply point for major cities such as Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Ohio, New York City, among many others throughout the nation. "Guzman is the reason you've got kids fighting over just one corner, and shooting each other" stated by Art Bilek, a retired Chicago detective. As a result of the ongoing Mexican drug war, approximately 100,000 houses have been abandoned in the wake of this violent war as many have moved to the U.S to seek safety and improved living conditions. Thousands of innocent families are being caught up in the drug war’s carnage. To many cartel members, this war is seen as an exchange of bodies for

The government has made some gains, but at a heavy price. A total of 34,612 people have died in drug-related killings in Mexico in the first four years (Siddique). Most of these killing are between cartel rivals fighting for the control of territories. There are five cartels operating in Mexico: the Sinaloa, the Gulf, Juarez, Tijuana, the Zetas. The major cartels are the Gulf, Sinaloa and Juarez (Cook 21). Many of these cartels have joined together forming powerful alliances known as the “Federation” (Cook 17). The cartels work together, but they remain independent organizations.