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    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

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    Mazatlan. Pablo Escobar and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman are two well-known drug traffickers, not just because of the way they run their business, but because they help the needy. Pablo Escobar and Joaquin Guzman are known

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    route. Recent speculations are that the Sinaloa Cartel led by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera has surpassed the waning Juarez Cartel and taken control of Cd. Juarez’s territory (Shoichet). Just like both groups are to blame for the colossal amount of murders so can the shift in power and dominance by one organized crime group in the area could be accredited the dramatic decrease in violence. Crime in this border city which neighbors El Paso, TX has had a sharp decrease in killings. Julio Castañeda, a

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    A widely propagated myth would have us believe that Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera and his Sinaloa Federation are less violent than many of their competitors. Statements from journalists and analysts allege that Sinaloa is more businesslike than Los Zetas, whose reputation for brutality is well-documented, and that this business savvy somehow renders the group relatively benign. In turn, this has led many to believe that the Mexican government could broker a deal with the leader

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    The war on drugs is a serious issue in today’s society. One of the main places that has to endure this is Mexico. All around Mexico’s states, there are constant drug wars among different powerful cartels and drug lords. Due to these organizations, there are many instances of violence and needless deaths. There are many different drug lords, and they have caused many issues throughout Mexico. The Mexican government has been fighting a war with drug traffickers since December 2006. At the time, drug

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    “North and South Korea, which have technically been at war for the last 65 years, are again acting like it.” (npr.org) They’ve always been fighting each other, and this is another one of their battles. It all started when there was an explosive from landmines “in the DMZ, which is the sort of de facto border that separates North and South Korea, which injured two South Korean soldiers that the South has blamed on North Korea but, of course, North Korea has not apologized for.” (npr.org) That angered

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    Whitaker and Vincent expressed in this interview. In my view Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman shouldn’t be extradited to the United States legal system. Guzman has committed countless transgressions of the law, however those crimes weren’t committed in the United States thus extraditing him to a country where he hasn’t violated any laws wouldn’t be comprehensible. The United States should steer clear of legal matters concerning Guzman in other countries because Mexico (where the heinous criminal was wanted

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    on telling you everything about it. And take my word for it, it’s pretty interesting. A DEA agent is top tier in law enforcement and are responsible for taking down the most notorious crime boss’ in history, such as Pablo Escobar and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who both wound up running 2 of the largest cartel drug rings in the world. And that is exactly what I want to be.I’ve been reading about this career for a long time, and it seems pretty interesting. I can tell you about the job, the wages, the

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    The High Cost of Drugs

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    leave the regular residents of their towns in peace. On February 22, 2014 one of Mexico’s most wanted drug lords was taken into custody after 13 years on the run. This Mexican drug lord was over the Sinaloa cartel his name is Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. El Chapo was known for having air tight security, but officials say he got

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    While Pablo was captured and killed for his crimes, Guzman is facing trial in the US for drug-related crimes spanning 20 years. Pablo sought to make the Mexican authorities free him if he stopped his drug business while Guzman operated his business while held up in prison. Both drug lords cheated the Mexican state that their businesses were legal and in the process corrupted the police officials

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