EL CHAPO GUZMAN: FROM POVERTY TO DRUG LORD TO THE SUPERMAX

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán short in stature become one of the largest and most powerful drug lords in the world being feared by many. He rose from poverty to become leader of one of the most violent crime syndicates the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. Due to massive corruption in Mexico, Guzman was able to escape from Mexican prison several times alluding authorities for years until his capture and later extradition to the United States where he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole. This is the rise and fall of El Chapo a violent and ruthless drug kingpin that ruled the Sinaloa region exporting drugs and violence to the United States and around the world.