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Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is a notorious Mexican drug lord who was the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most powerful and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world. Born in 1957 in La Tuna, Sinaloa, Guzmán rose from humble beginnings to control a vast drug empire, trafficking cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and heroin to the United States and other countries. Known for his cunning and brutality, Guzmán gained international notoriety for his prison escapes—first in 2001 from a Mexican maximum-security prison and again in 2015 through a tunnel beneath his cell. He was recaptured in 2016 and extradited to the U.S. in 2017, where he was tried and convicted in 2019 on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and other crimes. He is currently serving a life sentence in the ADX Florence supermax prison in Colorado. Guzmán’s legacy is marked by his influence on global drug trade, his extravagant lifestyle, and the violence associated with his operations, which left a lasting impact on Mexico’s fight against organized crime.