Head of Sinaloa cartel uses wealth, ruthlessness to avoid capture
(NEWSER) - Joaquin Guzman grew up in grinding poverty in Mexico, but today he's on the Forbes billionaires list as a larger-than-life "narco folk hero," write David Luhnow and Jose de Cordoba in a profile of "El Chapo" for the Wall Street Journal. Guzman, kingpin of the Sinaloa cartel, is responsible for much of the drugs that end up on US streets, with the usual complement of corrupt cops under his thumb. "Part Al Capone and part Jesse James," he plays no small role in the violence that has left 11,000 people dead over 3 years. More»
