“El Chapo” Guzman 11 Years of Being a Fugitive

e was arrested on June 9, 1993 on the border between Guatemala and Mexico, and imprisoned in the penitentiary “Highlands” on November 22, 1995 was transferred to the prison in Puente Grande, Jalisco, where he escaped on 19 January 2001.

Authorities in Mexico using all the tools to recapture Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, considered by the U.S. as the world’s most powerful drug trafficker and who is now serving 11 years of being a fugitive from justice.

For the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) the arrest of the leader of the Cartel Sinaloa , like that of other capos, is an ongoing objective, so have intensifiedefforts to intelligence accountable to justice.

Authorities reported dependence Notimex that the capture of Guzman Loera is a priority of the Federal Government, and attributed responsibility for the violence in various institutions and their participation in the illicit drug market.

For national security expert Jorge Chabat, Mexico has sophisticated intelligence services, for which the authorities have repeatedly been about to apprehend him.

“It’s a difficult target to catch, so the exchange of information with other countries is essential.For example, we stopped to Edgar Valdez Villareal “La Barbie” and failure to occur the same drug dealer who is considered the best known, “he said.

Born April 4, 1957 in La Tuna, municipality of Badiraguato, Sinaloa , “El Chapo” was first arrested on June 9, 1993 on the border between Guatemala and Mexico, and imprisoned in the maximum security prison “The Palma “today” The Highlands “, located in Almoloya de Juarez, Estado de Mexico.

Data indicate that the ministry November 22, 1995 was transferred to the prison in Puente Grande, Jalisco, where he escaped on 19 January 2001, where he was serving a sentence of 20 years for drug crimes, conspiracy and bribery.

According to the official version, after roll Cartel leader Sinaloa went to the laundry area, where he hid in a car carrying dirty clothes to pass the guards at different points to the office of the prison.

A Guzman Loera is attributed to their participation in the shooting of the club “Christine”, which occurred in Puerto Vallarta , Jalisco, in 1992, in the battle where he died, Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo in May 1993 in Guadalajara, and the Rodolfo Carrillo Fuentes execution in September 2004 in Culiacan, Sinaloa .

Intelligence reports indicate that before and after escaping the prison in Puente Grande was supported by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Juan Jose Esparragoza, “The Blue”, who are also fugitives from justice.

In 2006 the authorities responsible for combating drug trafficking discovered a network of linked police protection Cartel leader Sinaloa , where federal agents were involved, state and municipal governments, which at that time made ​​it difficult to arrest.

Testimonials arrested members of that organization, reveal that “El Chapo” is accompanied for protection by a group of experts in the management of high-powered weapons.

Guzman Loera has also lawsuits in the U.S., where a trial against him on charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) offers five million dollars for his capture.

The magazine Forbes named him in 2009 as one of the most powerful and richest men in the world, in calculating his fortune in billions of dollars, which was listed by the Government as disproportionate and unsupported.

Intelligence work to recapture are supported by ministerial statements in your organization that have already been arrested and information that the authorities get Mexican witness protection in the United States and Mexico.

The former head of the defunct Organized Crime Unit (UEDO) and security expert, Samuel Gonzalez Ruiz, said that “El Chapo” Guzman is the most important drug trafficker in Mexico today, so his capture should be a priority .

For Jorge Chabat, the arrest of cartel leader Sinaloa would be a blow to the drug barons and this is feasible, since intelligence work have been strengthened and it is possible that could fall at any time.

For his part, Javier Posadas Oliva, coordinator of the Diploma in Defence and National Security of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), said that efforts to weaken the Guzmán Loera organization has yielded good results.

Authorities noted that Mexico does not remove your finger from the line to recapture and achieve transcendent victory would be a Federal Government in the fight against organized crime