Thread: Reputed Mexican cartel boss makes Forbes' billionaires list

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Reputed Mexican cartel boss makes Forbes' billionaires list
BY DANE SCHILLER Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
March 11, 2009, 5:37PM

Warren Buffett. Bill Gates. Joaquin “El Chapoâ€

America's Most Wanted

AMW FUGITIVE DATA FILE FOR

Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman-Loera

(Max Aragon, Carlos Cuesta, Joaquin Guzman Fernandez, "The Architect," "El Chapel")

Possession With Intent to Distribute , Douglas , AZ

Money Laundering , Douglas , AZ

Los Angeles , CA

March 12 2005
January 13 2005

Accused Drug Lord Sought After $2.7 Billion Coke Bust

When Mexican authorities seized 23.5 tons of cocaine from a ship at a port in Manzanillo last year, governments north and south of the border bolstered search efforts for the man they say is responsible: one of the world's most notorious drug lords, Joaquin Guzman-Loera. The seizure -- deemed to be by far the largest in Mexico's history -- had an estimated street value of $2.7 billion.

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