Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Makes Forbes' Most Powerful People In The World List

[ALBANY4LIFE]

Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- A reputed Mexican drug lord with a $5 million reward on his head has been named to Forbes magazine's list of the most powerful people in the world.
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who authorities say heads the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, is believed to have shipped $6 billion to $19 billion in cocaine to the United States over the past eight years, Forbes says in the listing.

The magazine ranks him No. 41, ahead of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (No. 43), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (46), French President Nicolas Sarkozy (56) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (67). Guzman also bested U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts (49) and entertainer Oprah Winfrey (45) on the list, released Wednesday.

The designation marks the second time Forbes has named Guzman to one of its lists. Forbes classified him in March as one of the wealthiest people in the world, ranking him No. 701 with a net worth of $1 billion.

Guzman was not the first narcotrafficker named to the Forbes most-wealthy list. The magazine placed Colombian cocaine king Pablo Escobar on the list in 1989.

Guzman, known as "El Chapo" or "Shorty," is under indictment in Illinois on cocaine trafficking charges. U.S. officials have offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture.

He was arrested in 1993 on homicide and drug charges but escaped in 2001, reportedly by bribing prison guards to smuggle him out in a laundry truck. A Mexican federal investigation led to the arrest of more than 70 prison officials.

Forbes notes that Guzman's fortune was self-made. His age is given as 52 or 54.

The Sinaloa Cartel, named after the Mexican Pacific Coast state where the gang was formed, is one of the most powerful drug-trafficking groups in the nation.

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[DEE]

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[John]

daniel lopez you make latins look retarded you're proud that your people are poisoning whites and blacks? you know that you scum poison your own people too right? you ignorant uneducated prick i have nothing against mexico but that country is corrupt and will ruin itself just like the mayans and you say latins are taking over? not really asians are read the news fuckn idiot

[Daniel Lopez]

Sorry but my latins are takin over and poisoning the whites and blacks with the drugs and gettin money, i stay in San Diego so i seen alot of Mafiosos.

[J pimpin]

This pic was tookin in 93 when he was arrested. nobody can fuck with him he walks around free in mexico he brings in to much money for the mexican police, they probly bring in like 2g's a year without him, you think their going to give him up, shit would you. 5 mill. dont mean shit when your died

[richard allan]

Fuck Mexico. That whole country is a shit hole. We should be bombing that place instead of Afghanistan.

[STOP SNITCHIN]

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[Javier]

Get off 50 cent's Dick . . . .

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[nick]

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[1THUG aka Mr. BADITTUDE]

i already talk to numerous cops about him......tha feds juss sent tha first installment to my house lass week........waitin on the next to buy a new house boat............

[1THUG aka Mr. BADITTUDE]

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