By: Griffin Mathew
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Born in Badirguato, Mexico
Birthday: April 4, 1957 or December 25 1954
Kicked out of home/ forced to make his own way
Family was poor
Abusive father
Father was involved in drug trade
Very little education
Followed father’s past into drug trade
Grew marijuana for money
Most wanted drug dealer in Mexico
5’6” at age 20 when he was nicknamed El Chapo
Leader of his own drug cartel called the Sinaloa Cartel
Net worth of 1 billion dollars
Crime
Date
Victim(s)
Punishment
Murder/ Drug
Trafficking
(Guatamala)
1993
N/A
20 years in
maximum
security
Escape from
Custody
(Laundry Cart)
February 22,
2014
N/A
In Altiplano
Federal Prison
Escape from
Custody
(Tunnel)
July 11, 2015
N/A
Not found by
Police yet
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Cartel- any criminal organization developed with the primary
purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking
operations
Custody-the protective care or guardianship of someone or
something
El Chapo- “Shorty” or “The Short One”
Maximum Security- are grades of high security level used by
prison systems in various countries
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Officers were bribed
Cameras were dismantled
Saw Guzman go to his shower
Mile long tunnel in his prison cell
Blue print of prison found in his prison cell
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Crime: Escaping prison
Until he is found again, the sentence will yet
to be determined
Previously to his escape, he was serving 20
years for murder and drug trafficking
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“He’s the epitome of the problem. He’s a poor
kid who had family issues in the drug trade,
no options, no real education… and becomes
a big time drug lord” –Malcolm Beith
He claims he is God, hence the birthday
confusion
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El Chapo- Shorty
Robin Hood
El Tio- Uncle
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Books:
◦ The Cartel by Dan Winslow
◦ Last Narco by Malcolm Beith
Movies/TV shows:
◦ Cartel Land by Matthew Heinman
◦ Locked up Abroad- a TV show that expresses how
criminals work and think such as him. Name brought
up in different episodes
Songs:
◦ El Chapo- The Game & Skrillex
◦ El Chapo- Berner
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The theory of differential-association would apply to El Chapo. As a
young boy he saw his father involved in drugs. His father was into
selling and using drugs. Also, El Chapo was abused physically. He
was hit, punched and kicked as a young child. This made an impact
on him because he was a young kid and influenced easily by
watching how his father behaved. It felt normal to him to be physical
and involved with drugs. This influence came from his dad by just
watching what he did. When he was finally on his own he took those
actions into his own life with him because that was normal to him.
He then expanded from there and grew up to be a huge drug lord.
He started off with selling marijuana to be able to supply for
himself, as his dad did for their family. Without any correction on his
father’s bad behavior, El Chapo followed in to his father’s footsteps
and now is one of the most wanted men in Mexico at this current
time.