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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: THUNDERDUCK on November 13, 2009, 09:14:19 PM
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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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^ that is really powerful for the illegal trading lol
well someone makes money
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I found this story interesting because a Mexican drug lord is more powerful than 2 heads of nuclear states. It further fuels the suspicions of people that those in control of certain countries really are not. However, I'm not sure of the hierarchy of France and Russia in terms of their process of setting off nukes. Maybe their presidents are not the final say in that situation. Story still made me laugh though.
Scarface Montage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=extSAGib6Cw#normal)
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sugoiii
I'm surprised ... The city of Sinaloa is 6 hours of my city ... I live in the state Sonora ... It is interesting that in a forum where people speak Japanese music, you are talking about the problems of Mexico and the state of Sinaloa.
well ... the state police have tried to finish with the narcos, that just causes more deaths ... I think ... for me to see ... drug trafficking at the moment is impossible to stop.
Mexico ... um .... their safety is not as strong as the U.S. ... :P
chapo guzman ... that guy´s a master of disguises.
This topic´s a little scary ... um ... bye bye.
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First you get the money, then the power, then you're elected onto Forbes most powerful list.
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Well at least we can say that morality is not a factor in the judgment. XD Power is power, money is money, and I guess despite everything that's what counts in the end?
*cynical*