From CNN:(CNN) -- Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, a 54-year-old drug cartel leader whose nickname means "Shorty," is the most wanted man in Mexico. He's also one of the most wanted men in the United States.
For five years, the State Department has kept a $5 million bounty on his head, calling Guzman a threat to U.S. security.
Guzman, who leads the Sinaloa cartel, is a key player in the bloody turf battles being fought along the border.
He recently upped the stakes, ordering his associates to use lethal force to protect their loads in contested drug trafficking corridors, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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More News On Mexico's Cartel Drug War
Mexico gets U.S. armored vehicles for drug war -- MSNBC
Guards held over Mexico jailbreak -- BBC
Drug gang frees 53 convicts in Mexican prison jailbreak -- Mirror.uk
Gunmen Spring 53 Inmates from Prison in Northern Mexico -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Men Dressed as Police Free Mexican Inmates -- New York Times
Living with Mexico’s Trauma of Insecurity -- Mexidata
Fox Encouraged About U.S Cooperation in Drug War -- Tuscaloosa News/AP
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