Border Town Ciudad Juarez Ravaged By “El Chapo” Guzman’s Sinaloa Cartel – 55-year old Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman is the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, considered by United States authorities as the most powerful drug operations in the world. By the end of 2008, the city would have a reported 1,600 homicides, with Guzman invading the city and warring with the Juarez cartel in a battle of turf and dominance. Since 2008, 10,000 persons have been killed as a result of the fear mongering and battle for supremacy in the city of Juarez with decapitations, mutilations and other acts a normal occurrence.
