Attorney General Says Sinaloa Cartel Grew More Powerful During Chapo's Prison Stay Fox News Latino
go to original August 9, 2015

The Sinaloa drug cartel became more powerful during kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman's most recent 17-month prison stay, Mexico City daily El Universal reported, citing information obtained from the Mexican Attorney General's Office.

Guzman was captured on Feb. 22, 2014, in Mazatlan, a Pacific coast city in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, and imprisoned at the Altiplano I maximum-security penitentiary until he escaped on July 11 of this year through a 1.5-kilometer (0.9-mile) underground tunnel that led from his cell to a deserted building.

During his time behind bars, the cartel expanded its presence from six to seven states (Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Coahuila, Baja California, Baja California Sur and Sonora) and increased the number of criminal groups at its service from eight to 10.

Since Guzman's second escape from a maximum-security prison (the first occurred in 2001), Mexican authorities have offered a 60-million-peso (some $3.6-million) reward for information leading to his capture.

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