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[Aqizzar]

Or one of the biggest.  Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman was captured alive and without incident this morning by a join Mexican and U.S. operation.  I find that very surprising, considering there's been an effort to find him and shut down his cartel going on for about eight years that created a body count on par with a civil war.  Guzman rose to power from a low-level cartel enforcer by knocking off all the other middle guys, to become basically The Man of Mexican-U.S. drug trafficking.  While most suspect he's bought every law enforcer between him and the Mexican President, being a household name in crime and probably soon to be in American custody makes his chances at getting out of this with a slap on the wrist pretty remote.

I'm not sure how much anybody on this forum might care, but as an American who's seen parts of the Drug War firsthand (and posted a rant about it here many moons ago), I figured anyone with an interest in the drug world might consider it big news.

[My Name is Immaterial]

I just heard about this too. PTW.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Are we executing him publicly?

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Sorry, I mean, I guess we can just cut off his hands and genitalia like he thinks is so appropriate.

I have no sense of sympathy for drug lords. We could make of him a blood eagle and I'd applaud the decision.

[FearfulJesuit]

I can't imagine this is going to make things more peaceful, at least not in the short term. Power vacuums don't hold for long.

[Bauglir]

Honestly I'd rather see life imprisonment. It's no less vindictive, even if it's less spectacular.

I hope this accomplishes something.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Honestly I'd rather see life imprisonment. It's no less vindictive, even if it's less spectacular.

I hope this accomplishes something.

I'd rather we didn't feed him and protect him for the rest of his life while he still calls the shots from inside a cell.

[FearfulJesuit]

Honestly I'd rather see life imprisonment. It's no less vindictive, even if it's less spectacular.

I hope this accomplishes something.

I'd rather we didn't feed him and protect him for the rest of his life while he still calls the shots from inside a cell.

It's pretty hard to call the shots from inside a federal Supermax prison.

[smirk]

I can't imagine this is going to make things more peaceful, at least not in the short term. Power vacuums don't hold for long.

Agreed. He was apparently head of Sinaloa, which is Los Zetas' main rival. As I recall, the Zetas are infamous for ultraviolence. I wouldn't put it past 'em to make a grab for more market share in the worst way possible. Power struggles ahoy!

[Bouchart]

Does this mean I'm going to have to pay more to get crack now?

All kidding aside, he's probably a CIA agent anyway and this is all for show.

[Pnx]

I see they're being pretty tight lipped about how exactly he was arrested.

[mainiac]

I see they're being pretty tight lipped about how exactly he was arrested.

Maybe they hope to reuse the tactic.

But where are they gonna find another lollipop to bait the trap with?

[scriver]

Posting to watch.

[Zangi]

So... from what I understand, they only got the head of the organization?

What are the chances of a cushy cell in exchange for some cooperation?

[Max White]

So in terms of global drug trade how significant is this? Did this guy have some overwhelming monopoly that covered 60%+ of all illegal drug shipments, or are we talking about .01%, but that tiny share just happened to be the biggest stake that any one person held? Is this significant beyond the symbolic gesture of being able to overcome corruption?

[Powder Miner]

He ran a large drug cartel; so some pretty SERIOUS violence and drugs there.