Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, at the end of the eighties, He went from being unknown to becoming the most powerful drug trafficker in the world.
The drug lord founded the Sinaloa Cartel and With this criminal organization he created international connections in several Latin American countries.
Their strongest alliance took place in Colombia, when “El Chapo” began transporting part of the cocaine from the Medellín Cartel to the United States following the betrayal suffered by Amado Carrillo Fuentes, alias “The Lord of the Skies.”
For this reason, Joaquín Guzmán Loera frequently traveled to Colombian territory to negotiate with this criminal group and His multiple visits caused him to acquire several properties.
These purchases were revealed by journalist Malcom Beith in his book The Last Narco: El Chapowhere he assured that The drug trafficker owned mansions, offices, buildings and even farms.
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According to Beith, among the million-dollar properties acquired by “El Chapo” Guzmán in Colombia, the following stood out: ranches, hotels, offices, residences, buildings and mansions, which were distributed in different cities.
However, following the fall of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, His properties in this South American country were confiscated by local authorities.
The cities in which “El Chapo” had his luxurious mansions and extensive properties were Cali, Palmira, Jamundí, El Cerrito, Bugalagrande, La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca, Puerto Boyacá and Bogotá.
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“We have evidence of some Mexicans settled in Medellín, settled in Cali, settled in Pereira, in Barranquilla”assured at the time the now former director of the Colombian National Police, General Óscar Naranjo.
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