Mexico drug lord on Forbes rich list with $1 billion

**Jason** · 03-13-2009, 03:47 PM

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's most wanted man Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, blamed for thousands of deaths in a drug war, has made it onto the Forbes Magazine list of the world's richest people with an estimated $1 billion fortune.

Guzman, who is just 5 feet tall, escaped from prison in 2001 to set off a wave of killings across Mexico in an attempt to dominate the country's highly lucrative drug trade into the United States.

"He is not available for interviews," Luisa Kroll, senior editor of Forbes, said Wednesday. "But his financial situation is doing quite well."

Forbes placed Guzman at 701 on its list, tied with dozens of others worldwide with riches of some $1 billion.

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifes...52A7QM20090311

Geminii · 03-15-2009, 01:57 AM

Tall order.

03-13-2009, 03:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jason BANNED Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,492 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Mexico drug lord on Forbes rich list with $1 billion MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's most wanted man Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, blamed for thousands of deaths in a drug war, has made it onto the Forbes Magazine list of the world's richest people with an estimated $1 billion fortune. Guzman, who is just 5 feet tall, escaped from prison in 2001 to set off a wave of killings across Mexico in an attempt to dominate the country's highly lucrative drug trade into the United States. "He is not available for interviews," Luisa Kroll, senior editor of Forbes, said Wednesday. "But his financial situation is doing quite well." Forbes placed Guzman at 701 on its list, tied with dozens of others worldwide with riches of some $1 billion. http://www.reuters.com/article/lifes...52A7QM20090311 __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

03-15-2009, 01:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Geminii Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 21 OS: Depends on the PC :)	Re: Mexico drug lord on Forbes rich list with $1 billion Tall order.