Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is the head of one of Mexico's most violent drugs gangs, the Sinaloa Cartel, and for decades oversaw the trafficking of billions of dollars in narcotics into America and around the world.

He made international headlines for escaping from maximum security prisons twice in Mexico, as well as evading police on numerous other occasions.

He was recaptured in January 2016 in a shootout with Mexican marines and US law enforcement, and was extradited to the US in January 2017.

He is currently behind bars in New York while he awaits trial.