MEXICO CITY, March 23 (UPI) -- Mexico is offering about $2 million for information that leads to the capture of some of its most notorious drug cartel leaders.

The reward -- about 30 million pesos -- will be paid for each wanted figure, officials said. There are 24 people on Mexico's most-wanted list, El Universal newspaper reported online Monday.


The reward will go to the person who provides accurate information that leads to the capture of an individual on the list.

Among those on the list is Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, who was recently included on a Forbes magazine list of billionaires.

Thousands of people have been killed in recent years in Mexico's violent drug wars along its shared border with the United States.