By Nick MiroffWith drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán locked up and facing US extradition, his enemies are starting to pick apart his once-mighty empire. It is the latest setback to Joaquín Guzmán's hopes of keeping his rivals at bay and the family business running from behind bars. The Beltrán Leyva clan has battled the Sinaloa cartel for dominance of the lucrative drug trade in Mexico's western Sierra Madre ever since. "At 32, he is considered the heir to the Sinaloa cartel," Penn wrote. Joaquín Guzmán, who has escaped twice from Mexico's toughest prisons, is locked up at a facility just south of the US border.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 16, 2016 22:45 UTC