when did el chapo get arrested

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been arrested multiple times, but the two dates most people mean are:

• First major arrest: June 9, 1993, in Guatemala, then extradited to Mexico.

• High‑profile recapture after years on the run: February 22, 2014, at a hotel in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

He escaped again in 2015 and was captured a third time on January 8, 2016 , in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, which led to his later extradition to the United States.

So if you’re asking “when did El Chapo get arrested?” in the sense most news and forums use today, they usually mean his big recapture on February 22, 2014 , or his final capture on January 8, 2016.

Quick Scoop: Key Dates

• June 9, 1993 – First arrest in Guatemala, sent to a Mexican prison.

• February 22, 2014 – Arrested in Mazatlán after a 13‑year manhunt.

• January 8, 2016 – Captured again in Los Mochis after escaping through a tunnel in 2015; this is considered his final arrest before extradition.

In forum and “trending topic” discussions, people often focus on the drama of his 2014 arrest and 2015 tunnel escape, then the 2016 raid that finally ended his run and set up his U.S. trial.

TL;DR: He’s been arrested several times, but the big modern ones are Feb 22, 2014 and Jan 8, 2016.

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