When El Chapo, 68, was finally apprehended, it was because of his fatal weakness for female attention, and a desire to be in the spotlight. Another kingpin brought down by a love interest was Servando Gómez Martínez, or ‘La Tuta'In December 2024, a drug cartel ringleader paid the ultimate price for his glamorous wife's Instagram addiction. The drug lord himself had reportedly survived two assassination attempts prior to his seizure. At least four of the victims had homicide and drug trafficking convictions. This is what notorious Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar allegedly once said about the female who created one of the most profitable cartels in history.

Source: Daily Mail February 28, 2026 21:02 UTC