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The Godfather The book by Mario Puzo and the India’s most-wanted gangster, fi lms in the series starring Marlon Dawood Ibrahim is the son of a police Brando in the title role of Don Vito Corleone and directed by Francis constable and grew up in Mumbai’s Ford Coppola are perhaps the most Dongri area. His empire, known as famous depictions of the Italian D Company, was built largely by mafi a Mexican police recaptured infamous drug lord Joaquín Guzmán controlling the hawala network or Loera — better known as El Chapo — late last week, months after he the illegal transfer of money. He also has interests in real estate, money ’s 1983 crime drama is a had successfully broken out of prison in July, through a mile-long remake of a 1932 fi lm with the same Controller of four-fi fths of the global cocaine laundering and blood diamonds, title. It stars in the lead role tunnel. The dramatic arrest of the legendary fi gure, who led one of trade in the '80s, the seventh richest man in the according the latest reports. He is also of Tony Montana, a fi ctional Cuban Mexico’s most powerful cartels known as the Sinaloa cartel, was world in 1989, ruthless murderer of hundreds held responsible for masterminding immigrant who becomes a gang lord, based on the true story of Al Capone preceded by a gunbattle and raid in which gang members were including a presidential candidate and a sort the 1993 bomb blasts in Mumbai. On of Robin Hood for his native Medellin, this Interpol’s most-wanted list, Indian killed. ET Magazine takes a look at some of the most notorious Colombian drug lord was all this and more. security agencies believe he is Dabbling in petty crime from his teens, he hit the gangsters in history and their immortalisation in popular culture. residing in Pakistan The 1990 crime fi lm by jackpot when he began smuggling cocaine. His is considered among the best in its genre Text: Indulekha Aravind cartel was reportedly making over $60 million a and chronicles the rise and fall of the day. To deal with government offi cials, he had a THE END: Is yet to come Lucchese crime family from the 1950s to policy of “plata o plomo” (silver or lead), meaning the . The fi lm stars , Joe Pesci and those who he couldn’t buy off, would be killed The Sopranos THE END: Escobar was reportedly shot dead in 1993 by the police though The crime drama television series that premiered on HBO is based on the fi ctional theories persist that he shot himself Italian American mobster Tony Soprano and how he balances his roles as a mafi a don and a family man. The series is held to be partly inspired by two organised crime families in New Jersey, where writer David Chase grew up Narcos The 2015 Netfl ix series follows the rise and A Victim of fall of Pablo Escobar, essayed by Brazilian Hollywood’s Allure? actor Wagner Moura. The Colombian drug lord Al Capone started on the streets of New York but built up his empire in has inspired several movies as well, including Chicago, where he made the most of Prohibition-era restrictions to brew, The latest drug lord to be captured, Joaquín Escobar: Paradise Lost starring ; and Penelope Cruz are the stars of distil and distribute liquor illegally. He earned a fearful reputation by “El Chapo” Guzmán's downfall was brought another biopic, for which shooting began last year eliminating rival mobs, culminating in the Valentine's Day massacre about in part by a seven-hour interview where members of a rival gang were machine-gunned by rivals dressed as the police. In 1931, Capone was convicted for tax evasion he gave to Hollywood actor Sean Penn, Just like Joaquín Guzmán Loera was better known as El Chapo which attracted the attention of Mexican Guzman, or Shorty Guzman — so named for his height of 5 feet 6 inches and Prohibition charges -- many other drug lords had nicknames. Here’s a sample: intelligence. This was the second time THE END: Capone was released in 1939, but he was affected by syphilis Guzman was being recaptured — in 2015, SCARFACE Al Capone was known to detest his nickname, and his mental faculties deteriorated to that of a 12-year-old. He died earned from the scars he got after being assaulted by the of a stroke and pneumonia in 1947 he tunnelled his way out of a maximum brother of a woman he reportedly insulted at a club security prison to which he was returned. GODMOTHER OF COCAINE Other names for He had been on the run for 13 years before Griselda Blanco include The Black Widow or simply The Godmother (La Madrina) An American mobster, Luciano, better known as “Lucky Luciano”, dominated the criminal this, after he escaped in a laundry cart landscape of the US in the 1930s. Born in Sicily, he was dabbling in crime from the age from another maximum security prison. THE CAT The nickname of American gangster Felix Wayne of 10 by shoplifting and mugging. He settled the gang wars between rivals (by getting Originally from Colombia, Griselda Blanco was one of the original drug gangsters Mitchell was taken from the cartoon character Felix the Cat the heads of the two warring factions bumped off ) and became the capo di tutt'i capi, or Guzmán had reportedly contacted actors of Miami, setting up distribution networks across the US that earned her millions boss of all bosses, though he never accepted the title formally. Luciano was deported to and producers for a possible biopic on him, of dollars a month. She developed creative methods of getting cocaine to the US, THE OPIUM KING Khun Sa, the Burmese Italy in 1946 as part of a deal struck with the US government during the Second World which also drew the attention of authorities warlord, was so called for building including exporting underwear with secret compartments from a lingerie shop set up War, from where he continued to run his operations a fl ourishing opium trade in the in Colombia for this express purpose. Held responsible for over 200 murders, including tracking him. Mexican actor Kate del Castillo, Golden Triangle of the border areas of that of a two-year-old, Blanco was imprisoned for 20 years till 2004 though she THE END: He died a relatively tame death — of a heart attack in 1962 at Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. The US who had made an open appeal to El Chapo also dubbed him “prince of death” continued her business even while in jail. Naples International Airport, where he had gone to meet an American in 2012 urging him to use his clout for love producer who was to make a fi lm based on his life LORD OF THE SKIES Mexican drug traffi cker Amado THE END: The notorious gangster was shot dead outside a butcher shop rather than violence, brokered the interview in 2012 by riders on a motorcycle — an assassination method she is Carrillo Fuentes got his moniker from the large fl eet with Penn and acted as a translator. of aircraft he used to transport drugs. At one point, credited with inventing during her heyday in Florida Source: The Guardian, CNN, List25.com, BBC and The Telegraph he was the most wanted traffi cker in the world