Perspective: Key dates in Mexico’s pursuit and extradition of ‘El Chapo’

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country’s most wanted man, was extradited to the U.S. on Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges.

Key dates in the various pursuits, captures, escapes and the extradition of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman:

June 10, 1993: Guzman’s first capture, in Guatemala, announced by Mexican authorities.

1995: Convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Jan. 19, 2001: Escapes from one of Mexico’s two top-security prisons, in Jalisco state, allegedly in a laundry cart.

2012: Nearly captured by Mexican federal police at a coastal mansion in Los Cabos, a day after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with dozens of other foreign ministers in the same resort town.

Feb. 22, 2014: Captured by Mexican marines at a condo in Mazatlan after he had escaped capture by fleeing through tunnels in Culiacan, the Sinaloa state capital.

July 11, 2015: Escapes from country’s Antiplano top-security prison, in Mexico State, using mile-long (1.5 kilometer) tunnel dug from site outside prison compound.

Jan. 8, 2016: Captured by Mexican marines during raid in Los Mochis, a seaside city in Sinaloa. Sent back to same prison he escaped from.

Jan. 19, 2017: Guzman is extradited to the United States.