El Chapo Escape

Joaquín 'el Chapo' Guzmán, Mexican Drug Lord, Has Been Extradited To The Us

... trailed the actor Sean Penn to a clandestine meeting with the fugitive kingpin. According to the Associated Press, the US Drug Enforcement Administration took custody of Guzmán in the border town of Ciudad Juárez, before putting him on a plane for the US. Guzmán faces the possibility of life in a US prison under multiple indictments in six jurisdictions around the US, including New York, San Diego, Chicago and Miami. Former officials who helped spearhead the US’s drug war told the Guardian the extradition appeared to be a gift from President Enrique Peña Nieto’s government to Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as the US president on Friday. “This is Mexico’s inaugural present, just like when Iran freed the hostages during President Reagan’s inauguration,” said Robert Feitel, a Washington-based attorney who pursued traffickers and money launderers at the Department of Justice. “It’s the same kind of political posturing.”. Bonnie Klapper, a former assistant US attorney who prosecuted drug lords, said the timing suggested an attempt to soften ...

Forget El Chapo Guzman’s Escape, This Is The Most Audacious, Controversial Prison Break In The History Of Mexico

... actually his. At his trial, Kaplan stated that Vidal had faked his own death in order to disappear. Vidal was apparently involved in the Mexican drug trade and gun-running. Following their Hollywood-style prison break, Kaplan and Antonio were apparently dropped at an airport close to the facility, where they boarded a private plane to Texas. They allegedly split up, with Antonio heading to Guatemala and Kaplan to California. However, the most controversial aspect of the escape was the legality factor. According to Kaplan, he did not break any laws by breaking out of the Mexican prison. As, apparently, there was no damage caused and no one was killed or injured. The fact that the helicopter had been bought and not rented also nullified the element of improperly using the property. And about the flight, everything had been done in accordance with existing FAA standards. The fact that he gave his legal names while speaking with customs officials also ruled out impersonation charges. At the time, Mexican authorities pointed to the use of an accomplice as illegal. However, no extradition request was ever filed. According to Kaplan’s lawyer, ...

Peter Berg Turned Down El Chapo Movie Over Safety Concerns

... took on the project. "I got out of the El Chapo business," the filmmaker, who owns the Wild Card West boxing gym, tells The Hollywood Reporter. "We have a lot of Hispanic fighters from Mexico. Two days after his (El Chapo's) escape, two of my fighters came in and asked if they could talk to me, and then told me that El Chapo wanted to meet with me. "That's when I realised, 'Hollywood thinks it's a cool idea to make a movie'. (But) this is a very dangerous group of individuals. And this is my gym, where I work out and train, and my child comes in. "I said, 'Tell Mr. Chapo, first of all, good job on your escape'. I will not be making a film. I wish him all the best.". But Berg did take on a project about his Battleship star Rihanna's life, which he is in the process of completing after filming last year (16). "We've got about a thousand hours of footage," he adds. "That was a fun ...

Video Shows California Prisoners Offering Protection And Escape Help To Drug Lord 'el Chapo

... men, whose faces were partially concealed with pieces of cloth, sunglasses and hats, standing inside a prison cell as they pledged loyalty to the notorious drug lord. “We are the hitmen who are going to take care of him,” one of the inmates says in Spanish. The video was shot in a privately operated prison under contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, agency spokeswoman Jill Tyson said. “Upon learning of the video, BOP oversight staff on-site at the facility began working with the contractor to investigate the allegations of irregularities at the facility,” she said. According to the bureau’s website, a contracted correctional institution in Taft, Calif., is the only federal facility operated by a private corporation in the state. The low- to minimum-security facility in Kern County has 2,175 inmates. The men promised to help Guzman escape, saying, “We want to tell the people this: If you bring el señor here and if el señor asks us to free ...

Lags In Us Jail Pledge Loyalty To 'el Chapo' After His Extradition To America

... to 'El Chapo' at a US jail following the Mexican drug lord's extradition to America. The motley crew of lags, speaking in Spanish, pledge to supply the notorious cartel boss, real name Joaquin Guzman, with women, drugs and mobile phones during his stay in prison. One inmate, known as 'El Chaky', boasts in the video posted on You Tube that the infamous Mexican mob chief will have 3,500 'soldiers' at his service behind bars. Referring to pint-sized El Chapo as 'sir', he crows: "The guards have been bought, the warden has been bought, and what you say is the law. The lags claim they have 'bought' the jail's guards and warden so 'El Chapo' can enjoy women and drugs behind bars (Photo: You Tube/Gerardo Calderon). Read More. Drug lord El Chapo arrives in New York after being extradited from Mexico. "Here everything is controlled, the warden I have bought, all the authorities have been bought.". The Federal Bureau of Prisons is probing the clip, which sees a number of jailbirds concealing their identities with scarfs, hats and ...

Why A High-profile Hollywood Director Turned Down A Project About The Sinaloa Kingpin

... all the best.'". Among dysfunctional Hollywood projects, the "El Chapo" movie is a special case. The kingpin himself, who received movie offers while he was in prison, decided to pursue the project on his own. He reportedly played a major role in pushing the film, contacting producers while he was on the run between July 2015 and his capture in January 2016. Kate del Castillo, left, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, center, and Sean Penn. Reuters/Getty Images/Amanda Macias/Business Insider. Guzmán contacted Kate del Castillo, an Mexican actress best known for her portrayal of a woman cartel boss, after she expressed support for him on Twitter. She was the only person the Sinaloa chief trusted to guide the project. Sean Penn heard of del Castillo's connections to Guzmán through a mutual friend and contacted her about interviewing Guzmán. Penn was roundly excoriated for the uncritical nature of the interview, and he himself expressed " terrible regret " for failing to start a conversation about the drug war. The sordid details around the "El Chapo" movie also touched on other Sinaloa cartel members and Hollywood denizens. Mauricio Sanchez Garza , who's accused of money laundering on ...

El Chapo Seeks Approval To Show Up In Person For Court

... up in person for court appearances. El Chapo seeks approval to show up in person for court. Lawyers for El Chapo are asking a Brooklyn federal judge to allow their client to be physically present for every court appearance. (HO/AFP/Getty Images). NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Monday, January 30, 2017, 6:55 PM. Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman, the extradited drug kingpin who pulled off past escapes from Mexican prison, wants out from jail for an upcoming court date — and for every future court date in his high-profile case. Guzman is scheduled to have his next court appearance this Friday in a case that includes charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and involvement in 12 murder conspiracies. Following two past prison breaks in Mexico, Guzman is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan. The lockup has previously held ...

How Secure Is Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo's New Home

... can expect to be kept in a special unit inside the drab 12-storey Metropolitan Correctional Centre, where such other high-profile, high-risk inmates as Gambino crime family boss John Gotti and several former close associates of Osama bin Laden awaited trial. "It's got extra security above and beyond what you would have in a restricted housing area," said Catherine Linaweaver, who served as the lockup's warden for 15 months before retiring in 2014. "There is no other unit in the Bureau of Prisons like the high-security unit in New York.". Federal prosecutors wrote in a court filing that "it is difficult to imagine another person with a greater risk of fleeing prosecution" than Guzman. Barricades that can stop a seven-tonne truck. The jail is sandwiched between federal prosecutors' offices and two federal courthouses and is protected by steel barricades that can stop a seven-tonne truck. Cameras capable ...

Netflix, Univision Series 'el Chapo' Sets April Premier

... rose to power, how he evaded police and escaped prison twice, and just how much of an impact he’s really had on the world. El Chapo has been accused of being the mastermind behind behind one of the world’s biggest drug trafficking operations. He evaded authorities for decades and even escaped from Mexican maximum security prisons twice. His last escape came in 2015, when it was discovered that he dug a mile long tunnel under his cell. Today, El Chapo is facing 17 drug trafficking and money laundering counts thanks to more than $14 billion in drug sales in the U. S. and Canada. Univision President and Chief Content Officer Camila Jiménez Villa said the series would “pull back the curtain on one of the most captivating criminals of our time by combining the world-class reporting and insights from Univision News’ investigative team with an outstanding team of talented storytellers and producers.”. The series has been in the works for almost a year , ...

What Donald Trump And El Chapo Have In Common

... and marijuana than anybody else in the world.” He also claimed to have “a fleet of submarines, airplanes, trucks and boats.”. After comparing the two planes, the Washington Post concluded "Trump Force One" is more luxurious than the original __link__/otqo In K 4 Mu. — Prospect Magazine (@prospect_uk) April 13, 2016. The Donald’s air fleet is also legendary; Last April, The Washington Post determined that Trump Force One was actually more impressive than the president’s official jet, Air Force One. Trump also vowed to build a 350-ship fleet to bolster America’s Navy during his campaign. Trump’s newly appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions told the Navy Times in 2016 that the administration plans to significantly increase the amount of ships, troops and aircraft in the U. S. military’s arsenal. “It will go a lot further than words to convince the world that we remain strong,” Sessions said. “It will help us to maintain the peace.”. El Chapo’s strong fleet helped him execute federal crimes including operation of a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiring to murder ...

El Chapo' Guzman Pleads Not Guilty In Us To 17 Counts

... also noted the tight security in place at the Manhattan jail, saying "no tunnel will be built leading to his bathroom." He was referring to Guzman's latest escape from a Mexican prison, when he slipped through a hole in the floor near his toilet and fled through a mile-long tunnel. US officials: Extradition was a surprise. The extradition may have been timed. Mexican authorities wanted to turn over Guzman, head of the Sinaloa cartel, before Friday's inauguration of President Donald Trump, one US official told CNN. Trump angered Mexico during his campaign by demanding it pay for a border wall. A Mexican deputy attorney general, however, said Trump's pending inauguration "had nothing to do with it.". "It was resolved today, and in terms of the international treaty, we had to immediately hand over the person requested by the United States," Alberto Elias Beltran said. "Not doing so would generate a nonfulfillment to the international norms, specifically with the treaty shared between Mexico and the United States.". US authorities said they "did not know" Guzman's extradition was going to happen Thursday, according to Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco ...

One Year Ago, El Chapo Was Captured After Escaping Prison For The Second Time

... Mexico's president. Photo: Victor Chavez, Wire Image. Fans of "Grimm" may remember her from the "La Llorona" episode in 2012. Photo: NBC, NBCU Photo Bank Via Getty Images. Image 13 of 42. She also appears with Eva Longoria in the new TV show "Telenovela". Photo: Getty Images. Image 14 of 42. Kate del Castillo, starred in the telenovela "Reina del Sur" which aired on the Telmundo network. Photo: Rick Loomis, LA Times Via Getty Images. Image 15 of 42. The TV series "Reina Del Sur" really put Del Castillo on the map. She played a Spanish drug lord. Photo: Clasos/CON, Latin Content/Getty Images. Image 16 of 42. She was already famous for her role in the Spanish-language soap opera "El Derecho de Nacer.". Photo: Ann Summa, Getty Images. Image 17 of 42. Kate del Castillo was named one of People en Espanol's "50 Most Beautiful" people. Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo, Film Magic. Actress Kate Del Castillo has ...