"El Chapo" recaptured, but it's not the end of the narcotrafic empire

El Chapo

El Chapo Source: : AAP/New Zulu/Ameyalli Diaz

Joaquín El Chapo Guzman, boss of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested in Mexico on Friday morning and sent back to the prison he broke out of in July.


Mexican authorities said his desire to produce a biopic and an secret interview with Sean Penn last year helped them catch the drug lord.

 

Rodrigo Acuña, Macquarie Universitys expert in Latin American Affairs explains the relevance of this arrest

 


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