CBS/AP: Responding to what was seen as one of the biggest embarrassments of his administration - Guzman's July 11 escape through a tunnel from Mexico's highest-security prison - Pena Nieto wrote in his Twitter account on Friday: "mission accomplished: we have him."
Benjamin Bergman, a spokesman for the Mexican marines, said El Chapo was rearrested after a shootout with Mexican marines in the city of Los Mochis, in Guzman's home state of Sinaloa early Friday. He said Guzman was in "good condition."
Five people have been killed and one Mexican marine wounded in the clash. The Mexican Navy said in a statement that marines acting on a tip raided a home in the town of Los Mochis before dawn. They were fired on from inside the structure. Five suspects were killed and six others arrested. The marine's injuries were not life threatening. Read more.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
Showing posts with label Chapo's escape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chapo's escape. Show all posts
Jan 14, 2016
Aug 24, 2015
In his hometown, fugitive Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' is a hero to many
LA Times: A new shipment of caps arrived at Isaias Rodriguez's Culiacan store, black canvas with the image of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman — once again the world's most-wanted drug lord — embossed in gold on the front.
The hats came in just a week or so after El Chapo escaped from a high-security prison in July, via a ventilated, well-lighted tunnel just under a mile long.
Rodriguez, 46, said this is the first time he has sold merchandise that depicts Guzman, who was born and made in Culiacan. The latter's escape has been good for business. Read more.
The hats came in just a week or so after El Chapo escaped from a high-security prison in July, via a ventilated, well-lighted tunnel just under a mile long.
Rodriguez, 46, said this is the first time he has sold merchandise that depicts Guzman, who was born and made in Culiacan. The latter's escape has been good for business. Read more.
Aug 19, 2015
Recriminations Over El Chapo's Escape Cast Pall Over U.S.-Mexico Ties
El Universal (Translated by WorldMeets): Since escaping from the "maximum security" prison in Altiplano, Joaquin El Chapo Guzman has managed to strain relations between Mexico and the United States.
Migration, of course, is not being affected, nor is the billions of dollars in daily bilateral trade. Those are running in the other direction.
But meetings between officials from both countries have been marked by a more prickly tone than usual. Hints of suspicion and mistrust and mutual recriminations have appeared during rounds of talks about which only the noblest face has been publicly reported: two countries cooperating on the intelligence to capture the world's most powerful kingpin. Read more.
Migration, of course, is not being affected, nor is the billions of dollars in daily bilateral trade. Those are running in the other direction.
But meetings between officials from both countries have been marked by a more prickly tone than usual. Hints of suspicion and mistrust and mutual recriminations have appeared during rounds of talks about which only the noblest face has been publicly reported: two countries cooperating on the intelligence to capture the world's most powerful kingpin. Read more.
Aug 12, 2015
Sinaloa Cartel Boss Smuggled Drugs from Mexico into U.S. Using Various Means
Note: It seems strange that we have these US court filings on El Chapo only now that they do NOT have him in custody. There are still a lot of questions about whether the US ever requested extradition while El Chapo was being held and just exactly what the government's relationship with the Sinaloa Cartel is.
Latin American Herald Tribune: Fugitive Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman used planes, submarines, trains, sailboats and tunnels to smuggle narcotics from Mexico into the United States, court filings show.
The man who became public enemy No. 1 in the United States after the death of terrorist Osama Bin Laden escaped from a Mexican prison a month ago and the Obama administration has repeatedly said it would like to extradite and try the drug lord. Read more.
Latin American Herald Tribune: Fugitive Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman used planes, submarines, trains, sailboats and tunnels to smuggle narcotics from Mexico into the United States, court filings show.
The man who became public enemy No. 1 in the United States after the death of terrorist Osama Bin Laden escaped from a Mexican prison a month ago and the Obama administration has repeatedly said it would like to extradite and try the drug lord. Read more.
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