Marixa Lemus has been dubbed Guatemala’s female ‘El Chapo’. She is also sometimes referred to as “La Patrona” – the female boss.
Emma Coronel Aispuro was arrested yesterday for her involvement in the operations of the Sinaloa drug cartel, as well as aiding her husband’s prison escapes.
For a long time, the war on drugs has relied on the ‘kingpin strategy’ – take out the big guns, and a syndicate will fall apart. That’s proving to be a flawed approach.
El Chapo looks set to spend the rest of his life behind bars, which has created a gap in the cartel market. Enter El Mencho, who will do anything to win that battle.
Joaquín Guzmán’s trial has finally ended, with the drug kingpin found guilty on all 10 federal criminal counts against him. He’s now headed for the big house.
The trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has entered the closing arguments stage, so let’s take a stroll down memory lane.
We were always going to keep a close eye on what was happening over in Brooklyn, as Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman stands trial on a number of charges, but the case really is delivering the goods.
Other than the drugs and the smuggling and the ruthless killings, drug cartel leaders are just like normal people. Let’s take a look at El Chapo’s texts.
The trial of Joaquin ”El Chapo” Guzman has reached the one-month stage, and it has had plenty of fireworks along the way.
When you’re making crazy drug cartel money, you have the means to splash out on some rather lavish items. El Chapo had his favourites.
Jesús Zambada García was the Sinaloa cartel’s chief accountant for more than 15 years, and he is now singing for his freedom and exposing his old boss.
Yesterday was day one in the trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Prosecutors wasted no time in going for the jugular.
Joaquin Guzmán, or El Chapo as he is known around the world, is about to go on trial. Spare a thought for the jurors who will have to decide his fate.
Joaquín Guzmán will face drug trafficking and other charges in New York come September, but his legal team isn’t happy with the location of the trial.
As the trial of El Chapo plays out, another question has also come to the fore – is Rosa Isela Guzman Ortiz his daughter, or is she telling an elaborate lie?
I wouldn’t want to the person responsible for putting some of Mexico’s most notorious criminals behind bars, and its ultimately cost this judge his life.
For a while El Chapo’s sons were living it up, posting on social media to taunt law enforcement, but things have gone south for 29-year-old Alfredo.
Given his well documented escape record it is not surprising that Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is under close watch. Too close, says his wife.
If you’re El Chapo’s lawyers you know you’re up against it fighting his innocence, although they’re really reaching with their latest demand.
El Chapo has grabbed headlines around the world since his capture, but an unlikely consequence of his Sean Penn interview is his sense of style going viral.
Whilst the world wondered how Sean Penn wangled an interview it seems his movie star status had nothing to do it. Enter the Mexican actress.
Although safety measures were executed, it seems that Sean Penn’s interview with El Chapo gave authorities a new lead on the drug lord’s where abouts.
Following the release of El Chapo’s actual escape video some animation fans got together and created their own take on the matter. Different strokes for different folks.
If you’re intrigued by the El Chapo escape (and we know you are) then here’s the video that takes you inside the prison and shows just how he managed to become a free man.
If the latest pictures are to believed Mexican druglord El Chapo is spending his first few days as a free man living it up. I bet that beer tastes good.
Being a Mexican cartel kingpin pays really well. After a decade long manhunt, the elusive Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was detained in Mazatlán, Mexico. Rated as the number one supplier of illegal drugs in the US, he even made the Forbes billionaire list.
Most wanted drug kingpin captured. Murdoch’s new NY pad costs over R600 million. It’s all over for Piers Morgan. Ukraine’s president flees. New smartphone will cost under R300. Sean Parker hardly checks his Facebook messages.