New leader: Ivan (pictured) is said to have been acting as the Sinaloa Cartel's boss on the streets since his father was recaptured in last week's raid by Mexico marines.
[From article]
The son of Mexico drugs lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman launched a fuming tirade at the country's president – threatening to 'take him out'. In further evidence that he is being groomed to take over his father's multi-billion dollar narcotics business, Ivan Guzman tweeted Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto: 'Just as we put you in the presidency, we can just as easily take you out.' In a series of Tweets, as his dad 'El Chapo' was recaptured by marines after six months as the world's most wanted man, eldest son Ivan, 32, vowed to continue the moustached drugs kingpin's Sinaloa Cartel.
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Ivan, his dad's biggest cheerleader, followed the tweet, which was quickly deleted, with a series of rants against the Mexican government. Following Nieto's trumpeting statement, which crowed, 'Mission accomplished: We have him. I would like to inform Mexicans that Joaquin Guzmán Loera has been detained' – Ivan was raging. 'F*** your mother you f****** scum,' he blasted back in response as it was announced that his father's time on the run was up. 'You have no idea of what you have done, nor of the trouble you have gotten yourselves into,' another spat. When Ivan threatened to 'take out' Nieto, his Twitter followers retweeted the comment retweeted or liked it 13,000 times. [. . .] During his most recent incarceration, US Drug Enforcement Agency papers stated El Chapo was passing messages to Ivan 'via attorneys who visited him in prison and possibly through the use of a cell phone provided... by corrupt prison guards'. The same documents showed how Ivan orchestrated one of the foiled plots to free his father by asking the Mexican army's counter intelligence officers to devise a jailbreak plan. In the controversial Rolling Stone article by actor Sean Penn, who secretly met El Chapo in October without the authorities' knowledge, he said Ivan 'is considered the heir to the Sinaloa cartel'. 'At 32, he is considered the heir to the Sinaloa cartel,' Penn wrote, adding 'He's attentive with a calm maturity. 'Like his brother [Alfredo], he boasts a fabulous wristwatch.' In 2004 Ivan was a suspect in the murder of Canadian exchange student Kristen Deyell, who was gunned down outside a Guadalajara nightclub. Brother: Ivan's younger brother Alfredo (pictured), known as El Gordo, or the Fat One, has denied making threats to the Mexican government and the authorities Wealth: Alfredo, who is said to be in charge of the Sinaloa cartel's drug trafficking operations, once showed off his riches by posting a picture of his pet lion cub on top of his Bentley
Tweet: Alfredo posted this picture of his fugitive father in Costa Rica while on the run - and forgot to turn off the locator, almost leading security forces right to him
In 2005 he was charged with money laundering and organised crime offences after police found packages of cocaine and a weapon inside an SUV vehicle he crashed in the same Guadalajara neighbourhood.
When the charges were dropped, Mexico authorities indicted him for buying cars with money gained by 'illicit activities' and sentenced him to five years' jail.
A judge overturned the conviction and released Ivan in 2008.
The judge was later suspended for a series of 'questionable rulings'.
Ivan's younger brother Alfredo, 25, has denied the family have made threats to the Mexico government or the president.
'There's no time for any of that,' he tweeted broadcaster TV Azteca.
But in a sinister follow-up, he added: 'The day we are going to do something, we won't tell people about it beforehand.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3397381/We-President-just-easily-Does-death-threat-tweet-Mexico-leader-prove-El-Chapo-s-son-taking-drugs-empire.html
'We made you President, we can just as easily take you out': Does this death threat tweet to Mexico leader prove El Chapo's son, 32, is taking over his drugs empire?
Ivan Guzman threatened President Enrique Peña Nieto after father's arrest
Tweeted 'We put you in the presidency, we can just as easily take you out'
Ivan considered to be successor to El Chapo's multi billion dollar drug empire
His younger brother Alfredo, 25, said to be in charge of drug exportation to US
The men show off narco lifestyle, tweeting of super cars, gold plated guns
ALASDAIR BAVERSTOCK IN MEXICO CITY FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 12:09 EST, 13 January 2016 | UPDATED: 18:25 EST, 13 January 2016
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[From article]
It was a big scoop, and one Rolling Stone may well regret.
The magazine made stunning news over the weekend by revealing that actor Sean Penn landed a rare interview last fall with the notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman while Guzman was on the run after escaping through a tunnel from a maximum-security Mexican prison. Guzman was recaptured Friday in Mexico after a shootout that killed five of his associates and wounded one marine.
Penn's long and often rambling essay, widely mocked on social media, included comments from Guzman on everything from his childhood to his thoughts on the drug trade.
It also raised questions of ethics and judgment, namely whether Penn should have met secretly with one of the world's most-wanted fugitives, whether the actor crossed the line by giving Guzman approval over the article before it was published, and whether Penn trivialized El Chapo's murderous past by asking him such questions as "Do you have any dreams?" and "If you could change the world, would you?"
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Writing for Rolling Stone, Penn acknowledged that Guzman was granted prior approval over the article (Guzman requested no changes, according to the actor), a violation of the commonly held rules of journalistic integrity.
"Allowing any source control over a story's content is inexcusable. The practice of pre-approval discredits the entire story — whether the subject requests changes or not," Andrew Seaman, chairman of the ethics committee of the Society of Professional Journalists, said in a blog post titled "Rolling Stone Gathers No Accolades."
"The writer, who in this case is an actor and activist, may write the story in a more favorable light and omit unflattering facts in an attempt to not to be rejected."
http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/eb599378d59547cbb3cf5c630699814b/rolling-stone-faces-criticism-over-el-chapo-interview
Rolling Stone faces criticism over 'El Chapo' interview
By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan. 10, 2016 3:55 PM EST
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Setting it up: Kate del Castillo (pictured) played an integral role in organizing the bizarre interview for Rolling Stone back in October.
[From article]
Sean Penn unwittingly led Mexican marines to El Chapo after meeting him for an extraordinary interview - and is now under investigation.
The sensational meeting took place deep in the Mexican jungle in October and was arranged by Penn, Mexican actress Kate del Castillo and a fixer, with the permission of the Sinaloa cartel.
El Chapo admitted in the bizarre interview to being the biggest drug trafficker in the world and said he sent engineers to Germany to learn how to build the tunnel he would eventually use to escape a maximum security prison.
The cartel boss was captured on Friday in a daring 4am raid by Mexican marines and was returned to Altiplano jail. The double Oscar-winning actor's meeting with El Chapo led to the gun battle in which he was captured, an official said.
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Penn and del Castillo are now under investigation in Mexico.
In an article written by Penn for Rolling Stone, El Chapo says: 'I supply more heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana than anybody else in the world. I have a fleet of submarines, airplanes, trucks and boats.'
Despite his notoriety, up until this point the Mexican gangster had always insisted he was 'just a farmer'.
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Penn wrote that El Chapo sent engineers - who were already accomplished in tunnel-building from the multitudes of underground paths they have built beneath the U.S.-Mexico border - to Germany to learn how to construct the tunnel he fled down as he escaped from prison in July last year.
The actor claimed the cartel leader was concerned about the low-lying water table beneath the jail.
The Mystic River star said he did not turn El Chapo in because the drug lord's trust 'was not to be f***ed with'.
'I take no pride in keeping secrets that may be perceived as protecting criminals, nor do I have any gloating arrogance at posing for selfies with unknowing security men. But I'm in my rhythm. Everything I say to everyone must be true,' Penn wrote.
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The U.S. has filed at least seven extradition requests in six different states for Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman to be extradited but justice officials warned that his lawyers were likely to 'milk it' by firing off different appeals at different stages of the extradition battle to prolong the legal tussle.
El Chapo was caught after contacting actors and directors about making a Narcos-style biopic about his life, Mexican officials said. It is not clear whether Penn was contacted about the movie.
The seeds for the bizarre meeting between Penn and El Chapo were sown back in 2012 after a representative for the Mexican gangster contacted del Castillo, who had posted tweets saying she had more trust in the cartel than the government.
A lawyer for the Sinaloa cartel said flowers were being sent to the actress, however they never arrived.
Del Castillo later met a fixer called Espinoza - and both of them remained in contact with El Chapo's people after his escape.
Penn later met Espinoza and suggested he meet the fugitive for a magazine article and, incredibly, the Sinaloa cartel agreed to it.
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El Chapo - real name Joaquin Guzman - explained in a video interview how he escaped from the prison and talks of how he became one of the most notorious drug lords of all time.
Speaking to del Castillo, El Chapo explains how he wound up joining the illegal drug trade.
'Well from the age of 15 and on, where I'm from, which is the Municipality of Badiraguato, I was raised on a ranch called La Tuna in that area and up until today there are no job opportunities.
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El Chapo will fight extradition to the U.S. and his cartel lawyer has already filed six separate injunctions challenging requests to send him to face justice in America - meaning the whole process could take months.
Juan Masini, former U.S. Department of Justice attache at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, said the extradition process could be drawn out over a period of months.
'They can challenge the judge, challenge the probable cause, challenge the procedure,' he said. 'That's why it can take a long time. They won't challenge everything at once ... they can drip, drip, milk it that way.'
Mexican authorities have confirmed the country is willing to extradite the recaptured drug lord - a total reversal of the government's position after his last capture in 2014.
If the extradition goes ahead, it is likely El Chapo will spent the rest of his life in jail without the possibility of parole.
An official said 'Mexico is ready' for an extradition and 'there are to cooperate with the U.S.' although he warned the legal process could be lengthy and Guzman's attorney is saying he'll battle extradition in the courts.
After his arrest on Friday, Mexican marines returned El Chapo to the same Altiplano jail he was able to tunnel out of in July last year - becoming the first inmate to escape the prison which is considered the most secure in the entire country.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3392260/Actor-Sean-Penn-met-interviewed-El-Chapo-Mexico-run-year.html
Sean Penn LED authorities to El Chapo: Actor under investigation after meeting with world's most wanted drug lord while he was on the run in Mexico - unwittingly guiding officials to his lair
Sean Penn met with El Chapo while he was on the run in Mexico last year and the actor is now under investigation
Jungle meeting organized by Penn, Mexican actress Kate del Castillo and a fixer, with permission of Sinaloa cartel
Penn did not turn El Chapo in as he did not want to 'f***' with his trust'. The drug lord was recaptured in raid Friday
Official said Penn interview, where El Chapo admitted to being world's biggest drug trafficker, led them to hideout
By OLLIE GILLMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 21:42 EST, 9 January 2016 | UPDATED: 09:01 EST, 10 January 2016
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Family over everything: El Chapo's son, Alfredo Guzman and Iván Archivaldo Guzman (above), appear to have sent threatening messages over Twitter after their father was arrested Friday.
[From article]
Social media accounts that appear to be linked to El Chapo's sons have insulted, warned and threatened the Mexican government in several posts since their father's arrest.
Alfredo Guzman and Iván Archivaldo Guzman have reportedly posted threatening messages on Twitter that contain profanity and insults to the Mexican government immediately after their father, the world's most wanted man, was finally captured.
The messages, which are being reported as authentic by Mexican media even though the social media accounts have not been verified as belonging to the pair, were first shared after their father was recaptured in response to a tweet announcement by Mexico's president, Enrique Pena Nieto.
the leader of the country wrote about the capture of the world's most wanted man: 'Mission accomplished: We have him. I would like to inform Mexicans that Joaquin Guzmán Loera has been detained.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3392738/You-don-t-know-mess-got-El-Chapo-s-furious-two-sons-surface-threaten-Mexican-government-father-s-shocking-arrest.html
'You don't know the mess you got yourselves into': El Chapo's two sons surface to threaten Mexican government with war after their father's arrest
Alfredo Guzman and Iván Archivaldo Guzman have reportedly posted threatening messages on Twitter that contain profanity and insults
The messages seem to be aimed at the Mexican government, including President Enrique Pena Nieto
They come in response to their father, El Chapo, being captured Friday
Iván Guzman wrote: 'You don't know what you've done or the mess you got yourselves into,' it reads in English
Another message shared to Twitter seems to allude that Iván Guzman will be in charge while his father is away
By REGINA F. GRAHAM FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 12:19 EST, 10 January 2016 | UPDATED: 14:05 EST, 10 January 2016
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Once he was recaptured in 2014, the relationship between the two grew tremendously, as they exchanged several letters. The actress reached out to Sean Penn (pictured together above) to discuss making a movie about El Chapo, per his request.
[From article]
Since the capturing of the world's most wanted man, there are many questions surrounding his latest arrest and how he allowed the beautiful Mexican actress Kate del Castillo into his inner circle.
The Rolling Stone piece in which famed actor Sean Penn documents his daring journey to Mexico to meet up with El Chapo Guzmán, ultimately led to the kingpin's recapture, six months after his elaborate prison break.
But the meeting between the double Oscar-winning actor and the famed drugs lord only seems to come about with del Castillo's help.
'He was interested in seeing the story of his life told on film, but would entrust its telling only to Kate,' Penn wrote in the magazine about El Chapo's desire to have a movie made about him.
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Del Castillo first started her acting career in 1979 when she appeared in a film titled The Last Escape.
From there, her fame only grew and so did her voice to speak out about different issues plaguing the world and her country. In 2009 she was appointed Ambassador for the Mexican Commission on Human Rights and also posed in a PETA campaign in 2012. The relationship between El Chapo and the 43-year-old beauty seems to have started at the beginning of 2012, when she first mentioned him in a tweet.
The Mexican film and television star, who is the daughter of soap opera actor Eric del Castillo, stated that she would trust El Chapo if it was a question between him or the seemingly corrupt Mexican government.
'Mr. Chapo, wouldn't it be cool that you started trafficking with love?' she wrote in the tweet.
'With cures for diseases, with food for the homeless children, with alcohol for the retirement homes that don't let the elderly spend the rest of the days doing whatever the f*** they want.
'Imagine trafficking with corrupt politicians instead of women and children who end up as slaves.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3392607/El-Chapo-s-moll-beautiful-Mexican-actress-Kate-del-Castillo-brokered-deal-Sean-Penn-interview-cartel-boss-ultimately-proved-femme-fatale.html
El Chapo's moll: How trusted Mexican actress Kate del Castillo brokered deal for Sean Penn to interview cartel boss... But ultimately proved his femme fatale
Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, 43, tweeted about El Chapo in 2012
She stated that she would trust El Chapo if it was a question between him or the seemingly corrupt Mexican government
Soon after she was contacted by one of his lawyers because he reportedly wanted to thank her with flowers
Eventually he enlisted del Castillo's help because he wanted a movie made about his life
The famed actress brokered the deal for Sean Penn to meet and interview El Chapo last year while he was on the run
By REGINA F. GRAHAM FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 09:00 EST, 10 January 2016 | UPDATED: 17:43 EST, 10 January 2016
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