Tag: recapture of El Chapo

‘El Chapo’s’ style makes statement for California fashion firm

The saga of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who was captured on Friday (January 8) in Mexico, is a good fit for one Los Angeles clothing company. Guzman was photographed in a shirt from apparel firm Barabas shaking hands with Sean Penn in an image accompanying the actor’s recent Rolling Stone article about the fugitive. Barabas quickly capitalized on the drug kingpin’s taste for the abstract-design shirt that features bright blue stripes, posting on […]

Sean Penn interview helped nab Mexico drug lord “Chapo” Guzman

An interview that Hollywood star Sean Penn conducted with Mexican Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman late last year helped Mexico’s government catch the world’s most wanted drug lord, sources said on Saturday (January 9). Guzman, the infamous boss of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested in northwest Mexico on Friday (January 8) morning, and sent back to the prison he broke out of in July through a mile-long tunnel that led straight into his cell. Mexican authorities […]