The trial of the leader of the world’s largest Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa Joaquin — 61-year-old Joaquin Archivaldo Leeroy Guzman, known as El Chapo, is continuing. Thursday, January 17, against the drug Lord gave testimony of his ex-girlfriend — 29-year-old Lucero Guadalupe Sanchez Lopez.
She met with Guzman in 2010, and in 2011 visited him in shelters in Cabo San Lucas and other places. They communicated via a secure mobile communication. Over time, she became an influential member of the cartel.
«Until today, I was confused, because even today, I thought we were partners,» said Sanchez at the hearing, which was attended by El Chapo and his wife, 29-year-old former beauty Queen Emma Coronel Aispuro.
According to the indictment, even chatting on business, El Chapo Sanchez and called each other «favorite». During 2011-2012, the girl was engaged in money laundering through front businesses in Mexico, Los Angeles and Ecuador.
According to Sanchez, their relationship began to deteriorate towards the end of 2012, but she still «thought they would never end». She decided to go into politics and in 2013 was elected to the Mexican Congress from the state of Sinaloa, but continued to engage in drug trafficking.
On the night of 16 February 2014, Sanchez was with Guzman in bed in one of his many hideouts in Culiacan, when it was raided by the us feds and Marines. According to her testimony, El Chapo, not having anything to throw on, fled through a secret tunnel under the tub.
Sanchez was arrested while trying to cross the border into the United States in 2017. Earlier this year former lover El Chapo pleaded guilty to drug trafficking. During the testimony she was constantly crying, and at some point she had to leave the room to calm down.
El Capo»s trial is off until Tuesday. Picking up this thread to share some of the photos and videos that were shown as evidence in court yesterday.
This is the star witness, Lucero Guadalupe Sanchez Lopez, the woman who was with Chapo during his naked escape tunnel. pic.twitter.com/7cRAIhSuRX
— Keegan Hamilton (@keegan_hamilton) January 18, 2019
Recall that in 2017, El Chapo has pleaded not guilty on any of the charges, including several dozen murders, and importing into the United States more than 200 tons of cocaine. He faces a life sentence in prison and forfeiture of $14 billion.
At the time of the trial of El Chapo is under enhanced protection in connection with fears that he could be killed. During the transport of the drug is accompanied by a huge police motorcade, which includes SWAT and the ambulance.
