The U.S. wants El Chapo to pay nearly $12.7B as part of his sentence

Jul 16, 2019
Coming up with the number is one thing. Seizing that cash, experts agree, is another matter entirely.
View of the covers of Mexican newspapers in Mexico City, on February 23, 2014, after Mexican drug trafficker  Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was arrested.
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Captured drug lord a master of supply chain management

Feb 24, 2014
"El Chapo" likely left a successor to continue in his steps.