He was recaptured in 2014, but he escaped from the Mexican prison a second time, on July 11, 2015, through a tunnel his associates built directly into his cell. He spent the next 13 years in hiding in and around his home state of Sinaloa.
In 2001 Guzman escaped by hiding in a laundry cart. Guzman escaped from Mexican prisons twice. He was extradited back to Mexico, put on trial, and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Why Supermax matters: Guzman's history escaping prison has weighed on prosecutors' minds, both during his trial and after his conviction. El Chapo's second prison escape Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, who spent more than 10 years on the run after escaping from prison in 2001, made another break in July 2015. He is able to be visited by members of his legal team any day of the week, and is allowed to receive a phone call from his sister every 15-20 days, attorney Mariel Colon said.īut once he is transferred to Colorado, attorney visits may be more limited, she said. appeals court refused to overturn his 2019 drug trafficking conviction despite a report that jurors had tracked the. Where is he now? Until he is transferred, Guzman remains at the Metropolitan Correction Center, a federal prison in Manhattan. Can you envision Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton negotiating with El Chapo, the Mexican drug lord who escaped from prison. The Mexican drug kingpin known as 'El Chapo' will stay in prison after a U.S. 'He's going to Supermax, I'm sure, in Colorado,' Guzman lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman told CNN's 'New Day' the day after he was convicted.
