Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, throughout his criminal life, He was captured three times and managed to escape from prison twice.
The first arrest of the founder of the Sinaloa Cartel was recorded on June 9, 1993 in Guatemala following the assassination of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampos.
“El Chapo”, despite his power, was imprisoned and in order to obtain protection behind bars he asked one of his trusted associates to will pay Mexican officials a million-dollar bribe to guarantee their safety.
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of the main leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, paid US$2 million to Genaro García Luna, former Secretary of Public Security of Mexico, to protect his partner in prison.
This information was revealed by journalist Lemus Barajas in his book The Attorney: García Luna, Calderón and the drug trafficker, in which he also assured that this bribe was valid in “any prison to which he was sent.”
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Besides, “El Mayo” Zambada also made a monthly payment of US$100,000 to officials of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR). to guarantee six privileges for Joaquín Guzmán Loera.
The privileges that “El Chapo” demanded were: an exclusive cell for him, communication with the outside, total protection in prison, election of his guards, a personal television and being transferred to the Puente Grande prison.
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Despite spending two years in the Altiplano, all requests were fulfilled since the dangerous drug trafficker, Due to the bribe paid by “El Mayo”, he went to Puente Grande and had endless privileges.
However, On January 19, 2001, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán escaped from said prison with the alleged help of García Luna, who had received US$2 million from the Sinaloa Cartel.
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