sun 10 jan 2016, 07:02

Sean Penn had a secret meeting with El Chapo

NEW YORK –

The American actor Sean Penn last year in the Mexican jungle a secret meeting with the then fugitive drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Penn wanted the infamous criminal interview for the American magazine Rolling Stone, and played, therefore, may have a role in the subsequent arrest of Guzmán. The magazine has a picture of Penn and Guzmán posted, which show how the two shaking hands.

Photo: AFP

Sean Penn
Photo: Reuters

The organisation of the call had the necessary feet in the earth, wrote Penn. El Chapo agreed, after mediation by a Mexican actress with an encounter. Penn traveled thereon to the Mexican jungle, where he of the eye, coming face to face with the drug lord. That was located at that time on to keep a handful of dilapidated bungalows.

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The men talked for hours with each other. The drug lord outlined both in the interview with Penn, as in the later video messages a moderate image of themselves. So he would hardly drink alcohol, and for twenty years no drug use. Also he sees himself not as a violent man.

Guzmán stated further that his detention would contribute to the reduction of the amount of drugs in the world. “The day I no longer exist, the drug trafficking in any way”, predicted El Chapo, that Friday, he was arrested.

Critical

El Chapo promised the actor at a later time for further questions from Penn to answer, but to a new conversation. Penn sent the questions finally on, after which Guzmán responded in video messages. According to the magazine made a critical examination impossible. It would probably go to the first interview that Guzmán has ever been given.

The interview with Penn was ultimately one of the factors that led to the arrest of Guzmán, said a source around the Mexican government. The authorities were informed of the meeting and kept the actor a close eye on, according to a second regeringsbron.