Prosecutors might also try to say the actors were not working as a journalists because Guzman’s original interest in connecting with Del Castillo was for a movie deal, according to Penn’s account.
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Although the messages are incredibly flirtatious, Fox News reported that some experts say believe that introduction may have introduced danger into the lives of del Castillo and her family, which may have lead to his re-capture. The actor said he agreed not to publish the company names. He identified her identified in his chat or text account as “ermoza”, a misspelling of the Spanish word for “beautiful”.
“I’ll take care of you”, he adds.
On October 10, after they met, the actress wrote: “I don’t sleep much since I saw you”.
Tell us how you really feel, Marco!!!
It was Guzman who first approached del Castillo, after she posted positive messages online about him.
“I’ll look after you more than my own eyes”, Guzman said, according to transcripts of the exchanges published by newspaper Milenio on Wednesday.
The announcement comes after the Mexican Attorney General’s Office said Monday that the clandestine meeting the actors held with El Chapo helped authorities track down the kingpin after a months-long manhunt. “The first motivation was meeting Kate del Castillo and striking a relationship there”, Vigil said, citing intelligence sources. But on Wednesday evening via her Twitter account she thanked people for their support in recent days.
Law-abiding American citizens may ask: Did Mr. Penn break laws by consorting with a major criminal who is wanted on numerous charges in the United States? “I don’t know, sir”, she answered.
Regardless, Sean maintained that he has no regrets over being involved, even after Mexican officials want to question him regarding the excursion.
Penn interviewed El Chapo in October, in the middle of the Mexican jungle, for Rolling Stone.
Mexico has said it plans to extradite Guzman, head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, to the United States, where he is wanted for exporting hundreds of tonnes of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin across the border.
Fault Lines travels to the troubled Mexican state of Michoacan to find out what happens when vigilante groups take on powerful drug cartels.
As the marines moved inside the house in Los Mochis, they arrested one man. They screamed at a woman who was hiding in a bathroom, asking her where the kingpin was. It was unclear, however, if the medication belonged to Guzman or one of his associates.
The Mexican government rejected US requests earlier to turn over Guzman.
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“If during the dinner El Chapo gave them money, or jewels, or he gave them money for the movie or any other transaction, they could be charged with money laundering”, Barragan y Salvatierra said. They were apparently already following del Castillo based on contacts with Guzman lawyers.
