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10th Jan 2016

Video from druglord El Chapo’s interview with Sean Penn comes to light

Tom Victor

Mexican druglord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman has long been one of the most elusive men on the planet.

The kingpin was recently recaptured by Mexican authorities, but not before executing another unlikely escape.

And now it has emerged that he conducted a secret interview – with Hollywood actor Sean Penn, no less – before being taken into custody.

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A video segment from the interview, published by Rolling Stone, sees El Chapo lift the lid on how he got involved in the drug business.

He also suggests he is not responsible for the extent of drug addiction in the world, saying “The day I don’t exist, [drug trafficking is] not going to decrease in any way at all.”