The actor Sean Penn, left, and the drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera in a photo taken for interview authentication purposes. Credit Rolling Stone
New York Times: Sean Penn Sat for Secret Interview With ‘El Chapo,’ Mexican Drug Lord
Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, started out in business not long after turning 6, selling oranges and soft drinks. By 15, he said in an interview conducted in a jungle clearing by the actor and director Sean Penn for Rolling Stone magazine, he had begun to grow marijuana and poppies because there was no other way for his impoverished family to survive.
Now, unapologetically, he said: “I supply more heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana than anybody else in the world. I have a fleet of submarines, airplanes, trucks and boats.”
Though his fortune, estimated at $1 billion, has come with a trail of blood, he does not consider himself a violent man. “Look, all I do is defend myself, nothing more,” he told Mr. Penn. “But do I start trouble? Never.”
WNU Editor: Sean Penn's interview with Joaquín Guzmán is here .... El Chapo Speaks: A secret visit with the most wanted man in the world (Sean Penn, Rolling Stone).
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Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Gave Interview to Sean Penn -- ABC News
'El Chapo' set to be extradited to U.S., had interview with Sean Penn -- CNN
Drug lord Guzman faces extradition to U.S. after lapses lead to capture -- Reuters
'El Chapo' met with actor Sean Penn months before recapture, Rolling Stone magazine says -- L.A. Times
Sean Penn Secretly Interviewed Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ -- Variety
