“Mission accomplished. We have him. I would like to inform Mexico that Joaquin Guzman Loera has been detained.”
Come again, Presidente Nieto?
Say it more forcefully, Mr. Mexican President! “El Chapo,” head of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most violent drug empires in the world, has been arrested. The same “El Chapo” who built a mile-long tunnel to escape from maximum-security prison, Atiplano, last year; the same “El Chapo” whose estimated net worth of $1 billion easily paid the reportedly $50 million in bribery costs to members of the government to pull off this latest getaway; the same “El Chapo” whose henchmen are responsible for thousands of murders in Mexico; the same “El Chapo” whose violence—and that of the other cartels—are so poorly handled by your government that the murder rate has led to a decrease in men’s life expectancy…
But I will stop here, Senior Presidente, since to rob you of this small victory would be indecent. Best wishes on nailing the bad guys, especially since you don’t need our help. Just make sure Shorty does not escape…again.
