Location: Panama Detail: A joint Mexican-Colombian-Panamanian operation recently broke up a Panama-based network linking the Sinaloa Cartel and Colombia's FARC rebel group. Source: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/sinaloa-cartel-farc-network-dismantled-in-panama |
Location: Panama Detail: Panamanian news outlet Crítica reported in August that Mexican police search teams had arrived in Panama to look for El Chapo. Source: http://www.critica.com.pa/sucesos/buscan-en-panama-el-chapo-guzman-402002 |
Location: Guatemala Detail: Local media reported in August that El Chapo may have crossed over Guatemala's border with Mexico's southern Chiapas state. Source: http://elperiodico.com.gt/2015/08/14/pais/el-chapo-guzman-podria-estar-en-guatemala/ |
Location: Guatemala Detail: Shortly after El Chapo's most recent escape, Guatemala alerted border security forces to be on the lookout for him. Source: http://guatevision.com/activan-alerta-en-guatemala-por-fuga-del-chapo-guzman/ |
Location: Guatemala Detail: A few weeks after his most recent escape, several alleged associates of El Chapo were arrested in Guatemala. Source: http://www.latintimes.com/el-chapo-guzman-associates-captured-guatemala-manhunt-escaped-cartel-leader-continues-330963 |
Location: Honduras Detail: About a week after El Chapo's escape, several news outlets erroneously reported that he had been recaptured by the DEA and local authorities in Honduras. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DBpfZBaMLI |
Location: Honduras Detail: Days after El Chapo broke out of prison, a private jet reportedly used in his escape was found at an airport on the island of Roatán. Source: http://www.latribuna.hn/2015/07/18/investigan-jet-donde-se-supone-venia-el-chapo-guzman-a-honduras/ |
Location: El Salvador Detail: Like many of their Central American counterparts, Salvadoran authorities alerted border guards to keep a close eye out for El Chapo following his escape from prison in July. Source: http://www.lapagina.com.sv/nacionales/108445/2015/07/13/El-Salvador-en-alerta-por-fuga-de-narcotraficante-El-Chapo-Guzman |
Location: Costa Rica Detail: El Chapo's son posted a photo on Twitter in early September appearing to show himself and his father in Costa Rica, spurring much speculation about the capo's whereabouts in the international media. Source: http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/09/09/el-chapo-costa-rica-wouldnt-first-time-kingpin-fled-costa-rica |
Location: Netherlands Detail: Days after Chapo's escape, three Dutch children reported seeing him, but authorities later discounted the tip. Source: http://www.24oranges.nl/2015/07/17/dutch-kids-report-mexican-drug-lord-to-police-but-its-not-him/ |
Location: Bolivia Detail: Acting on information from Mexican law enforcement and intelligence sources, Bolivian authorities said they had increased alertness for El Chapo's potential presence in the county during the days following his escape. Source: http://larepublica.pe/impresa/mundo/15684-alertan-bolivia-sobre-la-fuga-de-el-chapo-guzman |
Location: Bolivia Detail: After rumors about Chapo's alleged presence in the area near the border between Argentina and Chile in early November, Bolivian officials announced they would increase border security to prevent the potential entry of the drug boss into their country. Source: http://www.laopinion.com/2015/11/12/bolivia-refuerza-su-frontera-para-evitar-ingreso-de-el-chapo-tras-alerta-en-argentina/ |
Location: Colombia Detail: Colombian law enforcement and intelligence agencies shared information with their Mexican and US counterparts following El Chapo's escape, and have even sent some of their own personnel to help with attempts to track him down. Source: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/mexico-receives-advice-colombia-escobar-hunters-find-el-chapo |
Location: Colombia Detail: For some, Chapo's extensive ties to Colombian players in the drug trade add to suspicions that he could try to hide out in Colombia. But the fact that Colombian authorities have captured or killed so many of El Chapo's alleged connections makes it less likely he will attempt to seek refuge there. Source: http://www.elcolombiano.com/los-tentaculos-de-alias-el-chapo-guzman-en-colombia-ME2341385 |
Location: Colombia Detail: Colombian national police director Rodolfo Palomino told media outlets that, like other countries in the region, Colombia ramped up border security following El Chapo's flight from prison in case the drug lord tried to find refuge there. Source: http://yucatan.com.mx/internacional/america-latina/colombia-busca-evitar-ingreso-de-chapo-guzman |
Location: Peru Detail: While there have been no reported Chapo sightings in Peru, his Sinaloa cartel has been linked to a "narco flight" scandal that recently led to the suspension of the entire customs police force at Jorge Chavez airport. Source: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/sinaloa-cartel-linked-to-peru-s-narcoviajes-scandal |
Location: Patagonia Detail: Argentine authorities announced in early November that they had received a tip that El Chapo was in the Patagonian region along the country's border with Chile, but they later retracted the story saying there was "no truth" to the tipster's information. Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/09/argentina-calls-off-alert-fugitive-mexican-drug-lord-el-chapo-joaquin-guzman |
Location: Dominican Republic Detail: Local media outlets reported in late July that authorities were searching for El Chapo in the Dominican Republic, but Dominican officials denied the reports. Source: http://acento.com.do/2015/actualidad/8271172-chapo-guzman-no-ha-sido-hallado-ni-perseguido-en-republica-dominicana/ |
Location: Brazil Detail: There have been no reported Chapo sightings in Brazil, but in September authorities there arrested Mario Sergio Machado Nunes, alias “Goiano,” a long-time drug trafficker with alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel boss. Source: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/police-brazil-capture-enduring-figure-latin-america-drug-trade |
Location: State of Mexico, Mexico Detail: Chapo escaped from the Altiplano prison in the State of Mexico on July 11. Source: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/el-chapo-s-2nd-escape-could-paralyze-mexico-s-already-reeling-security-strategy |
Location: Sinaloa, Mexico Detail: Sinaloa governor Mario López Valdez indicated in mid-October that Marines had been stationed in 13 communities in the northwestern region of the country to look out for El Chapo. Source: http://www.univision.com/noticias/noticias-de-mexico/militares-rastrean-al-chapo-guzman-en-la-sierra-de-sinaloa |
Location: Sinaloa, Mexico Detail: The head of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, Chuck Rosenberg, told EFE in early August that El Chapo "would feel safest" in Sinaloa state since "he has his family and his contacts there," but EFE also reported that a DEA spokesperson said the US government had no concrete evidence Guzman was still in Mexico. Source: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/chapo-likely-hiding-out-in-sinaloa-mexico-says-dea |
Location: Sinaloa, Mexico Detail: Mexican Marines claimed in mid-October they almost captured El Chapo at his allged hideout in Sinaloa's Sierra Madre mountains, but the capo reportedly escaped with injuries to his leg and face. Source: http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/what-el-chapo-narrow-escape-means-for-mexico |
Location: Tabasco, Mexico Detail: Chapo was reportedly taken to a hostpital in Tabasco state after a car accident in early September, but when troops arrived to look for him, he was nowhere to be found. Source: http://www.tabascohoy.com/2/notas/267388/buscan-a-el-chapo-en-hospital-de-macuspana |
Location: Puebla, Mexico Detail: Authorities seized several "safe houses" and made various arrests of suspects linked to El Chapo in Puebla in late October. Source: http://www.unionpuebla.mx/articulo/2015/10/29/seguridad/puebla/pgr-catea-5-casas-de-seguridad-en-puebla |
Location: Estado de Mexico Detail: The Mexican Attorney General's office carried out search warrants in the State of Mexico in late October as part of a larger operation in search of El Chapo. Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/estados/2015/10/27/pgr-decomisa-11-avionetas-y-armas-en-cateos-en-edomex-puebla-y-sinaloa |
Location: Durango, Mexico Detail: In October, journalist Héctor de Mauleón reported in El Universal that sources told him Chapo was moving around the mountainous region of Durango with a contingent of dozens of bodyguards using horses, mules and all-terrain vehicles. Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/entrada-de-opinion/columna/hector-de-mauleon/nacion/2015/10/22/el-rastro-de-el-chapo-en-durango |
Location: Nayarit, Mexico Detail: Several hitmen linked to El Chapo were detained in the state of Nayarit in late July. Source: http://www.sdpnoticias.com/estados/2015/07/25/caen-4-sicarios-ligados-a-el-chapo-guzman-en-chihuahua |
Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Detail: CBS News reported in October that Chihuahua state Attorney General Jorge González Nicolás confirmed the existence of operations to search for El Chapo in that state. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/todo-en-uno-buscan-al-chapo-guzman-en-chihuahua/ |
Location: Sinaloa, Mexico Detail: Local media reported that security in Sinaloa was beefed up following El Chapo's escape in anticipation of his possible return to his home state. Source: https://meganoticias.mx/tu-ciudad/culiacan/la-entrevista/item/91697-incrementan-seguridad-en-sinaloa-tras-fuga-de-el-chapo.html |
Location: Sinaloa, Mexico Detail: In late August, authorities in Sinaloa reportedly investigated whether a spike in violence there had a connection to El Chapo's escape. Source: http://www.msn.com/es-us/video/noticias/autoridades-investigan-si-la-violencia-en-sinaloa-méxico-está-relacionada-con-el-chapo/vi-BBmaXvu |
Location: Cosalá, Sinaloa, Mexico Detail: In early October, Mexican special forces reportedly spotted El Chapo with a young girl in the Sierra Madre mountains, but decided not to pursue him to avoid a shootout that could have harmed the child. Source: http://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2015/10/20/el-chapo-guzman-cayo-a-acantilado-tras-visto-y-perseguido-por-fuerzas-especiales/ |
Location: Los Angeles, California Detail: A Mexican official told CNN in October that US authorities were looking looking for El Chapo and his wife, Emma Coronel, in the Los Angeles area. Source: http://ktla.com/2015/10/22/search-for-el-chapo-includes-efforts-in-the-united-states-source/ |
Location: Venezuela Detail: Intelligence sources accessed by Venezuela's El Nacional newspaper suggested El Chapo may have passed through Venezuela sometime in September. Source: http://www.el-nacional.com/sucesos/Investigan-Venezuela-lider-cartel-Sinaloa_0_738526256.html |