El Chapo Guzman apparently wanted to tell his rags-to-riches story to the millions around the world — who were enthralled with the Mexican drug lord.
According to the Daily Mail — the fugitive drug lord — with a cult like following — was captured after contacting actors to make Narcos-style film about his life.
The cartel leader’s narcissism appears to have been his downfall after he began the process of making a biopic, similar to that of Netflix’s popular Narcos show on the life of infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, following his escape from the Altiplano jail last July.
El Chapo, which means ‘the short one’ in Spanish, had even started to contact producers and actresses through intermediaries to tell his ‘rags to riches’ story, which was what finally helped police track him down. The names of the stars he approached have not yet been confirmed.
He was arrested on Friday after a 4am raid on a house in the town of Los Mochis, located in the kingpin’s home state of Sinaloa, which saw him once again escape from the clutches of police.
The cartel leader and an accomplice fled from agents through a filthy sewer, before emerging into the street wherethey stole cars and took off. But authorities were able to catch up with them and the cartel leader was brought back to a nearby hotel while police waited for back up, Gómez said.
In a picture of his arrest at the hotel, El Chapo is stood still wearing the dirty tank top, which showed off several fresh scratches on his arms after his sewer escape.
The Mexican drug lord will return to the maximum security facility in Altiplano — while U.S. officials seek to get him extradited.