Consuelo Loera, mother of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, arrives to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, Saturday, June 1, 2019. Loera was granted a visa so she can visit her son in prison. (Ginnette Riquelme/Associated Press)MEXICO CITY — The mother of convicted drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán said Saturday that the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City granted her a visa so she can visit her son in prison. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador lobbied for the visa to be issued after receiving a letter in February from Loera asking for assistance. Guzmán escaped from a Mexican prison in 2001 after having served eight years.

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2019 16:04 UTC