Mexican lottery winners scoop drug lord homesThis house that belonged to Mexican cartel boss Amado Carrillo Fuentes was among the prizes in a special Mexican lottery. MEXICO CITY: A house where drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman narrowly avoided arrest was scooped by a mystery winner in a special lottery held by the Mexican government on Wednesday. Guzman escaped a manhunt in 2014 through the underground drainage system of the house, worth an estimated $184,000, but was captured six days later. The other prizes included a Mexico City mansion that belonged to former Juarez cartel leader Amado Carrillo Fuentes said to be worth about $3.8 million. Known as "The Lord of the Skies," he was considered one of Latin America's biggest drug traffickers until he died during plastic surgery in Mexico City in 1997.

Source: Bangkok Post September 16, 2021 01:07 UTC