No speeding off into the sunset! Mexican drug lord El Chapo's collection of luxury cars and military-grade weapons are seized as he continues to outsmart the authorities
- More than 30 luxury cars and motorcycles were confiscated in El Chapo's hometown of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
- The vehicles were seized in a series of raids by the Mexican government over the span of a week
- More than a dozen military-grade weapons were also confiscated during the raids in the city, which serves as the home base of the Sinaloa Cartel
- Cartel leader Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is still on the run after escaping from Mexico's maximum security Altiplano prison in July
More than 30 luxury cars and motorcycles were confiscated from alleged members of El Chapo's cartel in his hometown of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, as the drug lord still remains on the run, according to the Mexican Navy.
The 33 vehicles - including a Dodge Viper, a fully-loaded Jeep Sahara and a Ducati - were confiscated in a series of raids by the Mexican government over the span of a week.
Thirteen military-grade weapons were also confiscated during the raids in the Mexican state's capital, which serves as the home base of the all-powerful Sinaloa Cartel.
Siezed: More than 30 luxury cars and motorcycles were confiscated in El Chapo's hometown of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Confiscated: The vehicles were seized from alleged members of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's all-powerful Sinaloa Cartel
Difficult raid: In one of the raids, the Mexican Navy took part in a high-speed chase after the driver of a white vehicle tried to run down security
Investigation: The cars and motorcylces were confiscated in a series of raids by the Mexican government over the span of a week
Cartel leader, 60-year-old Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, who's worth an estimated $3billion, is one of most wanted men after his dramatic Shawshank-style escape from Mexico's maximum security Altiplano prison.
In one of the raids, the Mexican Navy took part in a high-speed chase after the driver of a vehicle tried to run down security with his car, the Mexican Navy said in a news release.
Authorities managed to 'contain the threat' by killing one and injuring another passenger in the car, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
Mexico's special investigation unit for organized crime, SEIDO, helped conduct the raids and performed an ongoing investigation.
SIEDO and the Mexican Navy have worked to reduce crime rate and increase state security in Culiacan, the birth place of the 'largest and most powerful' drug cartel in Mexico.
The mass seize came as Guzman’s cousin, Manuel Jesus Gutierrez-Guzman, 54, was sentenced to 16 years in a New Hampshire prison for working to distribute cocaine in the United States.
On the lam: Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo has been on the run since July, when he escaped from a maximum-security prison in Altiplano
Intricate: Guzman escaped through a tunnel into which he entered through a hole in his cell's shower that was covered by a grate
Escape vehicle: Once inside, Guzman rode through the tunnel on a getaway motorbike that had been put on to rails
He pleaded guilty in October to his role in a conspiracy to expand Guzman’s drug empire to New England, which included distributing more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine and other drugs in the region. He was arrested in Spain in 2012.
An investigation into Gutierrez-Guzman began in 2009 when the cartel was discovered in Massachusetts, according to FOX News.
“This case illustrates that drug cartels based in foreign countries will go anywhere to distribute their deadly products,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Donald Feith. “Mr. Gutierrez-Guzman served as a representative of one of the world’s wealthiest and deadliest drug organizations.”
In addition to his prison sentence, Gutierrez-Guzman was fined $10,000. Feith said he will be deported to Mexico upon his release.
Guzman's drug gang has smuggled billions of dollars worth of drugs into the United States and is blamed for thousands of deaths through addiction and gang violence.
The US government announced on August 5 a $5million reward for information leading to the recapture of Guzman.
The US also set up a tip line for information about the kingpin, who escaped 'Shawshank'-style from prison last month via a sophisticated mile-long tunnel that opened up in his cell's shower. The tip line is being managed by the DEA's San Diego field office.
The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Chuck Rosenberg, said he believes Guzman is still in Mexico, probably hiding in his home state of Sinaloa. He added, however, that the drug lord could be anywhere.
Collaboration: Mexico's special investigation unit for organized crime, SEIDO, helped the Mexican Navy conduct week-long raids
More than just cars: Along with the vehicles, more than a dozen military-grade weapons were also seized from the alleged organized crime members
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