Mexican newspaper publishes photos that appears to show monitoring

Without the help of Mexican-American actress Kate del Castillo, actor Sean Penn says he would have never been able to secure his interview with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman for Rolling Stone.

“Pursuant to the U.S./Mexico Extradition Treaty, in advance of submitting a full extradition request, either country may seek from the other a provisional arrest warrant for a fugitive; the treaty further contemplates that, after the fugitive has been arrested, a full extradition package will be submitted”, the statement continued.

Going forward, the Mexican government will try to extradite El Chapo to the U.S. That’s a plan the Mexican government had initially resisted, but after his escape from prison in July, they began to rethink their strategy.

Mexico has said it plans to extradite him to the United States, where he is wanted for exporting hundreds of tonnes of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin across the border.

Once the judges issue a nonbinding opinion, it gets sent to the attorney general’s office, which makes a recommendation to the Foreign Ministry, said the source.

Guzman’s lawyer, Juan Pablo Badillo, has vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court if necessary.

She was contacted again in February 2014 after his second capture and arrest as he was interested in making a film about his life. He escaped from prison in July and had been at large ever since. The Mexican government released the video Monday.

Mexican newspaper El Universal has published 10 photographs that appear to show Penn and Mexican actress Kate Del Castillo arriving at an airport in October and greeting the men who apparently took them to a small airstrip, from which they flew to the jungle camp to meet Guzman.

“That is correct, of course, it’s to determine responsibilities”, the official said on condition of anonymity, declining to provide more details, including a possible date for an interview with the stars. “We have seen the video like the rest of the audience”.

Penn’s account, published in Rolling Stone, featured an unapologetic Guzman touting himself as the biggest drug supplier in the world.

Mexican forces recaptured Guzman in his native Sinaloa state early Friday after a shootout that killed six of his people.

Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School professor and former federal prosecutor, compared Penn’s legal situation to those of the journalists who conducted interviews with Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked documents.

The footage is also an insight in to the notorious drug trafficker who seemed to like to mix truth with fiction.

“The movie and Rolling Stone were avenues of opportunity …” Penn also defended his interview with the drug lord, telling the Associated Press, he has nothing to hide.