Along with the 2014 escape plans, the DEA documents reveal that Guzman was still directing facets of his drug empire.
“Despite being imprisoned in a ‘high security’ facility, DEA reporting further indicates Guzman-Loera was able to provide direction to his son and other cartel members via the attorneys who visited (him) in prison and possibly through the use of a cellphone provided…by corrupt prison guards,” the documents stated.
Following Guzman’s capture, according to the documents, his son Ivan Guzman-Salazar became “the de facto leader of the Guzman branch of the Sinaloa Cartel.” Guzman’s “right-hand man, Damaso Lopez-Nunez” took over one of the four major trafficking organizations that operated under the auspices of the larger Sinaloa Cartel.
It is “premature to accurately predict” what will now happen to the power structure of the organization, but Guzman’s escape likely “will affect current leadership,” according to the documents.
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