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This is what El Chapo Guzmán had for Christmas dinner

Read what El Chapo Guzmán was served at the maximum-security federal prison for Christmas dinner.

Mexicanist

Dec 28, 2021 — 1 min read

Peanut butter. Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya / Unsplash

During this Christmas, drug trafficker Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, who is serving a life sentence in ADX Florence, the maximum-security federal prison in Colorado, in the United States. What did "El Chapo Guzmán" have for Christmas dinner?

According to the website TMX, "El Chapo" was served: Cornish hen and peanut butter pie for dessert. There were also Christmas activities such as drawing, paintings, and musical performances. In July 2019, the federal judge sentenced Joaquín Guzmán Loera, 64, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, to life in prison.

The judge found him guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking, use of firearms, and money laundering. Currently, "El Chapo" can only be visited by his two daughters, the twins he had with his wife Emma Coronel, who is also in prison.

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