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US Authorities Knew El Chapo Would Plot an Escape, Former Agent Says
ABC News ^ | Jul 13, 2015 | JACK CLOHERTY

Posted on 07/13/2015 7:37:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A very recently-retired federal agent who played a leading role in the capture of “El Chapo” 16 months ago said that U.S. officials knew of possible prison escape plans by associates of El Chapo, practically from the time he was back in prison.

"There was always chatter that there was going to be a breakout plan," the source, an ex-DEA agent, told ABC News.

The source said that U.S. law enforcement would regularly pass on credible intelligence to Mexican officials, but that did not appear to help prevent Saturday night's escape.

The source was “saddened but not surprised” by the escape, and expressed some confidence that El Chapo could be recaptured, saying that “we learned a lot about his evasive tactics,” the last time around.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: 2; cartels; mexico; sinoloa

1 posted on 07/13/2015 7:37:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Even Obama knows now that it’s been on television.


2 posted on 07/13/2015 7:41:35 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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3 posted on 07/13/2015 7:45:46 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR NEEDS YOUR DONATION!)
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To: nickcarraway

Check San Francisco.

probably a tunnel in Pelousy’s basement.


4 posted on 07/13/2015 7:58:41 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: nickcarraway

Considering what El Campo has said about Trump, I suspect that he had all of the Democrat leaders, and most of the Republican leaders, down there will shovels helping him.


5 posted on 07/13/2015 8:05:26 PM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'about' page))
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I have a feeling that soetoro and co. Breathed a sigh of relief when guzman escaped. The siniloa cartel was the main beneficiary of F&F guns.


6 posted on 07/13/2015 9:26:00 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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Why would they breathe a sigh of relief? Republicans in Congress couldn’t do anything if they had videotapes and notarized statements by cabinet members admitting it.


7 posted on 07/13/2015 10:01:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

“The source was “saddened but not surprised” by the escape, and expressed some confidence that El Chapo could be recaptured, saying that “we learned a lot about his evasive tactics,” the last time around.”

And when (and if) he’s recapture, someone needs to put a bullet in him immediately. We just need to bribe the right person and it will happen.


8 posted on 07/13/2015 10:09:52 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: nickcarraway

Don’t you mean wouldn’t do anything?


9 posted on 07/13/2015 11:06:33 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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Whatever. The point is Obama and Hillary have nothing to worry about.


10 posted on 07/13/2015 11:54:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Let’s see...a drug kingpin with a couple of hundred mill stashed away somewhere and command over an army of ruthless criminals is sitting in jail.

Think he’d spend some of that cash to get out?


11 posted on 07/14/2015 5:55:23 AM PDT by Moltke (The tagline that was here previously has suddenly disappeared)
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To: nickcarraway

Yeah.


12 posted on 07/14/2015 9:14:39 AM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: nickcarraway

Because the Mexican government planned the escape, no way he manages to escape without help from the very top.


13 posted on 07/14/2015 9:16:22 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Well anybody with half a brain knows big dog criminals in 3rd world jail will try to escape. The question is did they know WHAT the plan was, because if they didn’t know that then they didn’t know anything useful and should probably STFU.


14 posted on 07/14/2015 9:16:26 AM PDT by discostu (In fact funk's as old as dirt)
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