In addition, the LEOs, DEA, and other government departments get fancy military ‘toys’ to counter the cartels and smugglers...
El Chapo was (ahem) "caught" in broad daylight at a posh hotel---he was instantly recognizable. This guy even made Forbes magazine's list of the 100 most powerful people-----he did not get there by being a nice guy---just by being his ruthless, violent self.
El Chapo would not have ascended the ladder of infamy without the collusion of businessmen, politicians, policemen, and the power elite wearing a mask of legality.
The faces are familiar---amnesty-worshipping politicians, open borders types---bold face names on front-page news stories, business sections......soiling the pages of print and electronic media.
My guess is conniving Mexico arranged this as a sop to Obama and the amnesty crowd----so Obama can say "see, we caught 'im."