Crime & Justice

Drug lord El Chapo’s daughter distributes gifts carrying his image

Guadalajara, Mexico, May 2 (efe-epa).- The clothing brand of Alejandrina Guzman, the daughter of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Gozman Loera, on Saturday distributed around 300 gifts to children with an image of the kingpin imprinted on them.

Employees of the company handed out balls carrying the image, along with the logo of the brand, called “Chapo 701”, and a bag of sweets to mark the children’s day celebrated in Mexico on Thursday.

The gifts were distributed in one of the most impoverished areas of Guadalajara, the capital of the western Jalisco province, which also has a high crime rate.

The company’s CEO Julio Campos told EFE that they would also carry out the campaign in other underprivileged districts of the city to celebrate the occasion with the children, despite the stay-at-home measures enforced to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

“We did not want to let this day pass. The foundation of Alejandrina Guzman is of the view that children are the future of our society and we are following that. We know that it is complicated to hold events right now, gathering people, but we are doing it in the most orderly way possible,” he said.

He said the brand wants to get rid of the social stigma attached to the name of the drug lord, who is currently serving a life sentence in the United States on drug-trafficking charges.

Campos said that the brand would soon release miniature figures of El Chapo – made with non-toxic material – for sale to reach the young population.

The toys will be priced between1,300-1,500 pesos ($50-$60).

Earlier this month, the company had distributed aid boxes on behalf of Alejandrina Guzman to elderly residents in Guadalajara who have been forced to remain indoors to avoid contracting the new coronavirus.

In a similar effort, videos uploaded on social media have shown alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel distributing aid packets to people unable to leave their houses in the neighborhoods of Zapopan, Tonala and the southern coast of Jalisco, on behalf of their chief Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes “El Mencho”.

After getting to know about the videos, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said such actions “do not help” the people and urged organized crime groups to stop such activities.

El Chapo has received much media attention due to his repeated escapes from various prisons, with the image further enhanced by television series and the marketing of various products. EFE-EPA

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