In the first season of Netflix's original series "Narcos," viewers saw how Pablo Escobar was able to "surrender" and be locked in a prison under his own terms. There were parties and gamblings and women being brought in the prison. He was also still able to run the cocaine cartel while inside the prison. But things would have been different if he was extradited to the United States.
Pablo Escobar's Biggest Fear
Drug lords might look like they have nothing to fear anymore. But according to Pablo Escobar's top assassin, Jhon Jairo Velásquez, there is one thing kingpins like Escobar fear the most - extradition to the United States, South China Morning Post reported.
According to the report, while kingpins can use much of their influence in Latin American prisons, they lose their powers under the U.S. legal and prison systems. They won't be able to continue their businesses or bribe any officials, and they will be cut off from their families.
Velásquez, more known as Popeye, revealed another fear of the likes of Pablo: "wanted" posters. This is because when their faces are already on the posters, people know they have huge amount of money on top of their heads and their lives would be in danger.
The Case of El Chapo
Velasquez comments came as drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been transferred to a jail in Ciudad Juarez, near the U.S. border, from the maximum security Altiplano prison. TeleSUR reported that the leader of the Sinaloa cartel will be extradited to the U.S. as the Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Relations approved the requests of Texas and California. The approval was made after the assurances that El Chapo will not be sentenced with death penalty.
Meanwhile, Netflix and Univision are working on a new series that would feature the story of El Chapo. "El Chapo" will be aired on UniMas in 2017 and will also be available to Netflix streaming subscribers. "Narcos" Season 2 is expected to premiere in August.
