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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

House Owned by 'El Chapo' in Culiacán Will Be Put for Auction

 "MX" for Borderland Beat

With a starting sale price of MXN$2.6 million (approximately US$117K), the Mexican federal government will put a house owned by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman for auction. This is the fourth time the government has tried to put the house for auction after it was seized from the drug lord in February 2014. The house is located on Emiliano García Street, Number 1811, in Libertad neighborhood in Culiacán, Sinaloa.

The event is organized by the Institute to Return Stolen Goods to the People (INDEP) and will take place in Los Pinos Cultural Center, what used to be the official residence and office of the President of Mexico. 307 assets, including El Chapo's home, will be placed for auction. The other assets include an apartment in the State of Mexico, as well as multiple trucks, cars and motorcycles (they are not owned by El Chapo). The proceeds obtained in this event will be given the the municipality of Temozon, Yucatan.

Unlike other auctions done in the past, the INDEP will only allow 100 participants to enter  Los Pinos. They will have to wear a face mask and keep social distancing. Their temperatures will be monitored upon entrance. These measures are done to protect participants amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Other participants may join the auction online via Zoom or by calling in.

The value of the property increased after it was reduced to half during the last auction. It currently has a property value of exactly MXN$2,633,200. To participate in the auction, bidders have to deposit at least MXN$200,000. 

During the house's first auction, the price of the house was at MXN$2.4 million. For the second auction, the house's price went down to MXN$1.8 million before reducing again for the third auction to MXN$1.2 million. The house was seized during the manhunt that led to the arrest of El Chapo in 2014. 

Here's the tunnel entrance hidden underneath the bathtub inside the house that El Chapo used to flee as the Mexican Marines and the DEA were coming to get him.

In the house they found plastic bananas stuffed with cocaine and plastic cucumbers stuffed with marijuana. Authorities also found weapons and ammunition. The house had a secret escape route beneath the bathtub that connected to Culiacan's sewer system. El Chapo managed to escape using this tunnel on 16 February 2014 and was on the run for nearly a week before finally being apprehended on 22 February. The Mexican Navy was a few minutes shy from nabbing El Chapo when they broke into the house.

This is not the first time the Mexican government has auctioned houses owned by Mexican drug lords. In March of this year, a house owned by a Zetas money launderer linked to Zetas founder Omar Lórmendez Pitalúa ("El Pita") was sold. The following month, a Mexico City mansion owned by the former Juarez Cartel leader Amado Carrillo Fuentes ("El Senor de los Cielos") was put for auction.

Sources: Riodoce; INDEP

46 comments:

  1. el SECRET ESCAPE esta incluido ?

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    1. When your wife arrives yor girlfriend can escape through there. Or el sancho when you get home.

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    2. 11:57 mexicans are more likely to have a Sancho at home than a girlfriend, Cd Juarez Gigolós d ok not even have houses, they live in shaks made out of pallets and garbage bags on garage dumps

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    3. At least we a creative, go to Down town La and you'll see how your people live Out in the Open or in top of Bus stops or under bridges like Dogs and u can caress about them , because u are heartless

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  2. 2.6 Million isn’t 58 Thousand USD. At 22.5 pesos per 1 USD it is 115,500 USD.

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    1. Yikes, fixed! I inputted the wrong numbers when doing the Google USD/MXN calculator.

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    2. 10:05 No Mames Perro!!!
      Once the money is in, everybody pays peisos for dollars as they see fit, if the customer does not like it he/she can go to hell...

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  3. 2,600,000 pesos would be roughly 118k at the current exchange rate of 22 pesos per dollar. Fyi :)

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    1. Yikes, fixed! I inputted the wrong numbers when doing the Google USD/MXN calculator.

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    2. Who the fucking fack cares!!!
      The way shit is going, the dollar will be worth less than the Peiso in six months, and crooks keep hacking bitcoins by the trillion...
      Till then, I'll keep looking at my 100 dollar bills cash in loving appreciation, i saved them through Not buying grifa or dope to look like a real pendejo.

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  4. Wonder if it comes with the reinforced doors and the hidden tunnel.

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  5. Who has the balls to buy that house??

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  6. that house is not woth no 2.6 million usd or pesos . i wouldn't even pay 115 thousand usd for that. 58 thousand sounds more like it. i would just wait a few more months once the housing market crashes in usa the ripple effectrs will be felt world wide. that house gona be like 35 k 25k if u pull a breaking bad jessie pinkman claiming the house was used as a meth lab and get it very cheap :D

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    1. Stay of Netflix for a bit and go outside just make sure to wear a face mask 😷 get some sun it’s good for your.

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  7. Animo Sicarios!
    El Señor Ivan has ordered that the house stay in the Guzman family.
    Gente Nueva Internal Revenue Services will be bidding on it .

    New People 006

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  8. El Senors house? wow

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  9. I bet el chapo buy is it back

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    1. hes too busy talking to his shadow hahaha

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    2. El que la compre se muere,
      He who buys that house dies.

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  10. Boss of bosses free el senor chapo

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  11. Would seriously considering buying cash money homie but what do you think would happen to me? A visit in the middle of the night like Chino...

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  12. That house was stolen from hard working people it’s not Chapos it was stolen

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  13. Chapo was the last great Godfather of the real mafias in Mexico. He was old school and didnt mess with family. All that is left are narco terrorists.

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    1. Como sus hijos que ahora lla no dejan que vendab cerveza despues de las 11 de la noche, nomas ellos y te la venden lo doble de precio, lla no pueden mandar jale a la usa? O que pedo? Pinches muertos de hambre

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  14. Its the 3rd time for sale
    So I dont think he wants it back

    and who wants a house that has GHOSTs
    i think of the dead ones lurking around wanting Revenge

    and who really wants a XDrug Cartels house ? Youd have to worry about Drive Bys

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  15. Who would dare bid on it if they weren't connected to Chapo?

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  16. Sicario 006 lives across the street

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    1. Sicario 006 has also bought the house according to kgb navy seal mossad intelligence

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    2. @ 10:38 LOL yeah Sicario 006 loves tunnels and installs them in all his safe houses

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  17. Good investment so much history. Haha

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  18. Owning these houses wouldn't that bring attention you don't want? Like wouldn't the cartel that owned that house come try to scare you out or kill you???

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  19. That house they say was Chapos was a dump!

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  20. way to much money, not the best area in culican from google streetview.

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  21. You would be a fool to buy that house if not related to el chapo

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  22. Strange it would sell for more as a curiosity thing. I could see some us baller thinking it’s cool to live in El Chapo’s house; especially since you can’t even buy a shack in a bad neighborhood for that little, in California.

    Wondering if folks don’t buy it out of fear.

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  23. It was a safe house, people most likely killed in it. Haunted, plus u might get a visit from Los Chapitos, over valued. too much karma blood money with it.

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  24. I'm starting a GoFundMe for BorderlandBeat users to pitch in. It'll be ours!

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    1. Yippee now Da Chivis can get a bullet proof car.

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    2. Borderland Beat posada or year party should be there. Please send the link and I’ll pour some money.

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    3. What’s the issue is bb no longer going to be available? There was an ominous article that was taken down regarding this issue

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  25. I have a picture of Ivan Archivaldos can am maverick even with his initials on it how can i show it?

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