San Luis Potosí Mayor Enrique Galindo Ceballos Accused of Falsely Claiming Credit for "El Chapo" Guzmán's Capture
Enrique Galindo Ceballos, the mayor of San Luis Potosí, is facing accusations of attempting to take undue credit for the capture of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera. This alleged strategy by Galindo Ceballos comes in the wake of the success of the Netflix film "La Captura," which details Guzmán's arrest. Critics, including Mike Vigil, former head of international operations for the DEA, have publicly refuted Galindo's claims, stating that he had no direct involvement in the operation. The accusations suggest that Galindo Ceballos is leveraging the film's popularity to position himself as a hero in the capture, despite not having directly participated. It is argued that a lower-ranking commander, not Galindo Ceballos, who was then the national commissioner, gave the order for Guzmán's handover, and some elements of the police force were distrustful of their superiors at the time. The mayor is reportedly engaging in a media strategy to promote this false narrative.
