13 Jul 2021

'El Chapo' property up for sale in Mexico

From Morning Report, 8:56 am on 13 July 2021

For the price of about $17 would you like to own a house with an escape hatch under the bathtub? Or how about a ranch, or a stadium viewing box?

Mexico's government is raffling off Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán property - alongside other properties seized from drug traffickers, corrupt government officials and other criminals - valued at a total of $12.5 million.

The raffle includes the house El Chapo made a daring escape from Mexican marines through a tunnel under his bathtub that that connected to the city's sewer system.

Jesus Daza is a journalist in Mexico City.

He spoke to Perlina Lau.