Sean Penn, El Chapo Meeting: Mexican Drug Lord Meets with Actor Before Arrest?

Academy Award winner Sean Penn reportedly had a clandestine meeting with Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman before he was recently arrested... again. After his meeting, Penn authored a piece for Rolling Stone in which he discussed his meeting.

The two spoke largely about his run as a drug kingpin in Mexico, with El Chapo explaining that he "supplies more heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana than anybody else in the world."

He further noted that he has a "fleet of submarines, airplanes, trucks and boats," and spoke about his latest escape from prison, which occurred back in July 2015.

 The first photo from this week’s capture of #SinaloaCartel boss #ElChapo, was released today. Then we released the first interview #ElChapo has ever granted outside an interrogation room, conducted by our correspondent #SeanPenn. "In what would be a seven-hour sit-down, I saw him without that smile only in brief flashes. As has been said of many notorious men, he has an indisputable charisma. When I ask about his dynamic with the Mexican government, he pauses. 'Talking about politicians, I keep my opinion to myself. They go do their thing and I do mine.’” Photograph Courtesy of Sean Penn

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Penn's meeting with El Chapo lasted a reported seven hours and new reports have suggested that the two meeting actually delayed in the drug lord getting arrested by authorities. CNN claims that Mexican police are interested in questioning both Penn and actress Kate del Castillo, who was involved in the meeting as well.

Regardless of the supposed delay, the Mexican drug kingpin was arrested this past Friday. He and Penn met back in October.

Per the report in Rolling Stone, Penn explained, "He pulls me into a 'compadre' hug, looks me in the eyes and speaks a lengthy greeting in Spanish too fast for my ears."

Read more about Penn's interaction with El Chapo over on Rolling Stone.