Most Wanted Man in the World or Most Powerful? 

In the latest chapter of drug war absurdity, the wife of one of the world’s most wanted men, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, gives birth to twin daughters in a Los Angeles County hospital, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Emma Coronel, a U.S. citizen, reportedly traveled to Southern California in mid-July, delivering daughters Emali Guadalupe and Maria Joaquina on August 15.

The mystery in this story is how U.S. authorities tracked Coronel from Mexico to a hospital in Lancaster, California without ever detaining her for questioning. Moreover, why would the pregnant wife of a billionaire travel several hundred miles to give birth in a county hospital?

This story only adds further credibility to the many reports alleging duplicity between El Chapo’s Sinaloa Cartel and the United States government. The absurdity is that while the United States spends billions to equip and train Mexican troops to apprehend Guzmán, somehow, Guzmán is seemingly able to arrange for his wife to travel to the United States to give birth without any trouble. 

While it sounds like Emma Coronel and Joaquín Guzmán’s twin daughters were born healthy, this relationship between the United States and Mexico is leaving thousands dead on arrival. 

Read: Who’s Calling the Shots in Mexico’s Drug War?

El Chapo Guzmán on America’s Most Wanted: