'El Chapo' Guzmán News: Residents in Durango Plan Protest to Demand his Release

El Chapo's capture represents the biggest police successes in the last decade. He was arrested in the coastal town of Mazatlan, where he was found in an apartment with his wife, Emma Coronel and their two daughters. However, it seems not everyone is so happy with the druglord's arrest. Last week, protests were organized across the Sinaloa Cartel leader's home state. Now it seems the protest movement has extended to the neighboring state of Durango where further demonstrations are being organized.

Joaquín Guzmán Loera, 'El Chapo', had legions of loyal followers, or so it woud seem. Through social media, another march is being organized in the capital city of the state of Durango, which borders Sinaloa to the south. So far over 200 people have signed up to the Facebook event. Melissa Montenegro, a young woman organizing the event, confirmed that there is no link between this movement and the drug cartels, but rather the portests is a demonstration that "people are with him."

'El Chapo' was well-known for his generous gifts to citizens and extravagant tips in restaurants. However, it seems that this is not the motivation behind the protests. Mantenegro assured that "for me he is a person that helped people, that has won the affection of people with actions and he doesn't need a campaign to promote himself." Ms. Montenegro's views of the capo, she says, are derived from what she has observed in the media and the way communities in the Sierra have benefited from 'El Chapo's charity.