Prosecutors did not believe they were relevant to proving Guzmán’s drug-trafficking activities, according to court records. The allegations came from a person identified in court records as “Cooperating Witness No. Court records say Cifuentes also believed in astrology and had obtained snake oils from a witch doctor. Prison officials he had bribed allowed him to communicate freely with family members using his own cellphone, court records say. One prison official, now a government witness, was given a house in Guadalajara, Mexico, court records say.

Source: Washington Post February 03, 2019 19:19 UTC