​Mexican Drug Boss El Chapo Sentenced To Life In Prison

Cifuentes also alleged that Guzmán gave former Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, a $100 million (£80m) bribe, and claimed Nieto contacted Guzmán after he took office in 2012 saying he would end a manhunt against him in return for $250m (£200m).

The former leader of the Sinaloa organisation, Guzmán was once one of the richest people in the world, and was listed on Forbes' rich list of the globe's most affluent billionaires in 2009.

However, 'El Chapo' (aka 'The Shorty') is arguably best known for his series of high-profile prison breaks.

In 2001, he broke out by hiding in a laundry cart, and spent the next 13 years in and around Sinaloa in hiding.

After being recaptured in 2014, he escaped once again in July 2015 through a mile-long tunnel that took him out of maximum-security Altiplano prison.

A GPS watch had been smuggled through to Guzmán's cell and his sons bought a property on the periphery of the prison. From this point, diggers crafted a tunnel to his cell and he escaped using an adapted motorcycle.

Guzmán was arrested for a third time in 2016, when he was also extradited to the US - and was placed under a much tighter watch.