Rosa Isela Guzmán Ortiz
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán secretly entered the US twice last year, despite being one of the world's most wanted fugitives, according to the Mexican drug kingpin's American daughter.
In an interview with The Guardian published on Friday, Rosa Isela Guzmán Ortiz said that Guzmán crossed the Mexican border into California twice in late 2015 after his notorious escape from a maximum-security Mexican prison in July.
Guzmán used the opportunities to see relatives and visit his daughter in the five-bedroom home he bought for her and her four children, she said.
Guzmán Ortiz did not reveal the house's location to The Guardian.
She also declined to elaborate on how Guzmán managed to evade border patrol.
"I asked him the same, believe me," she said.
Jacqueline Wasiluk, a spokeswoman for US Customs and Border Protection, said that her agency has "no information that substantiates the claims in news reports" about Guzmán, according to The Washington Post.
José Reveles, author of "NarcoMexico" said that "nothing is impossible" for Guzmán, one of the richest drug lords at the helm of the Sinaloa cartel, known for its sophisticated use of narco tunnels.
Rosa Isela Guzmán OrtizGuzmán was recaptured in January after a firefight with Mexican marines and is being held at the same prison he escaped from last year.
He is facing numerous drug-trafficking and homicide charges in Mexico, and has been indicted in seven US states.
The identity of Guzmán Ortiz, 39, was independently verified by The Guardian.
Her claims about her father "are likely to be vigorously contested by Mexican and US authorities," The Guardian wrote.
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