Former DEA agent: 'El Chapo' wants to push Juarez Cartel out, funnel drugs through NM

He was part of the team that helped put one of Mexico's most violent drug lords behind bars – the same one who escaped from a Mexican maximum-security prison over the weekend. Tuesday, KOB talked to Michael Vigil, a former DEA agent from New Mexico who investigated Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman for years. Vigil says Guzman's escape is not good for the U.S., especially our state. He says Guzman wants to push out the Juarez Cartel and push more heroin through New Mexico. "Chapo Guzman has taken over that area and he controls most of the routes into the United States along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border, so he is literally funneling drugs into New Mexico," Vigil said. He says he also believes if and when "El Chapo" is caught, the U.S. will fight to have him extradited to our country – not only to face trafficking charges here, but to make sure he doesn't escape again. KOB-TV