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In an interview for this Sunday's “60 Minutes,” Penn spoke to “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose in Santa Monica

The actor is speaking out about his secret trip to Mexico to meet notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Mexico recaptured the cartel leader a week ago. Penn made headlines the following day when Rolling Stone published his account of visiting the kingpin in hiding last October. In an interview for this Sunday's “60 Minutes,” Penn spoke to “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose in Santa Monica to talk about his seven hours with Guzman.

  • Jan 15, 2016
  • 06:32
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Mexican officials have started efforts to send the drug lord known as “El Chapo” to the U.S. for trial

Mexican officials have started efforts to send the drug lord known as “El Chapo” to the U.S. for trial. U.S. officials confirmed a meeting between Joaquin Guzman’s meeting in October with actor Sean Penn helped lead to his arrest Friday, after a six-month manhunt. Penn described their seven-hour interview in a Rolling Stone article released over the weekend. Guzman is now being held at the Altiplano prison, where he escaped from in July. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

  • Jan 11, 2016
  • 03:19
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