For example, Gillespie served as the interim Chargé d'Affaires during the 1983 United States Invasion of Grenada as well as in Colombia from 1985 until 1988, when the government sought to crack down on the Illegal drug trade in Colombia and the Colombian drug cartels. Gillespie often received...
he had been extradited to the U.S. to face trial after twice escaping prison in Mexico. Back home, Guzmán was often viewed as folk hero: a rags-to-riches country kid from the Sinaloa sierra known for his generosity with locals and his keen ability to e...