Money laundering probe targets Mexican actress in 'El Chapo' case

Mexico has opened a money laundering investigation into the actress who helped Hollywood star Sean Penn conduct an interview with drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a senior official said in an interview published on Tuesday. Attorney General Arely Gomez said in the interview published by daily newspaper El Universal "there are indications" that actress Kate del Castillo may have used money from Guzman to help finance her tequila business. The longtime head of the Sinaloa cartel, Guzman was caught on Jan. 8 in the northwestern city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, six months after his brazen escape from prison through a mile-long tunnel that led directly into his cell.