Mario 'El Nariz' Hidalgo Arguello had been indicted in San Diego on marijuana trafficking charges.
As Mexican and U.S. forces closed in on Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán in the winter of 2014, they set out first to find the man they hoped would unlock many of the drug kingpin’s secrets, and ultimately his whereabouts.
Though Hidalgo’s legacy will be forever linked to the hunt for one of the world’s most wanted drug lords, his official criminal record is silent on the matter and instead lists a single marijuana trafficking conviction. Hidalgo’s co-conspirators bought a boat, the International Star, in San Diego in October 2012 and docked it in National City to make repairs and improvements, according to the plea. The boat was renamed Out Hook’n.
In comments to the judge Monday, Hidalgo said he was one of seven children raised by poor, day-laborer parents. Much of the drama surrounding Guzmán’s capture, and the significance of Hidalgo’s role, was revealed in testimony during Guzmán’s criminal trial in New York at the beginning of 2019.
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