This isn’t even the only property being raffled off. The government is also offering prizes like the mansion that belonged to former Juárez cartel leader Amado Carrillo in the El Pedregal region of Mexico City.
Photo: Government of Mexico
The raffle is run by a government branch, called the Institute to Give Back to the People the Stolen (INDEP). These “prizes” are confiscated items from criminals, drug members, gangs, etc., that the Mexican government now owns. INDEP runs public auctions that sell these items that were seized.
El Chapo’s two-bedroom house will be awarded in the same condition that it was left in as with all other properties. The winner of the raffle will be announced on September 15, the day before Mexican Independence Day.
There’s just one catch, according to the Australian site Monster Children: Foreigners can’t own the assets raffled off by INDEP (it’s giving back to the local people, not just people in general). Those who would like to enter the raffle can do so online. 