How two officers accidentally captured El Chapo after his dramatic escape — the real events behind Netflix’s new thriller

Netflix's Facing El Chapo revisits Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán's January 2016 recapture. Two federal officers unknowingly stopped the fugitive after a military operation. Guzmán had escaped through a tunnel and a sewer system prior to this arrest. The film explores the officers' dilemma after this extraordinary and dangerous capture. This event led to Guzmán's eventual extradition and life sentence in the United States.