El Chapo's Attorney to Ted Cruz: 'Ludicrous' to Suggest Drug Kingpin Would Fund Wall Posted on February 18, 2019 by admin The attorney for convicted drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman shot back at Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) idea to make his client pay for the wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico, calling it “ludicrous.”