risen to the top in terms of sales. translator: we ve had the kind of success we didn t expect he says. we knew it would sell well but didn t expect to sell so many so soon. mexican attorney general said yesterday that 34 people linked to the escape have been arrested, including a pilot accused of helping him. she didn t disclose any information about where the drug lord might be or whether they re getting any closer to catching him. the mask maker says the costume reflects the criticism mexicans have against their government in a country of spectacular escapes and where impunity remains a challenge. translator: we mexicans make fun of ourselves. we re also making fun of the government because it s the second time guzman escapes. reporter: the company produced 2,000 masks and costumes just to begin. they re now making an additional 1,000. they have been distributed
to the escape have been arrested, including a pilot accused of helping him. she didn t disclose any information about where the drug lord might be or whether they re getting any closer to catching him. the mask maker says the costume reflects the criticism mexicans have against their government in a country of spectacular escapes and where impunity remains a challenge. translator: we mexicans make fun of ourselves he says. we re also making fun of the government because it s the second time guzman escapes. reporter: the company produced 2,000 masks and costumes just to begin. they re now making an additional 1,000. they have been distributed throughout mexico and the company is planning to sell the costumes in the united states where the news of the escape shocked mexicans and others alike. rafael romo, cnn atlanta. randy quaid is making headlines again but not for his latest movie role.
drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman. but this halloween, he may not be hard to find. that is because many people may be wearing the face of mexico s and the united states most wanted man. rafael romo has the story. the most wanted man in mexico and the united states now a source of inspiration for a halloween costume. a mexican company has designed the mask in the image of joaquin el chapo guzman, the drug lord who staged a spectacular escape from a mexican maximum security prison in july. translator: by his caping, he became the most popular man in mexico the mask maker says. the most wanted but also the most popular. that s why we thought of creating the mask. guzman s caescape has become a they ve designed masks of other presidents and other characters. the one of the cartel leader, the mask maker says, has rpdly
and the united states now a source of inspiration for a halloween costume. a mexican company has designed the mask in the image of joaquin el chapo guzman, the drug lord who staged a spectacular escape from a mexican maximum security prison in july. translator: he became the most popular man in mexico the mask maker says. the most wanted but the most popular. that s why we thought of creating the mask. it s been one of the top news stories in mexico this year. the company had designed masks of presidents and other characters. but the one of the cartel leader has rapidly risen to the top in terms of sales. translator: we ve had the kind of success we didn t expect, he says. we knew it would sell well, but we didn t expect to sell so many so soon. mexican attorney general said thursday that 34 people linked