Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Escapes Through 1.5 km Tunnel From Prison [CCTV Footage]

Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Escapes Through 1.5 km Tunnel From Prison: Mexican security forces hunted on Monday for drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman as authorities investigated whether he had inside help to escape prison through a tunnel under his cell’s shower. Joaquin Guzman is the leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, involved in drug trafficking and other organised crime. For the second time in 14 years, the head of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel managed to flee a maximum-security prison, dealing an embarrassing setback to President Enrique Pena Nieto. The gap led to a 1.5 kilometer long tunnel with a ventilation and light system that was apparently dug with the help of a motorcycle

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Guzman escaped prison in a laundry cart in 2001, and he outfitted his safe houses with secret tunnels. He used one of them to escape authorities in February 2014, just before he was caught.

A federal official said 32 prison employees of various rank, including the warden, spent the night at the anti-organized crime unit of the attorney general’s office, but no charges have been filed so far.

The guards in charge of the capo’s cell and those who monitored the surveillance cameras that look into the room were among those interrogated.

“They are making statements, with the assistance of lawyers and human rights personnel,” the official from the prosecutor’s office told AFP on condition of anonymity.

El Chapo Escape: Drug lord ‘fled through 1.5 km tunnel

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