Drug Lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Escapes From Mexican High-Security Prison
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U.S. law-enforcement’s worst nightmare just came true: Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker, escaped from a high-security Mexican prison, Mexico’s National Security Commission said Sunday.
The statement from the National Security Commission said that at 8:52 Saturday evening, surveillance cameras at the Altiplano federal prison saw Guzmán approaching a shower area in which prisoners also wash their belongings.
When Guzmán was not seen again for some time, officials checked his cell, found it empty, and issued an alert. National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said that Guzmán escaped through a 1,500-meter tunnel located near the shower area.
Altiplano is a maximum security prison in the state of Mexico, which borders Mexico City.