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| Mexico's top drug lord Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman arrested | Mexico's top drug lord Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman arrested |
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| The United States says one of the the world's most wanted drug barons, Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or Shorty, has been arrested in Mexico. | |
| He was the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which smuggles huge amounts of illegal drugs into the US. | He was the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which smuggles huge amounts of illegal drugs into the US. |
| 'Shorty' Guzman had been on the run since escaping a high security prison in a laundry basket in 2001. | |
| He was arrested in Sinaloa state, in a joint operation with United States anti-drugs forces. | He was arrested in Sinaloa state, in a joint operation with United States anti-drugs forces. |
| Guzman was at a hotel in the north-western resort of Mazatlan, the AP news agency reported. | |
| The US state department had offered a reward of up to $5m (£3.2m) for information leading to his arrest. | The US state department had offered a reward of up to $5m (£3.2m) for information leading to his arrest. |
| He has been indicted on federal trafficking charges and US officials want him extradited if he is ever captured. | |
| Several close associates of 'Shorty' Guzman had been arrested over the past two years in the US and Mexico. | |
| Forbes magazine has estimated Guzman's fortune at about $1bn (£600m). |