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| Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman: Manhunt outside Mexico city after top drug lord escapes from prison | |
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| A top Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison for the second time late on Saturday night, officials said. | A top Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison for the second time late on Saturday night, officials said. |
| Guzman was last seen in the showers of the Altiplano prison outside of Mexico City at 9pm. The National Security Commission said that guards noticed he had not been seen for a while so checked his cell but found it empty. | Guzman was last seen in the showers of the Altiplano prison outside of Mexico City at 9pm. The National Security Commission said that guards noticed he had not been seen for a while so checked his cell but found it empty. |
| A huge search operation followed immediately, with police combing the surrounding area. Flights were suspended at Toluca airport near the prison. | A huge search operation followed immediately, with police combing the surrounding area. Flights were suspended at Toluca airport near the prison. |
| Guzman was the leader of the Sinaloa cartel which is known for smuggling large amounts of illegal drugs into the US. He was on the US's most wanted list. | Guzman was the leader of the Sinaloa cartel which is known for smuggling large amounts of illegal drugs into the US. He was on the US's most wanted list. |
| It is the second time that he has escaped from prison. He was put back behind bars in February 2014 after a decade on the run, a move hailed as a victory for Mexico’s government. | It is the second time that he has escaped from prison. He was put back behind bars in February 2014 after a decade on the run, a move hailed as a victory for Mexico’s government. |
| Guzman after being captured by the Mexican army in 2014 Guzman had been caught previously in Guatemala in 1993, extradited and sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mexico for murder and drug trafficking. He escaped from another maximum security prison, Puente Grande in western Jalisco state, in 2001 with the help of prison guards. | Guzman after being captured by the Mexican army in 2014 Guzman had been caught previously in Guatemala in 1993, extradited and sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mexico for murder and drug trafficking. He escaped from another maximum security prison, Puente Grande in western Jalisco state, in 2001 with the help of prison guards. |
| The Sinaloa Cartel empire stretches throughout North America and reaches as far away as Europe and Australia. | The Sinaloa Cartel empire stretches throughout North America and reaches as far away as Europe and Australia. |
| The country is in the throes of a violent drug war, at the centre of which lies Guzman's cartel. At least 60,000 people are thought to have died between 2006 and 2012 alone as a result of clashing cartels. | The country is in the throes of a violent drug war, at the centre of which lies Guzman's cartel. At least 60,000 people are thought to have died between 2006 and 2012 alone as a result of clashing cartels. |
| Sinaloa is believed now to control most of the major crossing points for drugs at the US border with Mexico. | Sinaloa is believed now to control most of the major crossing points for drugs at the US border with Mexico. |
| Additional reporting Press Association | Additional reporting Press Association |