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Mexico on high alert as manhunt for drug lord Guzman continues Mexico offers $3.8m reward in hunt for escaped drug lord
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Mexico's Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong has been holding a meeting with state governors on how to prevent an increase in violence following the escape of the country's most wanted drug lord. Mexico is offering a reward of 60 million pesos ($3.8m) for the capture of the country's most-wanted drug lord, who escaped from a top security prison.
A manhunt is underway across Mexico to try to recapture Joaquin Guzman, the leader of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. A huge manhunt is underway for Joaquin Guzman, who got out of his cell on Saturday through a 1.5km-long tunnel.
There are fears his escape could spark a turf war with rival drug cartels. Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said officials at the prison must have helped his escape.
Guzman fled through a 1.5km-long (one mile) tunnel on Saturday night. Three senior prison officials, including the director of the Altiplano jail, have been dismissed.
The tunnel linked the shower area of the high security Altiplano jail to a house built over the past year across maize fields near the prison. It has emerged that Guzman fled despite wearing a monitoring bracelet and being subject to 24-hour surveillance.
At the meeting, the Mexican authorities and 10 state governors are going to "assess the progress on the search and discuss additional measures to capture this runaway delinquent," says a government statement. "There will be no rest for this criminal," said Mr Osorio Chong,
Mr Osorio Chong has been visiting the prison and the nearby area for the first time since Guzman's escape. On Monday, he visited the prison and the nearby area for the first time since Guzman's escape.
He arrived by helicopter at the Altiplano compound, about 90km (55 miles) west of Mexico City, along with a group of congressmen and National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubrido. The interior minister arrived by helicopter at the Altiplano compound, about 90km (55 miles) west of Mexico City, along with a group of congressmen and National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubrido.
Mr Osorio Chong is in charge of the operation in the absence of President Enrique Pena Nieto, who is on a planned visit to France for that country's Bastille Day celebrations on Tuesday.Mr Osorio Chong is in charge of the operation in the absence of President Enrique Pena Nieto, who is on a planned visit to France for that country's Bastille Day celebrations on Tuesday.
He will give a media conference in the next few hours to give an update on the investigations.
Laundry basket escapeLaundry basket escape
Security has been reinforced across Mexico. Flights from nearby Toluca airport were suspended and checkpoints have been set up.Security has been reinforced across Mexico. Flights from nearby Toluca airport were suspended and checkpoints have been set up.
Guatemala also reinforced its northern border with Mexico in response to the news that Guzman had escaped. It was there he was captured in 1993. Guatemala also increased checks along its northern border with Mexico in response to the news that Guzman had escaped. It was there he was captured in 1993.
Guzman was sent to a top-security jail in Mexico, Puente Grande, but broke out in 2001, reportedly hidden in a laundry cart after bribing officials.Guzman was sent to a top-security jail in Mexico, Puente Grande, but broke out in 2001, reportedly hidden in a laundry cart after bribing officials.
In the following years, he expanded the reach of his organisation, says the BBC's Juan Paullier in Mexico City.In the following years, he expanded the reach of his organisation, says the BBC's Juan Paullier in Mexico City.
Analysts are warning that the same could happen again, if Guzman's escape triggers conflicts with other cartels keen to protect their patches.Analysts are warning that the same could happen again, if Guzman's escape triggers conflicts with other cartels keen to protect their patches.
Dozens of prison guards are being questioned at the Altiplano prison to find out how he could escape this time.Dozens of prison guards are being questioned at the Altiplano prison to find out how he could escape this time.
Video footage showed Guzman entering the shower area in his cell at 20:52 local time on Saturday (01:52 GMT Sunday).Video footage showed Guzman entering the shower area in his cell at 20:52 local time on Saturday (01:52 GMT Sunday).
The tunnel linked the shower area to a house built over the past year across maize fields near the prison.
The tunnel, which measures 1.7m by 70cm, would have allowed Guzman, who is known as El Chapo or Shorty, to comfortably walk upright.The tunnel, which measures 1.7m by 70cm, would have allowed Guzman, who is known as El Chapo or Shorty, to comfortably walk upright.
It had ventilation and lights and guards also found a motorcycle which they believe was used to transport earth removed as the tunnel was dug.It had ventilation and lights and guards also found a motorcycle which they believe was used to transport earth removed as the tunnel was dug.
Inside the building, officials found a bed and a kitchen, suggesting those who dug the tunnel could have spent days at a time there. Inside the building near the prison, officials found a bed and a kitchen, suggesting those who dug the tunnel could have spent days at a time there.
A calculation based on the height, width and extension of the tunnel estimates that the earth removed would have filled 379 lorries, said Reforma newspaper.A calculation based on the height, width and extension of the tunnel estimates that the earth removed would have filled 379 lorries, said Reforma newspaper.
President Pena Nieto called Guzman's escape "an affront to the state" and ordered a full investigation.President Pena Nieto called Guzman's escape "an affront to the state" and ordered a full investigation.
Guzman's personal fortune is estimated at $1bn (£640m).Guzman's personal fortune is estimated at $1bn (£640m).