Authorities and law enforcement in Mexico are now offering a 60 million pesos (equivalent to $4 million dollars) for information leading to the capture of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, a Mexican drug lord who escaped prison for a second time over the weekend.
Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán escaped through a tunnel on Saturday. The tunnel was a mile-long, five-and-a-half-foot-tall tunnel that included fitted stairs, ventilation, and an adapted motorcycle on rails escape. It seems similar to something out of a movie but this is the real life tale of his escape.
Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán escaped through a tunnel on Saturday. The tunnel was a mile-long, five-and-a-half-foot-tall tunnel that included fitted stairs, ventilation, and an adapted motorcycle on rails escape. It seems similar to something out of a movie but this is the real life tale of his escape.
Credit: Mexico's Attorney General's Office / AP
This is not the first time, "El Chapo" has escaped prison. His prison hijinks and escape artist plans are mixed with folklore and truth. In 2001, the drug lord has escaped a maximum security prison in a laundry cart. "El Chapo" had run and ducked from authorities in the years that followed. However, as "El Chapo" once again escapes prison, the stories surrounding him seem to become more legitimized.
“The failure that occurred has angered all of us,” Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Secretary of the Interior told reporters in Spanish. “Want we all want is the truth, and that’s what we’re working toward, we all want to have him captured.”
While investigating how Guzman was able to escape there has not produced too many results. Neighbors at El Chapo's escape sights claim they did not see of hear a thing. The director of the prison has been fired. This is a major embarrassment for the Mexican government when they are continuously faced with harsh claims of corruption. Officials in the U.S. have also agreed to help aid in the investigation even after rebuffed earlier requests from the U.S. to extradite him.
Written By: Lauren B. I @laurenbeal
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