It’s the second time Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has escaped a maximum security facility in Mexico. BuzzFeed News reporter Karla Zabludovsky is in Mexico City.
In a daring and highly sophisticated jailbreak, Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escaped from a maximum security prison through a tunnel on Saturday in the country's southern Mexico State, authorities said.
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines in Mexico City. February 22, 2014.
Eduardo Verdugo / AP
The drug lord's escape from Altiplano jail involved a sophisticated, mile-long tunnel that had been fitted with stairs, ventilation, and an adapted motorcycle on rails, Mexico's Security Commissioner Alejandro Rubido said at a news conference.
In a statement, the National Security Commission said shortly before 9 p.m. guards observed Guzman approaching the prison shower area. When he was not seen again for some time, guards who checked his cell discovered it empty and promptly issued an escape alert.
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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