Drug kingpin Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman’s second escape

Jul 12, 2015

Drug kingpin Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman’s second escape

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Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped from Altiplano maximum security prison in Almoloya, west of Mexico City, through a tunnel that opened into the shower area of his cell, the country’s top security official announced. It is Guzman’s second jail break in 14 years.

: A file picture taken on February 22, 2014 shows Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka “el Chapo Guzman” (C), being escorted by marines as he is presented to the press in Mexico City. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said on July 12, 2015, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late on July 11 before disappearing, and “the escape of Guzman was confirmed,” the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal policemen stand outside of the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Toluca, Mexico, from where Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka “el Chapo Guzman” escaped on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison for the second time in 14 years, sparking a massive manhunt and dealing an embarrassing blow to the government. The kingpin was last spotted by security cameras entering the shower area of the Altiplano prison, 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of Mexico City, on July 11 night before disappearing, the National Security Commission said. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Mexican soldiers take part in a search operation to locate Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka “el Chapo Guzman along the highway between Mexico City and Toluca on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison for the second time in 14 years, sparking a massive manhunt and dealing an embarrassing blow to the government. The kingpin was last spotted by security cameras entering the shower area of the Altiplano prison, 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of Mexico City, on July 11 night before disappearing, the National Security Commission said. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Mexican soldiers take part in a search operation to locate Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka “el Chapo Guzman along the highway between Mexico City and Toluca on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison for the second time in 14 years, sparking a massive manhunt and dealing an embarrassing blow to the government. The kingpin was last spotted by security cameras entering the shower area of the Altiplano prison, 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of Mexico City, on July 11 night before disappearing, the National Security Commission said. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Mexican soldiers take part in a search operation to locate Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka “el Chapo Guzman along the highway between Mexico City and Toluca on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison for the second time in 14 years, sparking a massive manhunt and dealing an embarrassing blow to the government. The kingpin was last spotted by security cameras entering the shower area of the Altiplano prison, 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of Mexico City, on July 11 night before disappearing, the National Security Commission said. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka “el Chapo Guzman” (C), is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press on February 22, 2014 in Mexico City. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison for the second time in 14 years, sparking a massive manhunt Sunday and dealing an embarrassing blow to the government. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal policemen inspect a pipe under construction by the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal policemen inspect a pipeline under construction by the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal policemen inspect a pipeline under construction by the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal policemen inspect a pipe under construction by the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal policemen inspect a pipeline under construction by the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal policemen stand guard outside the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal policemen stand guard outside the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal policemen stand guard outside the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: A policeman searches outside the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Policemen search for drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in the surroundings of the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Policemen search for drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman outside the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Policemen stand guard near a pipeline under construction by the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Policemen search for drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in the surroundings of the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: A policeman stands guard near a pipeline under construction in the surroundings of the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal police escort a convoy transporting alleged drug traffickers from the Altiplano prison in Almoloya de Juarez, Mexico on July 12, 2015. Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has escaped from a maximum-security prison, the government said Sunday, his second jail break in 14 years. The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed”, the National Security Commission said in a statement. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Federal police patrol near the maximum security prison Altiplano in Almoloya, west of Mexico City, early Sunday, July 12, 2015. Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped from a maximum security prison through a tunnel that opened into the shower area of his cell, the country’s top security official announced. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

: Federal police patrol near the Altiplano maximum security prison in Almoloya, Toluca, Mexico, early Sunday, July 12, 2015. Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped on Saturday night from a maximum security prison through a tunnel that opened into the shower area of his cell, the country’s top security official announced. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

: Mexican navy marines patrol near the maximum security prison Altiplano in Almoloya, west of Mexico City, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped from a maximum security prison through a tunnel that opened into the shower area of his cell, the country’s top security official announced. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

: A Federal police stands guard outside the maximum security prison Altiplano in Almoloya, west of Mexico City, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped from a maximum security prison through a tunnel that opened into the shower area of his cell, the country’s top security official announced. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

: A Federal police inspects a drainage pipe outside the Altiplano maximum security prison in Almoloya, west of Mexico City, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped from a maximum security prison through a tunnel that opened into the shower area of his cell, the country’s top security official announced. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

: Federal police inspect a drainage pipe outside the Altiplano maximum security prison in Almoloya, west of Mexico City, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped from a maximum security prison through a tunnel that opened into the shower area of his cell, the country’s top security official announced. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

The kingpin was last seen in the shower area of the Altiplano prison in central Mexico late Saturday before disappearing. “The escape of Guzman was confirmed,” the National Security Commission said in a statement. –Reporting by AP and Getty

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