The reign of notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman came to a bloody close in an early morning raid in the seaside city of Los Mochis in Sinaloa state, Mexico.
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The raid was executed by the Mexican navy in conjunction with other agencies at 4:30am local time (6:30am EST) at El Chapo’s seaside home which resulted in numerous of his men killed.
The news went public when Mexican President Enrique Nieto tweeted:
Misión cumplida: lo tenemos. Quiero informar a los mexicanos que Joaquín Guzmán Loera ha sido detenido.
— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) January 8, 2016
The mission how becomes how to make sure the slippery criminal doesn’t escape again. Reports of El Chapo living like a king in prison and tales of his men digging a mile long tunnel into his cell persist.
The rise of the Sinaloa cartel has lead to a boom of marijuana, cocaine and heroin into the U.S.
Now new footage shows El Chapo being escorted to an aircraft under heavy guard:
#ChapoGuzman fue trasladado de Los Mochis a la Ciudad de México
@SEMAR_mx
@1070noticias pic.twitter.com/AcaGtIz0fL
— Luis Alberto Fuentes (@jaliscoesuno) January 8, 2016
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From CNN:
Mexican authorities snared drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in a bloody raid Friday aimed at capturing one of the world’s most notorious and slippery criminals.
“Mission Accomplished,” Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced Friday via Twitter. “We have him.”
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