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| Back in handcuffs: Notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Loera has been recaptured six months since he escaped from Mexico's most secure prison |
Notorious
drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Loera has been recaptured six months
after he staged an escape from Mexico's most secure prison, according
to the country's president.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto wrote on his Twitter account on Friday: 'Mission accomplished: we have him'.
'My
appreciation to the Security Cabinet of the Government of the Republic
for this important achievement for the rule of law in Mexico,' he
added.
Mexican
marines captured El Chapo (which means 'the short one' in Spanish)
during a raid in the town of Los Mochis, located in the kingpin's home
state of Sinloa. Five cartel gangsters were killed and another six
arrested in the raid, while one marine sustained non-life-threatening
injuries.
The Mexican police say the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Marshals aided in El Chapo's recapture.
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