This Article is From Jul 14, 2015

Prison Officals Likely Helped Drug Lord Flee: Mexico

Prison Officals Likely Helped Drug Lord Flee: Mexico

File Photo: Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman is seen during his detention in Mexico City, in this undated handout photo provided by Mexico's Attorney General's office (PGR) on February 25, 2014. (Reuters)

Mexico City: Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman managed to escape from his cell despite a monitoring bracelet and 24-hour security camera surveillance, and likely was helped by prison officials, authorities said Monday

Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said that, if prison guards are found to have helped Guzman, it would constitute an act of "treason."

 
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