Mexican President: Fugitive Drug Lord El Chapo Re-arrested

Joaquin Guzman has been recaptured seven months after he escaped from a maximum security prison.

Jan 08, 2016 8:36 PM

An archive photo showing drug lord Joaquin Guzman in the custody of two Mexican marines. — AFP

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has written in his Twitter account that fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been recaptured seven months after he escaped from a maximum security prison.

Pena Nieto wrote in his Twitter account on Friday: "mission accomplished: we have him."

Misión cumplida: lo tenemos. Quiero informar a los mexicanos que Joaquín Guzmán Loera ha sido detenido.
— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) January 8, 2016

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