Mexican President: Fugitive Drug Lord El Chapo Re-arrested
Joaquin Guzman has been recaptured seven months after he escaped from a maximum security prison.
An archive photo showing drug lord Joaquin Guzman in the custody of two Mexican marines.Credit: 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.
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Pena Nieto wrote in his Twitter account on Friday: "mission accomplished: we have him."