Sunday, January 31, 2016

Dear Sean Penn: No Worries Man, El Chapo Didn't Escape Again

From http://abcnews.com.co/drug-kingpin-el-chapo-escapes-mexican-prison-once-again/:

Drug Kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Escapes Mexican Prison Once Again
Mexico City, Mexico — Early this morning, drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, head of the Sinaloa Cartel, escaped from the Altiplano maximum security prison once again.

It is unclear at this point what exactly happened, but these are the details ABC News has received from Mexican officials so far:

5:35 AM: Guzmán was taken in restraints by two prison guards on a routine cell transfer.

6:05 AM: Prison staff could not locate Guzmán or the two prison guards’s whereabouts. The prison was put on lockdown as personnel went looking for them.

7:15 AM: A prison van was found abandoned only a mile away from the prison. Mexican officials believe the two guards, who began working at the prison just months ago, were actually members of the Sinaloa Cartel working for Guzmán.

Before today’s escape, Mexican officials were working to extradite “El Chapo” to the United States, where he faced drug trafficking charges connected to his cartel, authorities said.
This is now the third time Guzmán has escaped from a Mexican prison and brings into question Mexico’s ability to keep corruption out of it’s penal system....MORE
And from http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/No-El-Chapo-didn-t-escape-again-6796806.php