A manhunt (click here) remains underway for Joaquin Guzman, head of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. The organization has an international reach and is believed to control most of the major crossing points for drugs at the U.S. border with Mexico.
Associated Press journalists near the Altiplano report that the roads are being heavily patrolled by Federal Police, who had also set up checkpoints. Flights were also suspended at Toluca airport near the penitentiary in the State of Mexico....
He was only taken into custody in 2014.
12 July 2015
Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, (click here)
known as El Chapo or "Shorty", used an elaborate tunnel to break out of a
maximum security prison, officials say.
His escape route from
Altiplano jail was more than 1.5km (1 mile) long and had ventilation and
stairs, the national security commissioner said. Eighteen guards are being questioned.
Guzman was last seen in the showers of the jail on Saturday. It was the second time he had escaped from a top security prison....
This is the preparation of the maximum security in Mexico of Guzman's arrival.
July 30, 2015
by Chivis Martínez for Borderland Beat
No.1 is Mexico’s (click here) only recognized “Supermax” prison; its
history is free from escape, so it can be no surprise that the most notorious
capos are sent to No.1 for incarceration.
Located Santa Juana neighborhood of Almoloya de Juárez, in the
State of Mexico, detailed attention has been given to prevent escape, overhead
airspace is restricted, cell transmission restricted to 6 miles, 3 foot thick
walls, regular polygraphs given to all level of personnel, an armored vehicle
convoy, state of the art technology that can pin point the logistics of
equipment and people, and officers trained in repelling escape, are
on site and ready to react in the event of an escape attempt....
Before Guzman was a resident at Mexico's maximum security prison it is stated to be escape proof. I am not sure what that means. Maybe the inmates were lulled into peaceful incarceration by the jail menu.
