Mexico says drug boss Guzman narrowly evades capture, sustains injuries
Source: Reuters
World | Sat Oct 17, 2015 5:16am EDT
Mexico says drug boss Guzman narrowly evades capture, sustains injuries
MEXICO CITY
The world's most-wanted drug boss, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, narrowly evaded security forces searching for him in the northwest of Mexico in recent days, sustaining injuries to his face and leg, the Mexican government said on Friday.
Guzman, the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, escaped from his high-security prison cell in July through a specially dug tunnel, causing a major embarrassment for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
In a statement, the Mexican government said it had worked with international agencies to capture Guzman, and that in recent weeks, efforts had been focused on the northwest of the country, not far from Guzman's native turf of Sinaloa state.
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