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| Mexico releases video of drug lord Joaquin Guzman escape | Mexico releases video of drug lord Joaquin Guzman escape |
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| Mexican authorities have released CCTV footage showing the moments before the country's most-wanted drug lord escaped from his prison cell. | Mexican authorities have released CCTV footage showing the moments before the country's most-wanted drug lord escaped from his prison cell. |
| Images show Joaquin Guzman pacing his cell at Altiplano Jail several times on Saturday evening before heading into the shower area and disappearing. | |
| A small hole leading to a tunnel has since been found and a massive man hunt is under way. | A small hole leading to a tunnel has since been found and a massive man hunt is under way. |
| It is the second time Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", has escaped jail. | It is the second time Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", has escaped jail. |
| He escaped from a Mexican high-security prison in 2001 and was not recaptured until 2014. | He escaped from a Mexican high-security prison in 2001 and was not recaptured until 2014. |
| Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said officials at Altiplano Jail prison must have helped him in his latest escape. | Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said officials at Altiplano Jail prison must have helped him in his latest escape. |
| Three senior prison officials, including the director of the jail, have been dismissed. | Three senior prison officials, including the director of the jail, have been dismissed. |
| It has emerged that he fled despite wearing a monitoring bracelet and being subject to 24-hour surveillance. | It has emerged that he fled despite wearing a monitoring bracelet and being subject to 24-hour surveillance. |
| A reward of 60 million pesos ($3.8m) for the capture has been offered. | A reward of 60 million pesos ($3.8m) for the capture has been offered. |
| World's most wanted | World's most wanted |
| Guzman was born in the town of Badiraguato, probably 57 years ago, and became an important figure in the drug cartels of the 1980s. | Guzman was born in the town of Badiraguato, probably 57 years ago, and became an important figure in the drug cartels of the 1980s. |
| His rise to head of the Sinaloa cartel made him the world's most wanted drug trafficker. | His rise to head of the Sinaloa cartel made him the world's most wanted drug trafficker. |
| The cartel controls much of the flow of cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine to the US. | The cartel controls much of the flow of cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine to the US. |
| Before his recapture in 2014, the US state department had offered a reward of up to $5m (£3.2m) for information leading to his arrest. | Before his recapture in 2014, the US state department had offered a reward of up to $5m (£3.2m) for information leading to his arrest. |
| His wealth is estimated at $1bn (£630m). | His wealth is estimated at $1bn (£630m). |