"El Chapo" Guzman flown to Sinaloan mountains after escape
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was flown to a mountainous region of his home state of Sinaloa following his daring July 11 escape from prison through a mile-long tunnel, a federal official said Saturday.
Based on this information, the search for the world's most wanted drug lord has focused in recent weeks on a rugged area that stretches from Sinaloa into neighboring Durango state, part of Mexico's famed Golden Triangle drug-producing region that is considered Guzman's home turf, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
The official said that after his escape from the maximum-security prison where he was being held not far from Mexico City, Guzman was taken to the central state of Queretaro. From there, he was flown in a small plane to the Sinaloan mountains, the official said.
Several days ago, Mexican Attorney General Arely Gomez told Congress that authorities had captured a pilot who aided Guzman after his escape. The federal official said Saturday that it was the pilot who flew the escaped drug lord in the small plane.
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