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Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman escaped from a prison in central Mexico on Saturday night, embarrassing Mexican officials who had promised that El Chapo’s 2001 escape, achieved with the help of prison guards, would not be repeated.
The world’s most notorious drug lord has been transferred to another prison as he fights extradition to the United States.
Fearing that the world’s most wanted drug lord will escape a third time, the Mexican government has beefed up security to ensure he stays put.
One of Mexico’s most influential drug lords Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman escaped from a high security prison in central Mexico on Saturday night.
"This conviction, we expect will bring a sentence of life, without the possibility of parole. It is a sentence from which there is no escape, and no return" says US attorney Richard Donoghue after a jury finds 'El Chapo' guilty on all counts. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.