Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman recaptured after prison escape

Fugitive drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been recaptured six months after he escaped from a maximum security prison, Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto announced.

Mexican drug lord  'El Chapo' Guzman recaptured after prison escape

Fugitive drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been recaptured six months after he escaped from a maximum security prison, Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto announced.

A federal official said Guzman was apprehended after a shootout with Mexican marines in the city of Los Mochis, in Guzman's home state of Sinaloa.

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