El Chapo ‘Is Suffering From Face And Leg Injuries’ After Encounter With Mexican Marines

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The escaped drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman who had evaded capture by Mexican marines when they cornered him last week is suffering from face and leg injuries.

Guzman, Mexico’s most wanted man, has been hunted by the government for the last four months since he broke out of Altiplano prison through an underground tunnel.

Last week he was traced to a ranch in Cosala, in the Sierra Madre mountains, after U.S. agents tacked his phone, but he slipped the net when marines sent to capture him came under fire.

However, according to NBC News, Guzman didn’t escape the clash unscathed and is thought to have suffered face and leg wounds.

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The marines first approached Guzman’s supposed hideaway by helicopter, but were forced to retreat after coming under fire from people believed to be his guards.

They later launched another assault on foot, but by the time they arrived, the notorious leader of the Sinaloa Cartel was gone.

Instead they found only medication, cell phones used to trace them, and two-way radios.

After Guzman’s escape troops shut off 13 communities from Jesus Maria – 30 miles north of the state’s capital Culiacan – to the nearby states of Durango and Chihuahua, in order to search for him.

Hundreds of troops were said to have flooded the area and many locals fled their homes, however the search for the crime boss has shown up nothing since.

Guzman’s gang are in control of the vast northwest region he is hiding in, meaning there is likely no shortage of people willing to assist him, either through loyalty or fear.

Read More: ‘El Chapo’ on the Run: Mexican Drug Lord Has Leg, Face Injuries

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