Mexican drug lord escapes from prison through a 1.5-Km long tunnel

Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", has made good his escaped from a high security prison by making use of a 1.5-Km long tunnel. The escape route from Altiplano jail had ventilation and stairs, as revealed by the national security commissioner.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 12 July 2015.

A total of eighteen guards are being questioned and a manhunt has been launched. Flights have also been suspended at a nearby Toluca airport. The wealth of Guzman is estimated at $1bn.
Joaquin Guzman was last seen in the showers of the jail on Saturday and this was, apparently, the second time he had escaped from a top security prison. He had earlier broke out of prison in 2001 by concealing himself in a laundry basket after bribing prison officials.
He was serving a sentence of more than 20 years after being arrested in Guatemala in 1993 and, his recapture in 2014 was hailed as a victory for the government of Mexico.
The daring escape was discovered when officers checked his cell in the jail, which is near the capital, Mexico City. They discovered a hole around 10m (32ft) deep with a ladder, which led to the tunnel. The tunnel ended at a construction site outside the prison walls.
A motorcycle was also discovered, which might have been used to transport tools and remove earth from the space.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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