but that never happened and of course guzman escaped again from a mexican jail cell even though the cell was under surveillance. he used a blind spot in the field of view to conceal his drop here into an elaborately constructed motorcycle track. my next guest had a great long read for the new yorker called the hunt for el chappo. welcome. thanks for having me. the prison he was in in central mexico established a no-fly zone over the prison so there was no chance he could get out through helicopters. it was an area where they jammed all cell phones. the story that has you
united states. guzman had been indicted in jurisdictions all around the u.s. and after the arrest, u.s. officials suggested he be expedited north of the border where he could be locked up more securely but that never happened and, of course guzman escaped again, last weekend from a mexican jail cell even though the cell was under surveillance. he used a blind spot in the camera s field of view to conceal his drop here into an elaborately constructed tunnel complete with a motorcycle track. my next patrick radenkeef wrote a great long read about guzman in the new yorker called the hunt for el chapo. welcome. thanks for having me. the prison he was in was in central mexico. they established a no-fly zone over the prison so that there was no chance he could be get out through helicopters.
leading to his capture. footage shows guzman duck behind his shower and never reappear. we now know of course he slipped down a hole that led to a mile-long tunnel to freedom. that tunnel el chapo used to escape was complete with lighting ventilation and a modified motorcycle track. cnn s nick valencia was allowed to go inside. this is the closest we have been allowed to get to his tunnel the tunnel he used in his escape on saturday night. is it a magnificent feat of engineering. let s come on in and see exactly what el chapo here had in store. this is a small little exit. a couple feet wide and a couple feet long. maybe 10 or 15 foot ladder that leads down into that tunnel. the room here is nothing to brag about. it s empty. full of cinder blocks and you
prison cell on saturday by going through a tunnel under his shower. and footage from inside the cell shows guzman duck behind his shower and never reappear. we now of course know he slipped down a hole that led to a mile-long tunnel to freedom. and what is so stunning here is that the tunnel el chapo used had lighting ventilation and a modified motorcycle track. cnn s nick valencia went down and saw what was there. reporter: this is the closest we were allowed to get to el chapo s tunnel that he used in his brazen escape on saturday night. it is by all accounts a magnificent feat of engineering. let s come in and see exactly what el chapo here had in store. this is a small little exit. a couple feet wide and a couple feet long with a ladder a 10 15-foot ladder that leads down
escape. talk about how it can happen. how is it possible that a mile long tunnel is built directly under his jail cell with a motorcycle track in it and no one knows that s happening? well mexico as you can see is a third country. it is the corruption is systemic. there was definitely corruption in the prison and, you know he did, you know there is low level corruption. keep in mind that we have also the u.s. we had the escape at the clinton correctional institute where 12 of the guards were compromised. here is a person that has deep pockets. you said low level corruption i assume you say in this prison as well and that led