dug the testimony rigunnel righ this maximum-security prison. here in the united states there s a $55 million million r for el chapo. his cartel is famous or really infamous for digging super tunnels, tunnels that have lighting, ventilation, rail car systems, that bring all these drugs into the united states. and while he s viewed as a dangerous criminal in the united states, some, many in fact in mexico have a different view. they look at him as a modern day robin hood. in fact there s stories that go around where he goes into populated areas, goes into restaurants. he ll buy all the patrons meals as long as they don t call or text anybody before, during or after the time that he s present there. many people there are just very unhappy with the government. they re pleased that he continues to outwit them andstate stay on the run, julie. will carr in los angeles. thank you so much. faulty air bags made by japanese company takata are
his cell through a sophisticated cell under the prison where he was housed. will, how do authorities close in on him? reporter: well, julie, this all started right after that escape back in july from the so-called maximum security prison in mexico where he slipped out of the prison through that tunnel that was actually had been dug all the way up to his shower stall. now, right after that break out there were reports that he was flown to a mountainous region in sinaloa. we now know that because authorities say they captured the pilot who helped with the escape. that then led them to the area where they believe chapo was staying at a mexican ranch. chapo was able to escape but was injured during the process. while authorities aren t elaborating on that operation, people who l area, they re not happy because of the heavy military presence that s been there for the past couple of weeks, julie. so this isn t the first escape that he s actually pulled
off, right? reporter: yeah, that s right. back in 2001 he broke out of another mexican prison. he was actually rolled out of that prison in a laundry cart, if you can believe that, although the security in that prison was lax to say the least. he s known for staying in the shadows. at any one time he s got about 150,000 people working for him on his payroll. although few have ever really ever seen him. he s known for wearing disguises, dressing up as priests or army officers. he s also known to have had multiple plastic surgeries, julie. wow. he s wanted in the u.s. right now. i want the latest on that. i m also kind of curious. is there any latest development on how he escaped, who helped him? was there anyone on the outside? i know there were prison officials who got in some trouble. reporter: yeah. and in regards to his escape in july, a number of people dozens ended up being arrested there. there was always the thought there could have been people on the inside, simply becaus