it cost? i think that the tunnel probably they began construction on the tunnel probably shortly after he was incarcerated in the moment maximum-security penitentiary that mexico has. and the tunnel was highly complex, had ventilation systems. it had a track to with a motorcycle and car to remove earth. lighting. and it s not only the tunnel but we have to take into consideration what happened when they approached the penitentiary underneath the ground because they had to have they had to have this coordinated from within the penitentiary because there is a camera system there that is on chapo guzman s cell day and night but not on the shower area. that s crazy!
but there is a lighter armed embargo because it feels likely they will heal the flames of content further in this season. it appears they re resolving this issue, they re willing to look at the embargo issue and i guess that s just the nature of the organization. now more on that daring escape here in mexico by a world renowned drug lord. an international manhunt is going on right here in mexico for chazman. mexican authorities say he escaped from the maximum security prison just west of new york city through a hole near the shower area of his cell. that hole dead to a nearly one
and deadly drug trafficking kingpin has broken out of prison in mexico. again. joaquin guzman is the notorious drug boss who runs the sinaloa cartel, widely believed to be the biggest supplier of heroin and cocaine in the united states. authorities say this time he escaped through a hole until the shower area of the altiplano prison. translator: the tunnel leads to a vertical passage about ten meters deep and it had a ladder and stairs. this tunnel has pvc tubing, a ventilation and lighting. reporter: his latest escaped aing to el chapo s legend. in mexico he s a towering figure of intrigue, the subject of books, songs and folklore. and he s wanted on both sides of the border. in the u.s. on federal trafficking and organized crime charges. his cartel notorious for tunnelling drugs under the u.s./mexican border. in fact, u.s. officials wanted
manhunt. reporter: when guzman the notorious kingpin was arrested in february of last year after a 13-year manhunt, mexican authorities bragged, they were cracking down hard on major drug traffickers. and promised he would never escape from their maximum security prison. but he did escape in a daring highly sophisticated scheme involving a mile long tunnel beneath the prison wall a major embarrassment for the mexican government. they have no control over the powerful drug cartels that operate in their country. and they have no control over the system of justice and incarceration. reporter: authorities say guzman was last seen on a security camera entering a shower area in his cell at the high security prison prison in mexico city. from there, he slipped out of camera range through a hole and climbed down a ladder and then
greece, the limitations on cash does not apply to foreigners or tourists. they re allowed to get the amount they can out of atms. michelle, thank you for being with me from the greek capital this morning. now back to a major developing story here in mexico. this is an all-out manhunt that s under way for bunn of the world s most notorious and violent drug king pppins. joaquin el chapo guzman escapes from a prison 50 miles west of mexico city. officials say he escaped in a hole in the shower area of his cell that led to a one-mile-long tunnel. most likely took month of careful planning. dozens of prison officials are now being questioned. this is the second time guzman has escaped from prison. the first time back in 2001. he was on the loose for 13 years before he was recaptured early last year. el chapo also wanted on trafficking and organized crime