'El Chapo' Guzmán Dead? Tierra Del Narco Website Reports Drug Lord Was Killed By Zetas In Prison [RUMORS]

Mexico’s most wanted drug lord, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was caught late Friday or early Saturday morning after being on the run for 13 years. He topped the fugitive list of U.S. drug officials and had a $5 million bounty on his head. El Chapo, leader of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, is reportedly worth $1 billion and it is estimated that he is responsible for 10,000 deaths. The Sinaloa cartel is the most powerful of the drug-trafficking groups in Mexico. It is the oldest and richest cartel and are known for their shipments of tons of cocaine and marijuana to the U.S.

El Chapo’s capture was reported as a joint U.S.-Mexico operation. He was taken to the Estado de Mexico’s federal jail known as Altiplano where allegedly he was found dead on Monday morning. According to the website Tierra del Narco, or Land of the Narcs, Guzmán’s body was found “with bruises all over,” after he missed the morning call. The website claims they got the information from a government statement.

Tierra del Narco added that this incident was possible because all the security was focused outside the prison, making sure there wasn’t another escape attempt or “rescue” attempt from the members of the Sinaloa Cartel. They also wrote that all the prisoners already knew that El Chapo was going to be taken to that location, and after his first night, it was allegedly reported that he wasn’t feeling too good. The online publication says that the supposed death of El Chapo was a work done by Los Zetas, a rival cartel.

So far we haven’t found official information confirming or denying this information, so as for now it’s just a rumor that could be completely made-up.