Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Captured: President Enrique Peña Nieto Confirms On Twitter

Jesús Gutiérrez Guzmán el chapo — Reputed Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman poses for police following his capture by authorities in February 25, 2014. El Chapo has since escaped, but his cousin Jesús Gutiérrez Guzmán was sentenced on Friday for crimes related to cocaine smuggling. REUTERS/PGR/Handout via Reuters

Enrique Peña Nieto has just confirmed the (third) capture of Joaquín Loera Guzmán, better known as ‘El Chapo’. The druglord had escaped a maximum security prison for the second time last July, through a tunnel dug from the shower as Mexican security officials reported on Sunday. Mr. Guzmán was captured in February,2014, in Mazatlán, Mexico; something President Peña Nieto was extremely proud of, claiming his government was working “to guarantee the safety and the execution of laws in our territory so we can achieve a Mexico at peace”.

Now, Mexico’s chief in command broke the news proudly via twitter saying they have “completed the mission” and Guzmán has been apprehended once more: