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Mexico offering 3.8 million dollar reward for arrest of escaped drug lord

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Last Updated : Jul 14 2015 | 5:07 PM IST

Mexico is offering a reward of 3.8 million dollars for the arrest of Joaquin Guzman, the country's most wanted drug lord who escaped from top security jail through a tunnel.

According to BBC, Guzman escaped from the prison on Saturday through a 1.5km-long tunnel.

A huge manhunt is underway for the drug lord.

Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said that officials must have helped him escape from the prison.

According to reports, Guzman fled despite wearing a monitoring bracelet and being subject to 24-hour surveillance.

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First Published: Jul 14 2015 | 4:52 PM IST

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