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Monday, February 24, 2014

Video: Chapo's Culiacán Escape Tunnels

Chivis Martínez for Borderland Beat

Below is a video released by the Mexican government depicting the subterranean tunnel system discovered in Culiacán, on the 19th,  in a near miss capture of Chapo Guzman.  The tunnels linked seven homes together underground, in a network of tunnels, stairs and storm drains. 
 
The utilization of storm drains provided an exhaust system for the underground system that was used for the  transportation of  people and contraband to the structures above.  Above structures were built as homes but were used both for housing and warehousing. 
 
It was at the home of Chapo's former wife, Griselda Lopez Perez, that authorities executed a raid, and a near miss of capturing Chapo.  Heavy steel doors delayed entry to the home and allowed enough time for the Sinaloa Cartel leader to escape.  In his rush, a bathtub  escape hatch was left askew, drawing the attention of the Mexican navy at the scene.  It was then they opened the lid and discovered stairs leading to the underground system. 
 
Chapo is known for his genius in designing and constructing subterranean tunnels and labs. 
 
In 2013, his former wife Griselda, made a media tour after being placed on the Chapo kingpin list by the United States.  She was indignant and professed the innocence of herself and that of her children. Lopez declared she knew nothing of Chapo or his whereabouts and had not seen him for years.
 
 

69 comments:

  1. I really hope thay lock her up to

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    1. Chapo went down like a rat that he is

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    2. U r. Just a piece of shit that hasn't accomplished anything on life and the only thing that makes u feel a little better its giving Ur stupid comments, u wish u would have just a

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  2. This little Midget, just like Z40 both turned out to be little bitches when they were confronted by real men.
    Put them both in a cell together and let them eat each other.
    Pinche cabrons!

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    1. if they don't get extradited to the usa then they can still run things n enjoy the lavish lifestyle in jail so y get yourself killled by the marina

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    2. @10:39...EXACTLY

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  3. Some media might be giving out too much information, for instance on CNN:

    "Mexican authorities picked up Mario Hidalgo Arguello, a courier who flipped during questioning, the officials said. He told interrogators about a series of safe houses, they said, each with reinforced steel doors and escape hatches that led to tunnels."

    This guy's family might be good people who didn't want anything to do with his lifestyle and by the media printing stuff like this, it puts them in danger for his actions. Maybe they were complicit and knew what they were getting themselves into. either way, the media should find that out before putting them in harms way. You all know what them Zetas did to the family of the marine killed during the barbas shootout.

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    1. So they already knew about the tunnels and still they say they only found them cause chapos people left the lid open ?

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  4. Mexico needs to develop a few SuperMax prisons, such as the US ADF Florence. Put these criminals in there to rot, without any form of communication with the outside world, and keep the ID of the people who work there anonymous. See if they can run their empires from the dungeon....!

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    1. I hear that for the Muslim terrorist imprisoned there, they paint an "E" on the wall the direction of Mecca...

      They have windows in there cells. But given the design, you will never see the sun in the sky.

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  5. Only Ratones y Cucarachas escape through the sewers.

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    1. You are stupid he was smart had those tunnels for years only found out about them because somebody talked!

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  6. "Bam, bam, bam!" Thats the sound of el mayo slamming a sledge hammer into his phones on the side of a mountain.lmao

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  7. Did anyone else notice that just a few
    says before They snatched el chapo
    Obama visites México?
    But They never really said why he went
    to México.
    maybe he went to put pressure on EPN
    to get chapo.

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    1. Or maybe Obama went to Mexico to tell EPN that you're an idiot. Have you thought about that?

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    2. Or maybe he came for the pay off for giving up chapos location.

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    3. how can you dumbass people say stuff like that and not even watch the actual news. Obama was there for the North American summit that is held once a year. so before you blog stuff check your information first

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    4. You guys are really ignorant. Check the facts!

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    5. Ignorance. What can you say? Idiots (bunch of)

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  8. I sure would like to know what his hide away in the mountains looks like. Y was it impossible for him to be caught when he was there????

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    1. They still dont know wher in the mountins he was hiting. Clown

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    2. You should sign off as El Clown. It sounds better!

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  9. El Chapo:

    "El Lazca was my enemy, but a gentleman. La Tuta and the CT are a bunch of filthy thieves."

    I love that about the CT!!

    More on his discussion/confessions with the Marines in the Blackhawk on the way to DF:

    http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=392935

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    1. Thanks for that link just read it he confessed of killing between 2 to 3 thousand people wow! Borderland needs to translate this article

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  10. There was not a single shot wtf this guy was supposed to have like 300 bodyguards and not a single shot my ass this was all planned to happened like that just like z40 not a single shot wtf again my ass i do not believe it this was all planned out

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    1. Smoke screen...just waiting to see whats next.

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    2. LOL of course it was planned read the news again this was a plan that started months ago. Besides that about his many many bodyguards the marina waited until the right moment to strike. The marina mentioned they were avoiding a bloodbath just like they did with z 40

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    3. If im chapo and i see and smell the marines coming im out...and not to mazatlan. Pa la sierra with all my people locked and loaded. Why go to an apartment in mazatlan all by your lonesome? No bodyguards, no protection,no lookouts, nothing? Bullshit...

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  11. No chapo no y ahora quien podra defendernos de los zetas cts cdg no one because the government dont care about us nooooo solo las autodefensas pondran defendernos

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  12. Chapo nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!&!!!!!!!!!""!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????

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  13. I hope pena nieto get killed like fucking dog for doing this

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    1. Doing what? "Taking down" El chapo. Why are you so mad?

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  14. @ 10:06AM It said he went to go for a AK-47 he just wasn't fast enough. Read the stories first boss

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    1. @12:26 PM

      Yes, while the cops took 'forever' to bash through the steel door Chapo wasn't fast enough to run to his AK-47 mahogany cabinet, find the key to safely unlock it, open a box of bullets or whatever AK-47s take, load it, relock the decorative gun cabinet (cause he's all about safety) before the cops made entry lol
      _Canadian girl

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    2. The steel doors were at the safe house in culiacan not in the apartment in mazatlan where he was caught. Still, all this is real fishy, just a smoke screen for something waaay bigger.

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  15. are the reports true that they found chapo dead in jail got beat to death

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  16. Lots of disinformation to disguise the informant who directed them to Chapo.
    With 2 sons in american jails, Chapo is the only bargaining chip Mayo had.
    Heard Vicentillo has made a deal in the Chicago case! No trial! He was facing a sure life sentence in ADX Florence. Now.....? 5 years?

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  17. Mexico is patting itself on the back for getting El Chapo. Some in the international press are praising Peña-Nieto again. But, let's look at reality:

    1. He was caught using US/DEA intelligence.

    2. The DEA will only work with the Mexican Navy, because everyone knows the Mexican Army is corrupt.

    3. The US is calling for El Chapo's immediate extradition, because they know he'd be out of a Mexican prison in no time.

    And Mexico is proud of this?!?!

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    1. So the US should be proud? Proud of having a border so porous that tons of illegal narcotics cross every year and thousands of immigrants as well. Proud that they are the biggest consumer of drugs in the world? Proud that they sent hundreds of firearms and millions of rounds of ammo to mexico to fuel the war? Well, my friend, let me pat the US in the back for a job well done ttakin down a man they themselves created and always knew where he was.

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  18. "There was not a single shot wtf this guy was supposed to have like 300 bodyguards and not a single shot"
    My god,,a lot of people actually believed this kind of shit?I always said also that the forbes list is another load of bullshit,,people believing all kinds of ridiculous claims,,here is the reality as was the case with Lazca,40,and a lot of others.There are a whole lot of families and associates who are under the so-called CDS,but they are loosely allied and mostly autonomous, Cabrera,Salazar,and many many others who do their own thing,but are aligned under the CDS"banner"we would all be amazed at how many families make this thing run

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  19. "I hope pena nieto get killed like fucking dog for doing this"

    I hope gets a statute in front of Los Pinos for doing this, as I'm sure all the innocent victims of the drug war do too. Chapos greed led to the deaths of many innocent civilians in Juarez and TJ. You are going to miss out on how wonderful life can be if you live it right and work hard, even in Mexico. The only ones who can't move up in the world by working hard, have limited intelligence or live in the Sudan, or Syria. Even the untouchables of India are moving up in the world. grow up ,get a job, and work to better the world, not destroy it.

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  20. "Lots of disinformation to disguise the informant who directed them to Chapo.
    With 2 sons in american jails, Chapo is the only bargaining chip Mayo had.
    Heard Vicentillo has made a deal in the Chicago case! No trial! He was facing a sure life sentence in ADX Florence. Now.....? 5 years?"


    it still could be putting people (univolved family members) who are totally innocent at risk of dying in revenge killings

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  21. at 10:22 AM
    "This little Midget"? Where does that come from ?
    It said he was 5/8,myself 5/11,so for you people to be calling him a midget must make you all 6/5 at the very least no ? Unless your all wearing high heels?

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  22. Where are all the pics of his stuff that was seized??????

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  23. True! It was all a setup to make chapo look like he screwed up by killing mp and turning in chino and m1 just becuz ur boss dosent mean theres rules they made look.... like he broke the rules....so he was no use any more to much violence

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  24. Chapo is dead the zebras got to him

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  25. Since all of this Chapo arrest, BennyFarmero from Juarez was found guilty in San Antonio.

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  26. --el vicentillo zambada, cia asset.
    --his father el mayo zambada associated with el azul.
    --el azul esparragoza moreno, who worked for the... --direccion federal de seguridad DFS, another CIA asset, associated with miguel angel felix gallardo, all of these people associated with another sinaloense el negro durazo, and the kidnappers/torturers killers of kiki camarena.
    --all of these CIA associates, now including el chapo.
    --el chapo now captured by the DEA who is proving to the CIA that...
    -- the CIA can be fucked in the ass.
    --pena nieto's associates, the zetas had been selling fuels to the valeo gas stations, associated with rahm emmanuel, chicago mayor, where vicentillo's trial is being held...
    --bottom line, is there a bitch fight between the DEA and the CIA, full of bitch slapping? where only big presidents, TPP associates, politicians and money launderers are safe?
    maybe Manlio Fabio Beltrones "la fabis" should not be talking about criminals or crime or punishment, and Manuel Cavazos Lerma and z1 Fidel Herrera Beltran should start talking, as well as governors granier, femat, marin, duarte, etc, etc; si pena nieto quiere jalarsela gacho, i mean if pena nieto really wants to show the mexican people something, he could announce a campaign against these rats, for reals, i really really do not care about any gangster, but i do care about corrupt and criminal public servants that find their happiness in robbing and making us look like some stupid clowns, while covering up for those that make politicians look like the stupid clowns they are, while robbing the country blind..

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    1. U did yo research. I do think the tru war is between C.I.A. & DEA!

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  27. How come a hotel?? All the money (houses, cars) but in a hotel... last place I'd be if I was running threw tunnels knowing I'm getting chased don't make sense pretty much saying "I'm here take me in" smh

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  28. The real criminals of Mexico are the politicians and things will never change as long as they kowtow to the US. Its hilarious how they take credit for everything when in reality if it wasn't for Gringo help Chapo would still be on the LAM. Now I like to live in a civilized society but when the power brokers of a country are the true criminals who neglect basic necessity's of their people it's hard to support a regime like that. Believe me the US can improve in many areas but compared to Mexico its like comparing night and day in terms of feeling safe and protected. The real question is how does this capture change the narco culture of Sinaloa? It doesn't, marginalized plebes will still have a distrust gov't along with a bravado instinct. The next Chapo is probably right now a young adolescent tending to his first crop and his DEA counterpart is in Junior High somewhere.

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  29. Chapos dunm ass son just threatened EPN I think he just sighned his death warrant

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  30. Que hay de cierto que hagarraron al jefe de plazade agua prieta del chapo a jose xavier rascon?he;s wanted in the US

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  31. There looking at don netos amparo again the old capos maybe be coming back

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    1. U right. All the OG's want what Gallardo split up.

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  32. Shorty did it BIG. It may be over, but he went large. It also may not be over. The real crime is the drug war across the globe that lead to all the violence in the first place. Of course someone was going to capitalize on it just like Bill Gates capitalized on computers. Just end the drug war and problem solved. Its just that easy. Drugs are awesome. People really like them. Its very clear. Why put people in jail for something that lots of people really like? That's the real crime here. Fuck the DEA, fuck the NSA, and while we are at it fuck Obama too.

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  33. I hate Zorraz ,mugrozaz ,apeztozaz ,hit zorra 42!

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  34. I'm hearing from sources that they are watching shorty extra close on laundry day.

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  35. February 24, 2014 at 2:26 PM
    "You are going to miss out on how wonderful life can be if you live it right and work hard, even in Mexico. The only ones who can't move up in the world by working hard"
    We all should listen to this guy.Dude,i want you to be my motivational trainer,i know it,but you just hit me with it again.I would work hard for you bro.
    This is the secret to success,pretty simple isn't it?
    Great comment brother.

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  36. the military/ex-military paramilitary is just extending the state of exception that while unofficial, is already in place all over mexico, giving them impunity, they will throw some leaders to the wolves, but the bigwigs will never get caught, to keep them aligned with the pri powers that are stealing away what is left over of the state nation, and selling most of it for peanuts to their secret bank accounts in other countries, the US will not officially take over any latin-american countries, it only wants the natural resources, and a peaceful bunch of underpaid slaves to deliver to the real bosses of their politicians that command their US mercenaries for economic conquest purposes, all over the world.
    look forward to the mexican military to expand zeta style murders all over the pacific coast and continued drug trafficking by their paramilitary friends and sicarios.
    lazca was just a necessary idiot and a fool fucked up by his judas friend, now both are out of the way, but trafficking, kidnapping and murdering keeps up and up, while the politicians satraps keep stealing and stealing, and selling the americans and latin-americans asses away, it is not only obama, FOOL !!! it is the privatizers of government services forcing the US government to give them their juicy contracts to steal billions and billions of dollars that the people of the US has to borrow and pay for, and who promote and protect drug trafficking and money laundering to enhance their revenue that sends 90% of the profits to foreign untouchable banks...

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  37. To all the boneheads that are shocked that he did not have his "300 bodyguards" with him and was caught without a shot fired. How about thinking for one minute before you open your trap.

    Wanted masterminds don't want to bring attention to themselves by having 300 armed sicarios invited to the playa. Can you see him rolling into town with a parade of 20 SUVs. Taking over a section of the beach by demanding people to get out? Hiring a live band, and giving out free bottles of tequila.

    Oh wait... that did happen in Mazatlan a while back. Only that time the local politicians were invited. Lets start arresting these narco politicians too!!!

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  38. Damn there is a bunch of hot damn geniuses here. Bunch of idiots. I'll bet all you can do a better job than shorty. Cuz you're so smart and, and he's a rat and all. Retarded mo fo's

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  39. THIS JUST PROVES WHAT THE WOMEN BEEN SAYIN... compas, put the lid down!! jajaja

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  40. tu sancho said...
    "THIS JUST PROVES WHAT THE WOMEN BEEN SAYIN... compas, put the lid down!! jajaja"
    Ohh dude,thats too much,the same thing in Mexico?All over the world women sayin to men"hey you put that seat down"and we like"what for"?

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  41. For those saying that he had an ak. He wasn't gonna start a shootout with the marina and his daughters being next door.

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  42. @2:26 what we call the hindu, from india are gentle people.
    --fully indoctrinated by traditions into obeying the boss no matter what.
    --not everybody has the genital, i mean genetic disposition to be gunga dins.
    --most mexicans would do something crazy, be mandingo or rambo, if only there was access to weapons and leadership.
    --that can't be, so most of us leave as soon as possible
    --that has left behind breeds of desperate for a buck people, that must make a living off the tamed people left behind by the mexican government.
    --the mexican government that supported by foreign powers and money keeps sticking it to the remaining mexicans in complicity with police and military and "global" investors.
    -your moralistic preachings to us mexicans about life or how to live come from the school that assigns blame to the poor for being poor and to the ignorant for being ignorant, and believes that the rich are really all deserving because they are rich.
    --the bad news for you is that there are evil people on the world that do not partake of that point of view being born everyday, life goes on, maybe the future will be different, when we are gone, at the present time we can anly thank Al Gore and co. for inventing the internet that makes so much information available to us, but which is under assault of the chinese army trying to control what can be said or not...
    --@8:33 a great comment for the narrow minded, from the like.
    --thank george w bush for coining the right name for THURD BLOSSOM.
    --you make clear that the plural is THURD BLOSSOMS.

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  43. 8:33 you are being sarcastic right? like we are jokes right? i'd like to wring both you and your motivator's necks, but i don't think you mean it, you are just being sarcastic...

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