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Sinaloa cartel drug lord 'El Chapo' arrested in Mexico

By Take Two Staff
Published Feb 24, 2014
Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka 'el Chapo Guzman' is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press on Feb. 22, 2014 in Mexico City. The Sinaloa cartel leader - the most wanted by U.S. and Mexican anti-drug agencies - was arrested early Saturday morning by Mexican marines at a resort in Mazatlan, northern Mexico.
Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka 'el Chapo Guzman' is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press on Feb. 22, 2014 in Mexico City. The Sinaloa cartel leader - the most wanted by U.S. and Mexican anti-drug agencies - was arrested early Saturday morning by Mexican marines at a resort in Mazatlan, northern Mexico.
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Sinaloa cartel drug lord 'El Chapo' arrested in Mexico

Authorities in Mexico have taken down the worlds most wanted drug lord. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested in a joint US-Mexico operation Saturday. The head of the violent Sinaloa cartel had eluded capture for more than a decade. 

Here to tell us more is Los Angeles Times reporter Sam Quinones.