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Sinaloa cartel drug lord 'El Chapo' arrested in Mexico
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Feb 24, 2014
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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.
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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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.

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.