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Mexican DrugLord Escapes Prison Through A Hole In Shower
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ALMOLOYA DE JUREZ, MEXICO: Seventeen steel doors that only open electronically separate the outside world from prison cell number 20, where Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman lived for 17 months.

But the feared kingpin found another way out: A hole in the floor of his shower that led to a lengthy tunnel built by his henchmen for his weekend bust-out.

The cell of the rich and powerful Sinaloa cartel boss lies at the end of the 'special treatments' unit of the Altiplano maximum-security prison 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of Mexico City.

On a concrete shelf and small table Guzman left behind a small flat-screen television, leftovers of peanuts and corn tortillas, and a container for stomach-ache medicine, which he took around an hour before his second jailbreak in 14 years.

His is one of only 10 individual cells in the section of the prison reserved for the country's most infamous criminals.

Each of the massive doors that lead to the unit are watched by guards behind a window who only open it once they see an identification.

Authorities allowed reporters and legislators to visit the prison on Wednesday, in what local media dubbed the 'Chapotour.'

At the top corner of the wall facing cell number 20, a surveillance camera faces the barred door.

Inside, another closed-circuit camera looks into the room, though a blind spot hid Guzman's escape hatch, which leads to the 1.5 kilometer (one-mile) tunnel that humiliated President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration.

Before dashing to freedom, Guzman paced in his cell, looked down at the shower floor a couple of times, switched shoes, and crouched down behind a wall before vanishing, according to CCTV footage released by the government.

Authorities suspect that Guzman got inside help and 22 prison officials have been held for questioning since Sunday.

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