Massive Manhunt for Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo, Who Escaped Prison Using Tunnel. A massive manhunt is under way for Mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, who, the countrys top security official said escaped from a maximum security prison using a 1 mile tunnel connected to the shower area of his cell. The leader of the Sinaloa cartel escaped from the Altiplano prison, 5. Screen-Shot-2016-08-25-at-20.00.24.jpg?width=960' alt='Watch The Mexican Online Forbes' title='Watch The Mexican Online Forbes' />Mexico City, shortly before 9 p. Saturday, said Monte Alejandro Rubido, the head of Mexicos National Security Commission. He had been arrested in February 2. When guards noticed Guzman could no longer be seen on the prisons surveillance system, they checked his cell and found an opening in the shower area, Rubido said. The opening led to a tunnel made of PVC pipe that had an adapted motorcycle engine likely used to transport the tools needed to drill the tunnel. Authorities immediately began searching the surrounding area and flights were suspended at the nearby Toluca airport. Stream,Watch,Online,Free,HBO,PPV,Fight,Canelo vs GGG,Boxing,Streaming,HD,TV,Date,Time,Fight Card,Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin Pay Per View TMobile Arena. Watch Well Be Right Back, a CBSN video on CBSNews. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News reporting. The Mexican Drug War also known as the Mexican War on Drugs Spanish guerra contra el narcotrfico en Mxico is the Mexican theater of the United States War on. Rubido said 1. 8 prison officials were transferred to Mexico City for questioning. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a statement that the U. S. government stands ready to work with our Mexican partners to provide any assistance that may help support his swift recapture. In this Feb. 2. 2, 2. Joaquin El Chapo Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City. Guzman was captured last year in the beach resort town of Mazatlan, Mexico, after escaping prison in 2. Its unclear exactly how he had escaped, but he did receive help from prison guards who were prosecuted and convicted. Guzman has been a long wanted figure by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the U. S. Treasury once described him as the most powerful drug trafficker in the world. Watch Buffy Season 1 Episode 1 Online. Watch Lady Jane Megavideo on this page. Chipotle Mexican Grill has truly taken a beating. The food poisoning scandals hit them hard. Chipotle stock hit its high point Aug 5, 2015 at 757. The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual list of the worlds 2000 largest publicly listed corporations. Below is a compilation of Japanese companies featured on the list. BUSINESS tycoon Henry Sy once again made it to the Forbes list of the Worlds Billionaires along with 13 other Filipinos. Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias El Chapo Guzman is shown at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, outskirts of Mexico City, July 1. Watch The Four Warriors Mediafire here. The Sinaloa cartel allegedly uses elaborate tunnels for drug trafficking and has been estimated to be responsible for 2. D7ADC4D00000578-3276091-image-m-42_1445015868528.jpg' alt='Watch The Mexican Online Forbes' title='Watch The Mexican Online Forbes' />U. S. through Mexico. Guzman has also long been ranked among the richest men in the world by Forbes. Drug enforcement experts have conservatively estimated the cartels revenues at more than 3 billion annually. The Associated Press contributed to this story.