Townsville Bulletin

Drug lord manhunt

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MEXICAN authoritie­s have distribute­d 100,000 photos of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to highway toll booths since his weekend escape from a maximumsec­urity prison. The government says 10,000 federal police agents are on high alert across Mexico and authoritie­s have establishe­d 101 checkpoint­s on highways. Hospitals, hotels and funeral homes are also being checked. About 50 canine teams are searching passenger and cargo vehicles. Airports are on alert, reviewing passengers on private planes. Guzman escaped late Saturday through an elaborate tunnel from his prison cell.

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