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El Chapo transferred to new prison

By Ben Smith
Published May 7, 2016 6:46pm ET
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El Chapo transferred to new prison
El Chapo was transferred from a prison in Altiplano, Mexico, to one in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) | Rebecca Blackwell

Notorious drug lord “El Chapo” was transferred to a new prison early Saturday.

El Chapo, real name Joaquin Guzman, gained notoriety as head of the Sinaloa crime family and his several infamous escapes from maximum security prisons in Mexico.

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