Drug Lord Juan "El Chapo" Guzman Has Been Captured By Mexican Authorities *STORY UPDATED* (Video/Arrest Photos Added)

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The most wanted fugitive in North America has been captured alive.

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto made the announcement Friday, January 8, via Twitter that Juan "El Chapo" Guzman was in police custody.

Misión cumplida: lo tenemos. Quiero informar a los mexicanos que Joaquín Guzmán Loera ha sido detenido.
— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) January 8, 2016

Mi reconocimiento al Gabinete de Seguridad del Gobierno de la República por este importante logro en favor del Estado de Derecho en México.
— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) January 8, 2016

"Mission accomplished: We have him. I want to inform Mexicans Joaquin Guzman Loera has been arrested," Nieto wrote. "My appreciation to the Security Cabinet of the Government of the Republic for this important achievement for the rule of law in Mexico."

Guzman, the leader of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, has been on the run since escaping from the Altiplano Federal Prison, a maximum security facility located 50 miles outside of Mexico City.

The daring escape took place on July 12, 2015. Guzman got away when he slipped into the shower in his cell and climbed down a 32-foot tall ladder and made his way to freedom using a mile long tunnel that had been recently constructed.

In August, the U.S. offered a $5 million reward for his capture. This was the second time Guzman had escaped from a Mexican prison. The first time it took thirteen years to recapture him.

Authorities came close to catching Guzman in October. He got away, but reportedly suffered injuries to his face and one leg.

This is a developing story...

**UPDATE**

CBS News is reporting that Guzman was captured in a home in the city of Los Mochis, in his home state of Sinaloa, following a shootout with Mexican marines, who had been tipped off to the location.