The head of the Intelligence Division of Mexico’s Federal Police, Ramon Eduardo Pequeno, has been fired as a result of the escape from prison of Sinaloa cartel leader, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera last week.
A source within the Federal Police announced this on Wednesday, saying that the position would be taken up by Damian Canales Mena, who was previously the Secretary of Public Safety of the State of Mexico.
Guzman Loera’s escape from the Altiplano federal penitentiary has caused an uproar among the Mexican public, with many calling for the resignation of the National security cabinet, made up of members from the Secretariat of the Interior, the National Commission of Security, and the Office of the General Prosecutor.
Recall that, last week, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped from the penitentiary where he was being held. Videos have emerged showing how he did it. First he ducks into the shower of his prison cell, according to CNN reports, fully clothed. Then he leans down, but it's not clear what the infamous drug lord is doing; the short shower wall blocks him from the surveillance camera.
Seconds later, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman gets back up, sits down on his cell bed and changes his shoes. He goes back into the shower and bends down again behind the wall -- but never resurfaces.
He slipped through a hole under the shower and escaped through a mile-long tunnel to freedom.
The surveillance had two blind spots for privacy -- the toilet and the shower. Guzman didn't just evade the cameras; he also sidestepped another security measure with alarming ease.
Guzman had a bracelet that monitored his every move, the interior minister said. But he left the bracelet behind before he crawled into the tunnel.
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