Drug lord's gunmen battle army, police in El Chapo's bastionTrucks burn in Culiacan, capital of jailed Mexican druglord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's home state of Sinaloa, on Oct 17, 2019. CULIACáN, Mexico: Heavily armed gunmen in four-by-four trucks fought an intense battle with Mexican security forces Thursday in the city of Culiacan, capital of jailed kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's home state of Sinaloa. Images carried on Mexican television showed army and police forces under assault by gunmen armed with heavy machine guns. Sources in the Sinaloa state government speaking on condition of anonymity said police officers had been wounded, but did not have a detailed toll. After being convicted in a New York court, he is now serving his sentence in the notorious ADX federal maximum security prison in Colorado, nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the Rockies."

Source: Bangkok Post October 18, 2019 01:41 UTC