Sen. Rand Paul will insist the name of the whistleblower be revealed during the question and answer phase of President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial.
“Senator Paul will insist on his question being asked during today’s trial,” tweeted Paul’s staffer, Sergio Gor. “Uncertain of what will occur on the Senate floor, but American people deserve to know how this all came about…”
The Kentucky Republican attempted to include the whistleblower’s name as part of a question he posed to the floor during Wednesday’s session, but Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts refused to allow the inquiry to be heard.
Paul, 57, has been a vocal advocate of naming the whistleblower, who he suggested is former CIA analyst Eric Ciaramella. “I think Eric Ciaramella needs to be pulled in for testimony,” said Paul during the House impeachment investigation.
The confirmed identity of the whistleblower remains a mystery as Trump faces trial in the Senate after the House of Representatives passed two articles of impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
[Read more: Schiff hired former colleague of alleged whistleblower Eric Ciaramella the day after Trump-Ukraine call]
Senator Paul will insist on his question being asked during today’s trial. Uncertain of what will occur on the Senate floor, but American people deserve to know how this all came about…
— Sergio Gor (@SergioGor)
January 30, 2020
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Interfax asegura que el misil que derribó el vuelo de Malaysia Airlines con 280 pasajeros a bordo buscaba atacar la nave del presidente de Rusia. El mandatario volvía de Brasil, donde asistió a la cumbre BRICS- Unasur. Alega similitudes en los aviones
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New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOcasio-Cortez tears into Trump’s immigration agenda: ‘It’s about ethnicity and racism’ George Takei: US has hit a new low under Trump #IStandWithErica trends after Georgia Democratic lawmaker says she was told to ‘go back where you came from’ MORE (D) tore into President TrumpDonald John TrumpUS-Saudi Arabia policy needs a dose of ‘realpolitik’ Trump talks to Swedish leader about rapper A$AP Rocky, offers to vouch for his bail Matt Gaetz ahead of Mueller hearing: ‘We are going to reelect the president’ MORE at an immigration town hall Saturday, saying the president’s immigration policies are “about ethnicity and racism.”
“All you need to do is hear what the President did this week to know this is not about immigration at all,” Ocasio-Cortez said during the town hall, which took place in her district in Queens, New York, CNN reported.
“Because once you start telling American citizens to quote ‘go back to your own countries,’ this tells you that this President’s policies are not about immigration, it’s about ethnicity and racism,” she continued.
The New York Democrat went on to slam the president over attacks he launched on Twitter last weekend, in which he told Ocasio-Cortez and three other congresswomen of color – Minnesota Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarBiden compares Trump to George Wallace Padma Lakshmi on Trump’s handling of ‘send her back’ chant: ‘It’s Charlottesville 2.0’ Trump defends response to rally chant: I did not ‘lead people on’ MORE (D), Massachusetts Rep. Ayana Pressley (D) and Michigan Rep. Rashida TlaibRashida Harbi TlaibBiden compares Trump to George Wallace Padma Lakshmi on Trump’s handling of ‘send her back’ chant: ‘It’s Charlottesville 2.0’ Trump defends response to rally chant: I did not ‘lead people on’ MORE (D) – to “go back” to their home countries.
Ocasio-Cortez called the president’s tweets his “biggest mistake,” saying his “biggest mistake was that he said the quiet part aloud.”
“Because we know that he’s been thinking this the entire time. But he’s been keeping it in here. And this week, it went out here. When he started telling American citizens — where are we going to go?” she continued.
“We’re going to stay right here, that’s where we’re going to go. We’re not going anywhere,” she added.
During the town hall, the congresswoman also spoke briefly about a meeting she has planned with House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump telling aides to look at potential spending cuts if he wins reelection: report Budget talks between White House, Pelosi spill into weekend Trump says he won’t watch Mueller testimony MORE (D-Calif.) next week, in which the progressive lawmaker said the two will discuss immigration policy.
Ocasio-Cortez said the meeting is “to have a more open-ended conversation and see what we can do to come together on strategy.”
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In court Thursday, Kupperman’s attorney Charles Cooper, who also represents Bolton, did not rule out the possibility that Bolton could be added to the lawsuit if he is subpoenaed. House investigators have asked Bolton to testify before two committees next week, but Cooper said Bolton has not yet received a subpoena.
The correspondence represents the Biden administration’s first known engagement with Congress on the issue of the ongoing investigation ensnaring the former president. Court documents unsealed in recent days have revealed that the Justice Department is investigating potential violations of the Presidential Records Act, the Espionage Act, and obstruction of justice.
It’s also the first known acknowledgment by the intelligence community of the potential harm caused by the missing documents, which prosecutors said Friday included human-source intelligence and information gathered from foreign intercepts. Top lawmakers have been clamoring for details about the substance of the documents since the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago, but so far neither the intelligence committees nor congressional leaders part of the so-called Gang of Eight have been briefed.
Haines’ response came on the same day that a federal judge unsealed a redacted version of the affidavit that laid out the Justice Department’s justification for obtaining a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago. The affidavit revealed that prosecutors believed Trump was holding a range of top-secret documents at his private residence, including some of the former president’s handwritten notes.
“We are pleased that in response to our inquiry, Director Haines has confirmed that the Intelligence Community and Department of Justice are assessing the damage caused by the improper storage of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago,” Schiff and Maloney said in a joint statement to POLITICO. “The DOJ affidavit, partially unsealed yesterday, affirms our grave concern that among the documents stored at Mar-a-Lago were those that could endanger human sources. It is critical that the IC move swiftly to assess and, if necessary, to mitigate the damage done — a process that should proceed in parallel with DOJ’s criminal investigation.”
The intelligence community’s review is likely to encompass whether any unauthorized individuals had access to the highly sensitive documents. The Justice Department previously raised alarms about the lax security of the records within Trump’s estate. That question could also bear on the criminal probe, as Justice Department counterintelligence investigators determine whether the highly classified records were compromised in any way.
The Senate Intelligence Committee has also asked the intelligence community to conduct a damage assessment related to Trump’s handling of the documents, but the inquiry was bipartisan. The panel’s chair, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), and vice chair, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), both signed onto the request.
The duo also asked the Justice Department to give the committee access to the specific documents that were seized from Mar-a-Lago. A wider group of congressional leaders asked to see the documents, too.
In a statement earlier Saturday, Rubio noted that the Justice Department hasn’t yet responded to the committee’s letter, but made no reference to Haines.
“The Senate Intelligence Committee is still waiting for information from the Department of Justice about the specific intelligence documents seized from Mar-a-Lago and what necessitated an unprecedented search warrant on President Trump’s residence,” Rubio said.
Kyle Cheney contributed to this report.
Source Article from https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/27/intel-officials-national-security-fallout-trumps-mar-a-lago-documents-00054006
Se trata de una vuelta muy esperada. Nicolás Repetto , quien se alejó de la conducción en el año 2011, regresa a la pantalla chica en un rol diferente: como la cara visible del noticiero de los mediodías de Telefé. El noticiero de la gente, como su nombre lo indica, apuntará a informar tomando como base el interés de la audiencia, con el equilibrio justo entre formalidad e informalidad. “Yo no veo mucho show en los noticieros. Estuve espiando muchos de afuera y a todos los veo bastante formales, acá en y el resto del planeta (…) Tenemos la obligación de informar pero de una manera entretenida”, le adelantó el conductor a LA NACION en una entrevista exclusiva.
Para palpitar el regreso del conductor de Fax y Sábado Bus, destacamos las reflexiones más importantes sobre la televisión que dejó en su diálogo con este medio.
“[Esta] es una manera de sentirme activo, comprobar que sigue viva esta parte de mi vida. Hay otra parte que por suerte no tiene nada que ver con la televisión”.
“Más allá de la noticia, que le pertenece a todos, va a estar lo que le importa a la gente y lo que genera la gente”.
“Mi obligación es informar, pero no hay necesidad de machacarle al televidente lo mala que es una noticia o cómo nos sensibilizamos ante ella”.
“Tenemos la obligación de informar pero de una manera entretenida. Porque si no hacés atractivo a un noticiero te quedás sin feligreses”.
“Yo no veo mucho show en los noticieros. Estuve espiando muchos de afuera y a todos los veo bastante formales, acá en y el resto del planeta (…) Lo que sí puedo hacer es presentar las noticias de un modo más descontracturado, pero sin la necesidad de remitirme a las cosas que hacía o decía cuando me tocó animar un programa de entretenimientos”.
“Hay gente que está contenta y gente que no al verme ahora en esta función. Por eso soy consciente de que voy a salir al ruedo de nuevo expuesto en un 100%”.
“… tuve derrotas terribles. Pero no podría medir mi carrera a partir de la cantidad de fracasos o de éxitos. Es muy difícil hacer un éxito en televisión. Hacer dos, mucho más difícil. Y tres, casi imposible”.
“Hay cosas que estoy muy orgulloso de haber hecho o participado en ellas. Semanario insólito, La noticia rebelde. Tocar la actualidad con humor no nos hacía menos periodistas. Después vino Fax, que fue en esencia un programa periodístico. Como productor, Sábado Bus fue insuperable”.
“Circo Criollo terminó escapando a mi responsabilidad. Era un formato desde el cual yo tenía que construir una especie de reality show a través del póquer. Pero en el segundo programa me dijeron que no lo podía hacer, porque Lotería Nacional no lo permitía. Me quedé sin contenido”.
“Me adelanté a su tiempo con Loft. Quería hacer un show internacional con grandes figuras que mancomunara todo lo que sucedía en el espectáculo latinoamericano (…) Pero cometí un error. ¿Qué era lo más fácil para cumplir con todos los compromisos? Meterme con delfines, tirarme por toboganes de agua. No era lo que quería hacer. Pero lo tuve que remar porque siempre termino lo que arranco”.
“Si hubiese tenido la intención, nunca me habría bajado de los éxitos. Y yo me bajé más de una vez de programas en los que me iba muy bien. Yo nunca apunté a ocupar un pedestal. No me gusta lo que les sucede a las personas que pasan por eso. Yo no compro la vida de los ídolos”.
“No discutimos [qué va a pasar con la política en el noticiero]. Yo me hago responsable de todo lo que haga y diga. Voy a ser un librepensador. Obviamente todo deberá consensuarse porque esto es un noticiero, no el show de Nicolás Repetto”.
“A la grieta hay que cerrarla lo antes posible, todos estamos más o menos de acuerdo con eso. Pero las heridas no cicatrizan tan fácil. Nos va a llevar un tiempo. No profundizarla y que se cierre dependerá mucho de la inteligencia que tengan los responsables de haberla causado”.
“Tenemos un país con todo para salir adelante y venimos haciendo las cosas mal con distintos gobiernos y distintos partidos. Mantengo la esperanza, pero a mis 60 años te digo que ese deseo apunta más a mis hijos y nietos que a mí mismo”.
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Los investigadores estadounidenses Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash y Michael W. Young fueron distinguidos este lunes con el premio Nobel de Medicina 2017.
La Asamblea Nobel del Instituto Karolinska de Estocolmo, Suecia, dijo que los reconocía por sus “descubrimientos de los mecanismos moleculares que controlan el ritmo circadiano“, es decir, nuestro reloj biológico.
“Sus descubrimientos explican cómo las plantas, los animales y los seres humanos adaptan su ritmo biológico para que sesincronice con las revoluciones de la Tierra“, dijo la Asamblea en un comunicado.
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Sus investigaciones permitieron que “podamos echar un vistazo dentro de nuestro reloj biológico y dilucidar su funcionamiento interno”, explicó la institución.
El reloj biológico es el responsable de que nos dé sueño por la noche e influye en nuestro humor, estado de alerta e incluso en nuestro riesgo de sufrir un paro cardiaco.
“Lo que esto puede hacer es concientizarnos más de la importancia que tiene la higiene del sueño y de lo relevante que es asegurarnos de que estemos yendo a la cama a una hora adecuada“, afirmó Juleen Zierath, de la Asamblea.
El premio asciende a US$1,1 millones y es el primero de los Nobel que se anuncia cada año. El martes se revelará el nombre del ganador del Nobel de Física; el miércoles, el de Química; el jueves, el de Literatura; el viernes, el de Paz y el lunes 9, el de Economía.
El Nobel de Medicina se concedió el año pasado al biólogo japonés Yoshinori Ohsumi por descubrir los mecanismos detrás de la autofagiacelular, el proceso de degradación y reciclaje de células.
Los tres científicos son pioneros en el estudio del ritmo biológico.
Rosbash y Hall comenzaron a colaborar en la Universidad de Brandeis, en Boston, hace más de 30 años para estudiar el ritmo circadiano de la Drosophila, la familia de la mosca de la fruta.
Ambos fueron los primeros en clonar el primer gen del ritmo circadiano de esta mosca en 1984.
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En esa época, la relación entre la genética y el reloj biológico no era una idea que la comunidad científica aceptara con facilidad. Sólo otro científico estudiaba este tema: Young.
Young ha investigado en la Universidad Rockefeller durante tres décadas la biología molecular y el carácter genético de los ritmos biológicos de la mosca de la fruta.
Su papel fue crucial para establecer la relación entre los genes y el comportamiento, ya que sus estudios ayudaron a descubrir muchos de los grupos de genes y proteínas que regulan el ritmo biológico de este insecto, según explica la página web de la Fundación Gruber, de la Universidad de Yale.
Muchos aspectos de nuestra fisiología y de la de todos los organismos multicelulares guardan una estrecha relación con el reloj biológico.
Este regula a un gran número de genes para ayudar a nuestro cuerpo a adaptarse a las diferentes fases del día.
Estos estudios que utilizaron a la mosca de la fruta como modelo permitieron descifrar principios que resultaron válidos en el resto de organismos multicelulares.
“Desde que estos tres laureados realizaran estos descubrimientos trascendentales, la biología circadiana se ha convertido en un campo de investigación amplio y muy dinámico, con repercusiones en nuestra salud y bienestar“, explicó la Asamblea en su nota de prensa.
Los premios Nobel se entregarán el 10 de diciembre.
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What to know about 2020 presidential nominee Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), including the policies she advocates and the issues that could make her vulnerable.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., a 2020 presidential candidate, is facing blowback on social media for sharing a video of herself working out during a return campaign visit to Iowa.
The clip shows Gillibrand, 52, lifting weights at a gym in the Hawkeye State, wearing a shirt that reads, “Just trying to get some ranch.”
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“Good to be back in Iowa. Do you like my new workout shirt?” Gillibrand asked.
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The shirt’s message refers to a moment on the campaign trail that went viral last month, in which a restaurant patron in Iowa walked past Gillibrand in search of salad dressing while the senator was speaking to a group of voters.
On Wednesday, Gillibrand’s tweet was the subject of mockery on social media, with some Twitter users accusing her of trying too hard to “relate to the average American.”
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WAKEFIELD, Mass. — A group of heavily-armed men are engaged in an ongoing standoff Saturday with Massachusetts police, prompting shelter-in-place orders in some areas and sparking massive delays on the holiday weekend as a portion of Interstate 95 remains shut down.
The standoff began around 2 a.m. when police noticed two cars pulled over on I-95 with hazard lights on after they had apparently run out of fuel, authorities said at a Saturday press briefing.
Remaining suspects on highway have been taken into custody by MSP Special Tactical Operations Team. 7 additional suspects being transported for booking. We will now conduct sweeps of their 2 vehicles and woods. Total of 9 in custody counting the initial 2 arrests. https://t.co/eP2KkzZFpo
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 3, 2021
Eleven men were clad in military-style gear with long guns and pistols, Mass State Police Col. Christopher Mason said. He added that they were headed to Maine from Rhode Island for “training.”
The men refused to put down their weapons or comply with authorities’ orders, claiming to be from a group “that does not recognize our laws,” police said. They took off into a wooded area, where two men were initially arrested.
The remaining men were taken into custody around 10:30 a.m.
Officials used negotiators to interact with the other suspects.
“Time is our ally in this and we will certainly utilize this,” Mason said.
Mason said the “self-professed leader” of the group wanted it to be known that they are not anti-government.
Thank you to @MassDOT for providing heavy trucks to help secure scene. Situation ongoing. https://t.co/1ge5JUWEB4 pic.twitter.com/JFU7wPL0rQ
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 3, 2021
“I think the investigation that follows from this interaction will provide us more insight into what their motivation, what their ideology is,” Mason said.
Mason said he had no knowledge of the group, but it was not unusual for the state police to encounter people who have “sovereign citizen ideology,” although he did not know if the people involved in the Wakefield standoff was a part of that.
“We train to those encounters,” Mason said. “We very much understand, I guess, the philosophy that underlies that mindset.”
The standoff shut down part of I-95 in Wakefield in both directions, prompting heavy traffic as people hit the road for the Fourth of July weekend.
In Massachusetts, Interstate 95 runs from the Rhode Island line, around Boston to the New Hampshire line. Wakefield is just east of where Interstate 95 and 93 meet north of Boston.
Residents in Wakefield and Reading near where the standoff is taking place have been asked to shelter in place.
Wakefield police said in its statement that no threats had been made but the men were considered armed and dangerous.
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Life Flight was called to the scene. All the officers have been taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Two of the officers are in critical condition. The other three officers are listed as stable.
3 of our officers are currently stable, 2 are still critical please keep them and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
Please no names on social media at this time.
— Joe Gamaldi (@JoeGamaldi) January 29, 2019
Houston police have confirmed one suspect is dead at the scene. SWAT officers are working to determine if anyone else is in the home.
We can confirm 1 suspect is DOA at the scene. SWAT is actively working to make sure there is no one else inside the location at 7800 Harding. Continue to avoid area.
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) January 29, 2019
Streets in the neighborhood are blocked off and neighbors are being held at a safe distance. Media is being pushed back as police say the scene is still an active investigation.
We have several officers that have been struck by gunfire, the situation at the shooting scene is still fluid. Please pray for our officers and their families. More to follow.
— Chief Art Acevedo (@ArtAcevedo) January 29, 2019
We currently have 5 officers shot, all on their way to the hospital. One is being life flighted. On the way to the hospital, will update when I can.
Please keep all the officers in your prayers!
— Joe Gamaldi (@JoeGamaldi) January 28, 2019
The incident happened late Monday afternoon in the 7800 block of Harding in southeast Houston. Harris County Sheriff’s deputies and ATF agents are assisting at the scene.
A perimeter has been set up for a possible additional suspects.
Just been notified that three (3) of HPD officers have been shot. I am waiting to get a status report. I am asking for your prayers for them. st
— Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) January 28, 2019
Suspect in the HPD shooting is down. st
— Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) January 28, 2019
Stay with ABC13 Eyewitness News for the latest on this developing situation.
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Noticias Telemundo has released new details of “Francisco en México,” its special coverage of Pope Francis’s historic visit to Mexico. The network’s unique programming will begin on February 10 – Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent – with special live uplinks from Mexico City, and will continue as the Pope travels to cities across the country over the following days. A team of acclaimed reporters and presenters, including musical superstar Lucero and actress and television host Adamari López, will help cover Francis’s activities on this his first trip to Mexico.
On Thursday, February 11, the day before the Pope’s arrival, network programs such as “Un Nuevo Día,” “Al Rojo Vivo” and “Noticiero Telemundo” will offer live reports from Mexico City by José Díaz-Balart, Adamari López, Karina Monroy, Agustín Oláis, Raúl Torres, Rogelio Mora-Tagle and Azucena Cierco, about the extensive preparations for the papal tour.
Special segments on the same shows and a dedicated feature at 8PM/7C will document the Pope’s arrival on Mexican soil on Friday, February 12. Noticias Telemundo reporters Edgardo del Villar, Jimena Duarte, Rogelio Mora, Agustín Oláis and Raúl Torres will be stationed at key points across the capital, including the airport, the Basilica of Guadalupe and the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See, where the Pope will spend the night.
On Saturday, February 13, “Francisco en México” will begin its special coverage at 9AM/8C, when the Pope is scheduled to arrive in Mexico City’s Zócalo, or Main Square. Noticias Telemundo team will also accompany the pontiff at 5PM/4C as he says Mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe and views the famous image of the Virgin, a holy relic that commemorates the arrival of Catholicism in Latin America.
Noticias Telemundo will also broadcast the Masses the Pope will lead at a number of other sites around the country, starting on Sunday, February 14 at 10:30AM/9:30C with the event expected to draw the biggest crowd, a religious service in the municipality of Ecatepec in the State of Mexico. On Monday, February 15, Francis will travel to San Cristóbal de las Casas, where, at 10:30AM/9:30C, he will hold a Mass dedicated to the indigenous groups of southeastern Mexico. He will officiate over a similar ceremony the following day (Tuesday, February 16 at 10AM/9C) in Venustiano Carranza Stadium in Morelia, the state capital of Michoacán.
The Pope’s final stop in Mexico will be in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, on Wednesday, February. His time there will include a number of activities, including a visit to a state prison, where he will read a homily for the inmates at 12PM/11C. Noticias Telemundo will also bring viewers cross-border coverage of the special ceremony the Pope will lead at 5:30PM/4:30C on the former Feria Expo grounds, just meters from the US border, which will include a Mass dedicated to migrants in both countries. Felicidad Aveleyra will cover the Mass from the US side, in El Paso, Texas, showing the impact of the Pope’s historic visit for viewers on both sides of the border.
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“When he told me about the threats a month before he got killed, I was worried, but he calmed me, saying, ‘I haven’t hurt anyone, why would anyone hurt me?’ ” said Nargis Noorzai Faizan, the widow of Pamir Faizan, a military prosecutor shot by gunmen in Kabul on Dec. 6. “I was a 4-year-old when my father got killed by mujahedeen insurgents. He was an officer in the army and thought that he didn’t make trouble for anyone, so he won’t be targeted. He was assassinated.”
“Now I am 30, and I lost my husband to another insurgency,” she added.
These targeted killings have been primarily carried out in two ways: gunfire and homemade bombs, typically assembled using plastic high explosives and powerful magnets, a government intelligence official recently told The Times, speaking on condition of anonymity. The magnet allows the attacker to easily and quickly attach the bomb to a car.
Abdul Qayoom, the brother of Dr. Nazifa Ibrahimi, the acting head of the health department of the prisons administration who, with four others, was killed by a bomb targeting their vehicle in Kabul on Dec. 22, had warned his sister just weeks earlier that security in their neighborhood was worsening.
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Incredible GoPro footage takes you inside the gunfire-heavy raid that ended drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s six months on the run.
The video, obtained from Mexican authorities, looks as if it’s from an action movie. The camera follows the armed men as they storm the house, unleash grenades and bullets, and search room to room.
The Friday raid was called “Operation Black Swan,” according to the Mexican show “Primero Noticias.” Authorities decided to launch the raid Thursday after they got a tip about where Guzman was sleeping, the show reported.
Seventeen elite unit Mexican Marines launched their assault on the house in the city of Los Mochis at 4:40 a.m., “Primero Noticias” said.
They were met by about one dozen well-armed guards inside who were prepared for a fight, the show said.
The Marines moved from room to room, clearing the house. Upstairs they found two men in one room and found two women on the floor of a bathroom. All were captured, “Primero Noticias” said.
After 15 minutes, the Marines controlled the entire house, according to “Primero Noticias.”
In the end, five guards were killed and two men and two women were detained. One of the women was the same cook Guzman had with him when he was detained a couple years ago, according to “Primero Noticias.”
Eventually the marines determined that the only bedroom on the first floor was Guzman’s and they began pounding on the walls and moving furniture, finding hidden doors, the show said.
His room had a king-sized bed, bags from fashionable clothing stores, bread and cookie wrappers, and medicine including injectable testosterone, syringes, antibiotics and cough syrups, the show said. The two-story house had four bedrooms and five bathrooms. There were flat-screen TVs and Internet connection throughout the house, according to “Primero Noticias.”
The Marines eventually found a hidden passageway behind a mirror, with a handle hidden in the light fixture. The handle opened a secret door, leading down into the escape tunnel, the show explained.
The escape tunnel was fully lit and led to an access door for the city sewage system, “Primero Noticias” said, adding that Guzman had at least a 20-minute head start on the Marines.
The address where Guzman was captured had been monitored for a month, Mexican Attorney General Arely Gomez has said. According to Gomez, Guzman and his lieutenant escaped through that drainage system.
“Primero Noticias” said it obtained surveillance footage showing Guzman and his lieutenant emerging from the manhole cover, where they then stole two cars to flee, the show said.
Guzman was finally caught when he and the lieutenant were stopped on a highway by Mexican Federal Police, the show said.
Authorities took them to a motel to wait for reinforcement. The men were then taken to Los Mochis airport and transfered to Mexico City.
Guzman is now back in prison as his lawyers fight his extradition to the U.S.
The drug kingpin escaped from the Altiplano prison near Mexico City on July 11, launching an active manhunt. When guards realized that he was missing from his cell, they found a ventilated tunnel and exit had been constructed in the bathtub inside Guzman’s cell. The tunnel extended for about a mile underground and featured an adapted motorcycle on rails that officials believe was used to transport the tools used to create the tunnel, Monte Alejandro Rubido, the head of the Mexican national security commission, said in July.
Guzman had been sent there after he was arrested in February 2014. He spent more than 10 years on the run after escaping from a different prison in 2001. It’s unclear exactly how he had escaped, but he did receive help from prison guards who were prosecuted and convicted.
Guzman, the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, was once described by the U.S. Treasury as “the most powerful drug trafficker in the world.” The Sinaloa cartel allegedly uses elaborate tunnels for drug trafficking and has been estimated to be responsible for 25 percent of all illegal drugs that enter the U.S. through Mexico.
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