Mexico: secret tunnel found in Reynosa prison

A tunnel has been discovered in a Mexican prison, stashed with drugs, alcohol and sharp tools, according to local authorities. Police in Tamaulipas state said the hole, which had been hidden by bricks, was up to five metres (16ft) deep. They said it was unfinished and no one has escaped.

In 2015, one of the country’s biggest drug lords, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped via tunnel from Altiplano prison.

He was recaptured after six months on the run and later extradited to the US. The latest hole was in a jail in Reynosa, a city close to the US border. It was found after authorities used geothermal technology to detect activities underground, according to local media.

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