This video was shot on a Mexican marine’s GoPro and shows a group of 17 armed officers storming the drug baron’s housing complex at 4.20am, after they received a tip off. The police had to fight off fierce resistance from El Chapo’s men, using grenades and machine guns to eventually make their way into the compound, CNN report.
The Mexican government released the footage after the infamous drug lord’s capture last Thursday – after he spent six months on the run. The Telegraph report that five of El Chapo’s associates died during the raid and six of his men are in custody. During the raid, reportedly named ‘Operation Black Swan’, El Chapo escaped into a hidden secret room behind a mirror in a bedroom believed to have been used by the kingpin.
