A new photograph of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been released to dispel rumours he has staged another amazing escape.
Twitter was awash with rumours on Friday that the head of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel had escaped once again, sparking a host of jokes and memes.
Having spectacularly escaped two maximum security prisons twice already, in 2001 and 2015, Mexican officials were quick to dispel the latest rumours of another El Chapo Houdini routine.
Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, the head of Mexico’s interior ministry, tweeted a photo of the drug lord confirming he is still behind bars.
It shows the world’s most notorious drug lord sitting alone in a prison room, with the photo being reshared by thousands of Twitter users.
Guzman is awaiting a final decision on his possible extradition to the United States to face trial on drug trafficking charges.
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