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Photos: Inside El Chapo's safe house

January 12, 2016 9:57AM ET

The apartment where the drug lord was captured is opened to media

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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
The refrigerator in the safe house where the drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán was captured, in Los Mochis, Sinaloa state, Mexico, January 11, 2016. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
Five people were shot dead during the operation to capture El Chapo. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
Blood stains on the floor next to a plate bearing the number of the safe house. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
DVDs of the telenovela ‘La Reina del Sur’ were found in the house. The star of the series, Kate del Castillo, helped Guzman arrange an interview with actor Sean Penn for Rolling Stone magazine. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
A journalist examines the scene in a bedroom of the safe house. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
Guzmán had been the subject of massive manhunt since he escaped from prison six months ago. Hector Guerrero / AFP / Getty Images
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
The kitchen at the safe house was torn apart during the raid to capture the fugitive. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
Guzmán attempted to escape through a hidden tunnel built into the floor of the house. Hector Guerrero / AFP / Getty Images
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
The hidden door in the floor led to a tunnel beneath the house. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
The tunnel beneath the house led to the city's sewer system. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Mexico drugs safe house arrest
A journalist films inside the tunnel connecting from the house to the city sewer. Edgard Garrido / Reuters

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