Here's 'El Chapo' Guzmn's latest mugshot

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Last July 11, the leader of one of the world's largest drug empires casually stood up from his bed, walked to the far corner of his maximum-security prison cell, and escaped through a sophisticated, custom-engineered tunnel system — a jailbreak that confirmed for many either the scope of the Mexican authorities' incompetence or the depth of their corruption.

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Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán managed to avoid capture for nearly six months — until Mexican marines zeroed in on the Sinaloa cartel boss' hideout in Los Mochis, Mexico, during operation "Black Swan" on late last week.

Guzmán, back in Altiplano, Mexico's most-fortified prison and the same complex he escaped from in July, was photographed and booked as prisoner #3870-AJ-08-01-16.

View the mugshot below:

Take a look. Centro Federal de Readaptación Social

For reference, here are Guzmán's other mugshots:

The mug shots of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. US State Department

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