(Even though it's not really humorous) Mexico drug lord Joaquin Guzman used tunnel for prison break please log in to view this image Guzman was recaptured by police in 2014 (file photo) Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", used an elaborate tunnel to break out of a maximum security prison, officials say. His escape route from Altiplano jail was more than 1.5km (1 mile) long and had ventilation and stairs, the national security commissioner said. Eighteen guards are being questioned. Guzman was last seen in the showers of the jail on Saturday. It was the second time he had escaped from a top security prison. In 2001 he broke out by hiding in a laundry basket after bribing prison officials. He had been serving a sentence of more than 20 years after being arrested in Guatemala in 1993. His recapture in 2014 was hailed as a victory for Mexico's government. please log in to view this image Police have been searching buses and cars as the manhunt widens please log in to view this image Analysis: Juan Paullier, BBC Mundo Guzman's escape is a huge embarrassment to the government of President Enrique Pena Nieto. Earlier this year, his administration dismissed concerns that Guzman could escape for a second time, but the government's worst nightmare has unfolded. Since Mr Nieto took office in 2012, authorities have detained or killed numerous top drug lords. However, this escape is seen as a mockery of the Mexican prison system and shows the difficulty in keeping one of the country's most powerful criminals behind bars. It seems unlikely that the prison break took place without some form of inside help. A manhunt has been launched. But even if he's recaptured many here wonder what's the point of putting him back in a Mexican jail. please log in to view this image Officials say that Guzman's escape was discovered when officers checked his cell in the jail, which is near the capital, Mexico City. They found a hole around 10m (32ft) deep with a ladder, which led to the tunnel. It came to an end at a construction site outside the prison walls, security commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said at a news conference. please log in to view this image Security around the prison has been tightened A motorcycle was also discovered, which police believe was used to transport tools and remove earth from the space. A manhunt has been launched and flights suspended at a nearby Toluca airport. Guzman's wealth is estimated at $1bn (£630m). His rise to head of the Sinaloa cartel made him the world's most wanted drug trafficker. It smuggles huge amounts of cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine into the United States. Before his recapture in 2014, the US state department had offered a reward of up to $5m (£3.2m) for information leading to his arrest.
I was making the point that some on here (e.g. Happy) would accept any old name, if suggested by any rich businessman. (Not quite sure who he thought he was spotlighting)
But I'm not just any rich businessman Stan - not even a poverty stricken businessman Just in it for the commission.
Ah I appear to have whooshed you. I was simply pointing out that anyone who wanted to sponsor us would be welcome by some on here assuming they put enough money on the table. Ironically Allam Outers too. Funny old world ain't it?
I've spent half a ****ing lifetime contemplating the futility of human existence. Trying to explain to people that their existence is as insignificant as the dying embers of a collapsed star from a galaxy undiscovered and undiscoverable, which can neither impinge on the totality of human existence nor contribute an iota towards influencing the quality of being, in a dark, harsh and unloving universe, which is expanding into nothingness at the speed of light. I spent the other day staring at the twisted contingency that was a knarled tree root. I contemplated that it perfectly described the wretchedness of the human condition. Random. Undetermined. Governed purely by chance and indifference. I thought 'I'm on to something here'. Philosophy for the kids. Quids in, Ernie. Quids in. This could be your pension fund. Suck on this, Noddy ****ing Holder. Apparently some ****ing French, gauloises smoking, absinthe quaffing, speccy lezza shagger's already covered it. John Paul ****ing Sartre, my arse.
I'm disappointed too Ernie - my life has been an abject failure Just a bloody great black hole.... We've just gotta laugh at the whole mess and support Hull City...nudge nudge,
I agree with the OP, the story is hilarious on so many levels -- clearly, levels that some of the respondents can't quite reach. The Monty Python references are entirely appropriate: little would need to be changed to convert this story into one of their ridiculous classic films.
