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Mexico to close prison famous for drug lord escape

| September 28, 2020 2:30 PM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico announced Monday it will close the “Puente Grande” federal prison made famous by the 2001 escape of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

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