Peña Nieto provides new details on El Chapo's prison escape

Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has shared new testimony regarding the 2015 escape of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera from the El Altiplano maximum-security prison. His statements are featured in the audiovisual production “El Cisne Negro,” which examines the political and national security factors surrounding the incident.

Peña Nieto details the immediate aftermath of the escape and the institutional repercussions that impacted his security cabinet. The escape involved the Sinaloa Cartel leader exiting through a tunnel over one kilometer long that connected to his cell's shower area. The new disclosures have reignited debates regarding prison custody protocols and intelligence coordination during his administration.