‘Mission Accomplished': Mexico President Says El Chapo Nabbed

Infamous drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been captured, Mexico’s president said Friday.

"Mission accomplished," Enrique Pena Nieto said on Twitter. "We have him."

The operation was carried out by the Mexican Navy, according to Mexican newspaper El Universal. The navy said in a statement that marines acted on a tip and stormed into a home in the town of Los Mochis before dawn. They fired on the building from the inside, killing five suspects and arresting six others.

Michael Braun, the former DEA chief of operations, confirmed the details to NBC News. Braun said authorities told him they were planning on moving El Chapo to Mexico City for security reasons.

Guzman had previously escaped from prison in 2001, and was only recaptured in 2014. His second escape was humiliating to Nieto's administration.

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