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Mexico authorities say people flee homes in ‘El Chapo’ area

Mexico authorities say people flee homes in 'El Chapo' area | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2016 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is made to face the press as he is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican soldiers and marines at a federal hangar in Mexico City, Mexico. Authorities say that people living in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa that is the birthplace of the jailed drug kingpin are fleeing their homes out of fear of violent clashes and attacks by armed groups. State deputy prosecutor Jesus Martin Robles says numerous communities have been affected in the Baridaguato municipality that Guzman hails from, including his mother Consuelo Loera’s community of La Tuna. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

MEXICO CITY – Authorities say that people living in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa where drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was born are fleeing their homes out of fear of violent clashes and attacks by armed groups.

State deputy prosecutor Jesus Martin Robles said Friday that several communities are affected in the Baridaguato municipality where Guzman was born, including his mother Consuelo Loera’s community of La Tuna.

Baridaguato Mayor Mario Valenzuela has told local media that about 150 families recently fled their homes.

Mexico’s northeast mountains have traditionally been controlled by the Sinaloa Cartel headed by Guzman. He is behind bars awaiting extradition to the United States.

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