Fugitive drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was believed to be injured recently as he evaded capture, CNN reports the Mexican government said in a statement Friday.
El Chapo has been on the run since he escaped from a maximum security prison in July, reportedly exiting through a mile-long tunnel he arranged to construct.
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