The Latest: Analyst: Mexico may fear jailbreak by 'El Chapo'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Latest on the sudden transfer of convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to a Mexican prison near the Texas border. (all times local):
2:15 p.m.
A Mexican security analyst says it's plausible that convicted drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was transferred to a different prison due to upgrades being done at his current lockup, as the Mexican government is saying.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But Alejandro Hope also says officials may have feared the possibility of another jailbreak.
Hope argues that the longer Guzman remains in a single prison, the more likely he could plot another escape.
The Sinaloa cartel boss was abruptly moved Saturday to a prison in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from Texas.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hope said he doubts the transfer has anything to do with possible extradition, noting that it would be just as easy to put Guzman on a plane from Mexico City.
He notes that although Guzman has "a lot of people" in Juarez, the prison is one of Mexico's newest.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}11:30 a.m.
A Mexican security official and a lawyer for convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman say he has been transferred to another prison.
The official says the Sinaloa cartel capo was moved from the maximum-security Altiplano lockup near Mexico City to another prison in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas. No reason was given for the transfer.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Attorney Jose Refugio Rodriguez said Saturday that Guzman was sent to the Cefereso No. 9 prison. He said Guzman's defense team was not notified beforehand, and one of his lawyers was traveling to Juarez to try to meet with their client.