Guzman is thought to command groups of hitmen across Central America, and was dubbed Chicago's first Public Enemy No 1 since Al Capone
The US is to seek the extradition of the notorious Mexican drugs lord Joaquin Guzman, following his dramatic capture on Saturday.
He was finally apprehended - 13 years after he escaped from jail in a laundry basket - by detectives, in the Mexican seaside resort of Mazatalan.
He became the country’s most high-profile trafficker, and is believed to command groups of hitmen from the US border into Central America.
Confirming Guzman's capture via Twitter, Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto congratulated his security forces.
Local television broadcast a picture of the shirtless man detained, who bears a resemblance to Guzman, with a small black moustache.
There were no obvious signs of violence.
The US had placed a $5 million bounty on Guzman's head, and prosecutors in New York are now believed to be preparing to request his extradition for trial.
Known as "El Chapo" - shorty in Spanish - he is believed to head up Mexico's infamous Sinaloa Cartel.
He was once included on Forbes magazine's list of billionaires, and was indicted in the United States on dozens of charges of racketeering and conspiracy to import cocaine, heroin, marijuana and crystal meth.
But his cartel has been fighting a brutal war with other gangs over turf and drug-trafficking routes to the United States.
Authorities in Chicago last year dubbed him the city's first Public Enemy No 1 since Al Capone.
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