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Two prisons ‘El Chapo’ escaped from are virtual replicas

Mexico has been wondering how the powerful drug lord known as El Chapo’s accomplices got their hands on the blueprints to dig a tunnel with such precision. The answer could be quite simple: They may have had them for years.

MEXICO CITY — Ever since the powerful drug lord known as El Chapo escaped from a maximum-security prison through a mile-long tunnel that opened right into the shower of his cell, Mexico has been wondering how his accomplices got their hands on the blueprints to operate with such pinpoint precision.

The answer could be quite simple: They may have had them for years.