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Mexican authorities have released surveillance video from Guzman’s maximum-security cell that shows his movements leading up to his escape.

REUTERS/Edgard Garrido A view of an area of the tunnel connected to the Altiplano Federal Penitentiary and used by drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to escape, in Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City, July 14, 2015.

Infamous drug kingpin El Chapo remains on the loose after his dramatic escape from a maximum security Mexican prison.

A forensics worker climbs out of the tunnel that according to authorities was used by Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, to escape from the Altiplano maximum security prison in Almoloya, Mexico, Tuesday, … “He continued being a powerful person...

CCTV footage shows Guzman, 58, also known as “Shorty” due to his 5ft 6in stature, walking to his prison bed where he sits and appears to change his shoes.

The full implications of the jailbreak are yet to emerge, but the high-profile escape could provide the United States government with leverage to demand the extradition of other top drug lords held in the very same prison.

He was last seen at about 9 p.m.at the Altiplano prison entering his shower room, said Monte Alejandro Rubido, head of Mexico’s National Security Commission.

Some U.S. prosecutors wanted to ask for his extradition following last year’s arrest, but Mexican officials insisted on trying him first.

CNN reported the National Security Commission said Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was discovered to be missing from the Altiplano Federal Prison when guards were doing a routine check on Saturday.