Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the elusive Mexican drug kingpin who escaped from a high security prison in July, was injured in his leg and face during a "headlong flight" as authorities recently closed in on his mountain hideout, Mexico's National Security Cabinet confirmed in a statement late Friday.<br />The government said Guzman was not wounded in a direct confrontation with law enforcement agencies but during a hasty retreat as Mexican Marines moved to surround his location.<br />The brief statement came in response to a report from NBC News that Guzman he had been hurt while evading capture last week.<br />The statement by Mexico's security Cabinet provided no details on when or exactly where the operation took place.<br />It said only that information-sharing with international agencies had led authorities to zero in on Guzman in northwestern Mexico.
