Former coordinator of the Federal Centers for Social Rehabilitation (Ceferesos), Celina Oseguera Parra, was arrested for her alleged involvement in the escape of the drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, according to the Attorney General's Office (PGR).

Former director of "El Altiplano" prison, Valentín Cárdenas Lerma, was also arrested for the same charges.

Celina Oseguera is the highest official arrested since the escape of El Chapo. Valentín Cárdenas was Oseguera's subordinate.

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán disappeared into a mile-long, well-ventilate tunnel under “El Altiplano” prison on July 11.  

The arrests put the total at 13 detainees so far: 

Celina Oceguera Parra

Leonor Valencia García

Valentín Cárdenas Lerma

Roberto Cruz Bernal

Jaime Galindo Hernández

Oswaldo Gastón Veytla Rodríguez

Miguel Ángel Flores Mirafuentes

Agustín Jiménez Molina

Herminio González Albarrán

Miguel Ángel Cortés Carrillo

Erick Sorcia Martínez

Arturo Hernández Hernández

Reyes Amyr Mota Carrillo

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