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