Guzmán had already been in a maximum security prison in Mexico in the state of Jalisco; nonetheless, he escaped under suspicious circumstances in 2001 during the administration of former President Vicente Fox.
Guzmán jam estis en maksimume gardata malliberejo en Meksiko, en la subŝtato Jalisco; li tamen forkuris en misteraj cirkonstancoj en 2001 dum la administrado de la prezidanto Vicente Fox .