Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto replaced the country's national security chief on Thursday, 1 ½ months after top drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped from a maximum security prison.
Pena Nieto did not mention the escape Thursday when he announced that National Security Commission head Monte Alejandro Rubido was leaving the Cabinet. His replacement is Renato Sales, the current head of the anti-kidnapping commission.
Guzman's July 11 escape proved a major embarrassment to the government. Several prison authorities were fired and three guards are on trial for allegedly helping Guzman escape.
Rubido also faced stiff questioning over . . .
