Story highlights Social media accounts possibly linked to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's sons threaten Mexican authorities

Guzman's sons reportedly respond to Mexican President's announcement of capture

(CNN) It didn't take long. Hours after drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was captured by Mexican Special Forces, men reported to be his sons took to social media to threaten the Mexican government.

Accounts possibly linked to Alfredo Guzman and Ivan Archivaldo Guzman taunted, warned and insulted the government through several posts on Twitter.

Although there's no way for CNN to independently verify the accounts, Mexican media are reporting them as authentic. Both accounts also have sizable followings of about a quarter-million followers each.

The first of the threatening responses was from a Twitter account reputedly belonging to Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, containing profanity and insults, immediately after the news of his father's recapture. It was in response to a post by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announcing to the world on Twitter that El Chapo had been captured. "Mission accomplished: We have him. I would like to inform Mexicans that Joaquin Guzmán Loera has been detained," Nieto wrote.

Misión cumplida: lo tenemos. Quiero informar a los mexicanos que Joaquín Guzmán Loera ha sido detenido. — Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) January 8, 2016

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman had been on the run for six months after breaking out of a federal maximum security prison using an elaborate underground tunnel in July. It's the same prison he is being sent back to, Mexican authorities said.

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