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Drug lord Guzman extradited to US Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman extradited from Mexico to US
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Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman is being extradited to the US, the Mexican government confirmed on Thursday. Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is being extradited to the US, the Mexican government confirmed on Thursday.
Mexican media reported he was at Ciudad Juarez airport. Mexican media reported he was at Ciudad Juarez airport
Mr Guzman is wanted in the US on charges of smuggling vast amounts of drugs into the country.Mr Guzman is wanted in the US on charges of smuggling vast amounts of drugs into the country.
The leader of the Sinaloa cartel was facing two extradition requests - one from California and another from Texas, where he could face the death penalty.The leader of the Sinaloa cartel was facing two extradition requests - one from California and another from Texas, where he could face the death penalty.
It is not known yet where he is being sent. A Mexican government source told Reuters he was being taken to New York.
Mr Guzman has escaped from two Mexican high-security jails in the past. Last year he was moved to a prison in Ciudad Juarez, which lies just across the border from El Paso in Texas, but authorities at the time denied the move was a precursor to extradition.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Mr Guzman has been fighting the move but his appeals were rejected.
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Guzman timeline
February 2014: Recapture after 13 years on the run following "laundry basket" escape from Puente Grande maximum-security prison
July 2015: Escape via tunnel from Altiplano prison
2 October 2015: Interviewed by US actor Sean Penn in Durango state jungle hideout, and then by phone and video
17 October: Mexican officials announce they almost caught him in neighbouring Sinaloa state
January 2016: Recaptured in Los Mochis, Sinaloa state
May 2016: Mexican judge clears extradition to US
October 2016: Mexican judge rejects appeal