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| Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzman, Mexican drug lord, has been extradited to the US | |
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| Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the cartel kingpin who made two daring escapes from high-security prisons and lived on the run for years, has been extradited to the United States where he faces prosecution on narcotics and other charges. | Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the cartel kingpin who made two daring escapes from high-security prisons and lived on the run for years, has been extradited to the United States where he faces prosecution on narcotics and other charges. |
| The foreign ministry announced the extradition in a short statement on Thursday afternoon, saying Guzmán had exhausted his appeals against his extradition. | The foreign ministry announced the extradition in a short statement on Thursday afternoon, saying Guzmán had exhausted his appeals against his extradition. |
| The announcement comes a little over a year after his recapture in a seedy motel in the the city of Los Móchis – an arrest which Mexican authorities say came about after federal agents trailed the actor Sean Penn to a clandestine meeting with the fugitive kingpin. | The announcement comes a little over a year after his recapture in a seedy motel in the the city of Los Móchis – an arrest which Mexican authorities say came about after federal agents trailed the actor Sean Penn to a clandestine meeting with the fugitive kingpin. |
| According to the Associated Press, the US Drug Enforcement Administration took custody of Guzmán in the border town of Ciudad Juárez, before putting him on a plane for New York, one of several US jurisdictions where he faces charges. | According to the Associated Press, the US Drug Enforcement Administration took custody of Guzmán in the border town of Ciudad Juárez, before putting him on a plane for New York, one of several US jurisdictions where he faces charges. |
| Guzman faces the possibility of life in a US prison under multiple indictments in six jurisdictions around the United States, including New York, San Diego, Chicago and Miami. | Guzman faces the possibility of life in a US prison under multiple indictments in six jurisdictions around the United States, including New York, San Diego, Chicago and Miami. |
| A federal indictment in the eastern district of New York, where Guzman is expected to be prosecuted, accuses him of overseeing a trafficking cartel with thousands of members and billions of dollars in profits laundered in Mexico and the US. It says Guzmán and other commanders of the Sinaloa cartel employed hit men who conspired to commit murder, torture and kidnapping. | A federal indictment in the eastern district of New York, where Guzman is expected to be prosecuted, accuses him of overseeing a trafficking cartel with thousands of members and billions of dollars in profits laundered in Mexico and the US. It says Guzmán and other commanders of the Sinaloa cartel employed hit men who conspired to commit murder, torture and kidnapping. |
| In a statement, the US justice department said that Guzmán faced six separate indictments throughout the United States. | In a statement, the US justice department said that Guzmán faced six separate indictments throughout the United States. |
| “The justice department extends its gratitude to the government of Mexico for their extensive cooperation and assistance in securing the extradition of Guzman Loera to the United States,” the statement said. | “The justice department extends its gratitude to the government of Mexico for their extensive cooperation and assistance in securing the extradition of Guzman Loera to the United States,” the statement said. |
| Guzmán’s extradition comes the night before the inauguration of Donald Trump, who campaigned on an agenda of hostility towards Mexico – which has worked more closely with the United States on security matters over the past decade. | Guzmán’s extradition comes the night before the inauguration of Donald Trump, who campaigned on an agenda of hostility towards Mexico – which has worked more closely with the United States on security matters over the past decade. |
| The man known as “El Chapo” – “Shorty” for his diminutive stature – cut a larger than life figure in Mexico: the Sinaloa Cartel played a major role in the escalation of the country’s drug war, which has cost the lives of more than 200,000 people. | The man known as “El Chapo” – “Shorty” for his diminutive stature – cut a larger than life figure in Mexico: the Sinaloa Cartel played a major role in the escalation of the country’s drug war, which has cost the lives of more than 200,000 people. |
| But he also earned a grudging respect for his brazen prison breaks which humiliated two governments, and his success at eluding federal forces while on the run. In his native state of Sinaloa, he is often portrayed as a Robin Hood-like figure who rose from a childhood of poverty to oversee one of the world’s most expansive criminal empires. | But he also earned a grudging respect for his brazen prison breaks which humiliated two governments, and his success at eluding federal forces while on the run. In his native state of Sinaloa, he is often portrayed as a Robin Hood-like figure who rose from a childhood of poverty to oversee one of the world’s most expansive criminal empires. |
| His Sinaloa cartel transported tons of drugs from the Andean region to the United States and even dug tunnels to move merchandise across the border. | His Sinaloa cartel transported tons of drugs from the Andean region to the United States and even dug tunnels to move merchandise across the border. |
| Guzmán escaped from the Puente Grande prison in the Guadalajara area in 2001, but was recaptured in 2015 – only to abscond from a maximum security facility six months later. | Guzmán escaped from the Puente Grande prison in the Guadalajara area in 2001, but was recaptured in 2015 – only to abscond from a maximum security facility six months later. |
| That escape, through a sophisticated tunnel constructed with the apparent collusion of prison officers, dealt a humiliating blow to the administration of president Enrique Peña Nieto, which initially resisted attempts to extradite the cartel boss. | That escape, through a sophisticated tunnel constructed with the apparent collusion of prison officers, dealt a humiliating blow to the administration of president Enrique Peña Nieto, which initially resisted attempts to extradite the cartel boss. |
| While on the lam, Guzman made contact with Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, who had previously made public expressions of support for the Sinaloa Cartel leader. She planned to produce a biopic of Guzmán, but was unaware that Mexican intelligence agents were monitoring her meetings with his lawyers. | While on the lam, Guzman made contact with Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, who had previously made public expressions of support for the Sinaloa Cartel leader. She planned to produce a biopic of Guzmán, but was unaware that Mexican intelligence agents were monitoring her meetings with his lawyers. |
| In turn, Del Castillo organized a rendezvous with Guzmán and the actor Sean Penn who later described the meeting in an article for Rolling Stone. | In turn, Del Castillo organized a rendezvous with Guzmán and the actor Sean Penn who later described the meeting in an article for Rolling Stone. |
| Shortly afterwards, Navy marines recaptured Guzmán who was returned to the same prison he had escaped from in July 2015. | Shortly afterwards, Navy marines recaptured Guzmán who was returned to the same prison he had escaped from in July 2015. |
| El Chapo was kept under constant surveillance, and his family complained that his health was suffering because guards would wake him every few hours. | El Chapo was kept under constant surveillance, and his family complained that his health was suffering because guards would wake him every few hours. |
| Guzmán’s extradition to the United States was widely expected, though the timing – on the eve of the U.S.-presidential inauguration – caught the country by surprise. | Guzmán’s extradition to the United States was widely expected, though the timing – on the eve of the U.S.-presidential inauguration – caught the country by surprise. |
| “If they had sent ‘El Chapo’ to the United States starting tomorrow, we would have months of Trump boasting on Twitter that it was thanks to him,” tweeted Esteban Illades, editor of the Mexican magazine Nexos. | “If they had sent ‘El Chapo’ to the United States starting tomorrow, we would have months of Trump boasting on Twitter that it was thanks to him,” tweeted Esteban Illades, editor of the Mexican magazine Nexos. |
| “The timing of ‘El Chapo’s’ extradition sounds, at least nominally, of the government wanting to turn him over to Obama and not Trump.” | “The timing of ‘El Chapo’s’ extradition sounds, at least nominally, of the government wanting to turn him over to Obama and not Trump.” |