Government Approves Extradition of Drug Boss 'El Chapo' Guzman to U.S. Christopher Woody - Business Insider
go to original May 20, 2016

Mexico approves extradition of drug lord 'El Chapo' to US (Al Jazeera English)

Update: Attorney: Mexican Drug Lord Will Skip Extradition Appeal if He Gets U.S. Deal (EFE)

The Mexican government announced on Friday that it had approved the extradition of Sinaloa cartel chief Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, which had been requested by the US government last year.

According to the Mexican Foreign Ministry's announcement, Guzmán was notified that Mexico had agreed to the request for him to be processed before the federal district court for western Texas on charges of criminal association, organized crime, weapons possession, homicide, and money laundering.

He will also face charges of conspiracy to import and distribute cocaine in the federal district court for the Southern District of California.

The US has guaranteed that Guzmán will not face the death penalty, the ministry told Bloomberg in an email.

Guzmán is currently jailed in a Mexican federal prison just outside of Ciudad Juarez, only miles from El Paso, Texas, in western Texas. He was moved without notice early this month, and his relocation was followed quickly by two Mexican judges signing off on the legal proceedings involved in his extradition.

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Related: Druglord Guzman's Extradition to U.S. Could Take at Least 3 Years: Lawyer (Xinhua)

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