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Mexico approves El Chapo's extradition to US to face charges Mexico approves El Chapo's extradition to US to face charges
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Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Friday it had approved the extradition of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to the United States, and had received guarantees that the death penalty would not be sought against him.Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Friday it had approved the extradition of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to the United States, and had received guarantees that the death penalty would not be sought against him.
The ministry said he would face charges in US federal courts in Texas and California, but the process can still be appealed, meaning it could be weeks or months before the Sinaloa cartel leader may be sent north.The ministry said he would face charges in US federal courts in Texas and California, but the process can still be appealed, meaning it could be weeks or months before the Sinaloa cartel leader may be sent north.
Juan Pablo Badillo, one of Guzmán’s lawyers, told Reuters he would file “many” legal challenges in the coming days.
El Chapo, as he is known, was the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel and one of the world’s most wanted drug kingpins until his capture in January, six months after he broke out of a high-security jail in central Mexico through a mile-long tunnel.El Chapo, as he is known, was the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel and one of the world’s most wanted drug kingpins until his capture in January, six months after he broke out of a high-security jail in central Mexico through a mile-long tunnel.