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The Latest Breaking News from Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman

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Pa. lawmakers subpoena Norfolk Southern in Ohio derailment probe

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US requests extradition of El Chapo’s son, Ovidio Guzmán

The United States has requested that Mexico extradite Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious crime boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, so that he can face criminal charges in the U.S. for trafficking cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.

Tribune News Service

Ovidio Guzman: US asks Mexico to extradite son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’

The US has asked Mexico to extradite Ovidio Guzman, son of notorious drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, to face criminal charges.

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U.S. requests extradition of Ovidio Guzman, son of 'El Chapo', from Mexico -sources

The United States asked Mexico's government to extradite Ovidio Guzman, son of jailed drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, so that he can face criminal charges in a U.S. court, two Mexican government sources told Reuters on Monday.

Reuters

Former Mexican minister convicted in US of drug trafficking

A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the US on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating.

France 24

Mexico’s former public security chief convicted in US drug case

Genaro Garcia Luna was found guilty of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from drug-trafficking cartels in Mexico.

Al Jazeera

Mexico’s former top security official convicted in federal corruption trial in Brooklyn

NEW YORK — Mexico’s former top cop used the police force he commanded to help a drug cartel do business, a federal jury in Brooklyn found Tuesday.

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Mexico’s former top security official convicted in US of taking cartel bribes

Genaro Garcia Luna is one of the most senior Mexican officials ever convicted of ties to a drug cartel

The Independent UK

Ex-Mexico drug czar's defense says accusers have 'motives to lie'

Admitted drug traffickers who testified against a former Mexican law enforcement official accused by the United States of taking millions of dollars in bribes from the Sinaloa cartel have "incredible motives to lie," a defense lawyer said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Mexico’s former safety chief goes on trial in US drug case

An anonymous jury has gotten its first look at a rare U.S. trial of a former cabinet-level Mexican official charged with taking bribes to aid drug traffickers he was supposed to be neutralizing

The Independent UK

Mexico's top cop was being paid by El Chapo's Sinaloa cartel, feds say at New York trial

NEW YORK — Mexico’s one-time top cop played the part of a drug-fighting hero, adding more than 30,000 officers to the country’s federal police force, but it was all a front, federal prosecutors say — Genaro Garcia Luna was really taking money from Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman's feared Sinaloa cartel…

Tribune News Service

Mexico's former safety chief goes on trial in US drug case

An anonymous jury has gotten its first look at a rare U.S. trial of a former cabinet-level Mexican official charged with taking bribes to aid drug traffickers he was supposed to be neutralizing

The Independent UK

Corrupt cop or cartel enemy? Ex-Mexico drug czar's U.S. trial kicks off

U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused a former top Mexican official on trial for allegedly taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel of betraying his country, while his defense said prosecutors were being played by drug traffickers out for revenge.

Reuters

Cartel kingpin El Chapo jailed in US begs Mexico to free him and moans of 'poor food'

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was jailed for life in the United States after being extradited in 2017 and convicted of a range of drug, money laundering and organised crime charges

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France 24

Mexican president says his government will consider 'El Chapo' return request

Mexico’s president said Wednesday his government will consider a plea by imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be returned to Mexico, presumably to serve out his sentence.

The Independent UK

Mexican president says he'll consider 'El Chapo' request

Mexico's president says his government will consider a plea by imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be returned to Mexico, presumably to serve out his sentence

The Independent UK

El Chapo begs Mexican president to save him from ‘cruel and unfair’ US prison

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador reportedly said this week that he’s reviewing El Chapo’s request

The Independent UK

US drug trial opens for Mexico ex-security head

Genaro García Luna goes on trial on charges of helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs and protect them from capture while he was serving as Mexico’s top security official

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Fake videos circulate after police arrest El Chapo’s son

When news broke that police had arrested Ovidio Guzman, the son of the well-known Mexican drug lord “El Chapo”, on January 5, armed members of his cartel took to the streets, engaging in violent clashes with police. A wave of videos claiming to show these clashes was uploaded to social…

Tribune News Service

Mexico City judge halts extradition of El Chapo’s son

A federal judge in Mexico City halted extradition to the U.S. of one of the sons of convicted drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

The Independent UK

Mexican capo's arrest a gesture to US, not signal of change

Mexico’s capture of a son of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán this week likely is an isolated nod to a drug war strategy that Mexico’s current administration has abandoned rather than a sign that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s thinking has changed

ABC News

At least 29 killed in Mexico during capture of Chapo's son Ovidio Guzman

Nineteen suspected gang members and 10 military personnel are killed in a wave of violence surrounding the arrest of suspected Mexican drug cartel boss Ovidio Guzman.

Axios

Judge halts extradition of El Chapo's son to U.S.

The order comes a day after the younger Guzmán was arrested.

The Independent UK

Extradition of cartel boss El Chapo’s son to US halted by judge

Authorities say that Ovidio Guzman also aces legal proceedings in Mexico

The Guardian - US

Twenty-four hours of terror as cartel violence engulfs Mexican city

At least 29 people killed in Culiacán as drug cartel gunmen fight bloody battle to stop transport of El Chapo’s son after arrest

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