A jury has found drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán guilty of drug trafficking, weapons charges and money laundering, a verdict that means he will face life in prison at his sentencing. The leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel has been in American custody since early 2017. The decision came Tuesday, …
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El Chapo was naked. Taking off like a bullet down the pitch-black tunnel, he left his girlfriend, his faithful bodyguard and his maid in the dust as a contingent of Mexican Marines tried to batter down the reinforced steel door to his safe house in Culiacán, in the heart of …
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A son of the reputed leader of the Sinaloa Cartel testified against Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán in Brooklyn federal court this week for a spectacular two days of testimony that laid bare the inner workings of the one of North America’s most notorious crime organizations. Following a break for the …
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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera worked with a Colombian guerilla group to ship cocaine from South America to Mexico, according to new evidence heard Thursday in Brooklyn federal court. In a recording of a phone call between Guzmán and a representative of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, …
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A star witness in the trial of cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán told jurors Tuesday that he personally gave millions of dollars in bribes to the top security chief for former Mexican President Felipe Calderón. He also said he gave millions to a top aid to incoming President Andres …
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