Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman extradited from Mexico to US

[TomSea]

He was caught months ago; I was wondering, "what's the hold up"; now with the new admin. coming in, this story is reported.

Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman extradited from Mexico to US
Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been extradited to the US, the Mexican governments annnounced on Thursday.

US officials confirmed he was on a flight to New York from Cuidad Juarez.

Mr Guzman, who could face life in a US prison, is wanted on charges of drug trafficking and smuggling vast amounts of drugs into the country.

The leader of the Sinaloa cartel was facing two extradition requests - one from California and another from Texas.

Continued: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38686379

Will the next 48 hours be a bit of a ride? Maybe.

[corbe]

CBS/AP/ January 19, 2017, 6:06 PM

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman arrives in U.S. after extradition

Last Updated Jan 19, 2017 9:56 PM EST


MEXICO CITY -- Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country’s most wanted man, is in the U.S. after being extradited from Mexico on Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges.

The plane carrying Guzman landed at MacArthur Airport in Islip, Long Island, Thursday evening after about a four-hour flight from Mexico.

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department announced Guzman was handed over to U.S. authorities for transportation to the U.S. on Thursday, the last day of President Barack Obama’s administration and a day before Donald Trump is to be inaugurated.

A senior law enforcement official said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration took custody of Guzman in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, and a plane carrying him departed for New York at 5:31 p.m. Eastern time. The officials agreed to give the information only if not quoted by name because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Law enforcement sources told CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton that Guzman was escorted to the United States by DEA agents who took custody of him in Mexico. He was flown on a Mexican jet accompanied by DEA agents, medics and mechanics.

He is expected to be transported under heavy security by caravan to Brooklyn from MacArthur Airport. He is due to be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn Friday morning, Milton reported.
 
New York is one of several U.S. jurisdictions where Guzman faces charges.

The DOJ most recently indicted him on a new set of charges in Brooklyn in May 2016 on 16 drug related counts, CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid reported. It is mostly likely that he will face trial in that district, but the DOJ has not said that publicly.   

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-chapo-mexico-extradites-drug-lord-joaquin-guzman-to-us/

[corbe]

    I bet he now regrets tweeting this to Trump last year

"Continue f---ing around and I will make you swallow all your whore words f---ing white [slur for those with blonde or red hair],"

   El Chapo

* Slur word:

“cagaleche” - the literal translation is “shits milk”.

[TomSea]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38696925
El Chapo: US prosecutors seek $14bn seizure from drug lord
Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has pleaded not guilty in the US to charges that he ran the world's largest drug-trafficking operation.

And that's probably not the total of his net worth. Quite a lot.