U.S. Government Seeks $14 Billion In El Chapo Case
January 20, 2017 3:20 PM
Filed Under: "El Chapo"
Drug kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is escorted to a helicopter at Mexico City's airport on January 8, 2016 following his recapture during an intense military operation in Los Mochis, in Sinaloa State. Mexican marines recaptured fugitive drug kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman on Friday in the northwest of the country, six months after his spectacular prison break embarrassed authorities. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (CBSMiami/AP) — The government is seeking a $14 billion forfeiture order as part of its prosecution of the notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, according to a U.S. attorney in New York.
The convicted leader of the Sinaloa cartel was brought into a Brooklyn courthouse Friday to await his arraignment.
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