El Chapo

Watch: ‘El Chapo’ Closer to Extradition

Mexico City (WOLO) — The Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman is one step closer to being extradited to the U.S. A second judge has now given their approval of having Guzman face Federal charges here in America. This latest decision starts another 20 day waiting period, where Mexico’s Foreign Ministry can appeal. Categories: National News, News Tags: drug…

Second Mexican Judge rules on “El Chapo” case

(AP) — A second Mexican judge has ruled that the extradition of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States can go forward. The process still awaits approval of Mexico’s foreign ministry. The judge’s decision announced by the courts Monday was on an extradition request from a federal court in Texas. Last week, another judge made the same determination on…

White House Chief of Staff ‘Appalled’ by ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s Comments in Interview With Sean Penn

Eduardo Verdugo/AP PHOTO (ABC News) — A top White House official said he was “appalled” by comments made by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in his interview with actor Sean Penn and called it “very good news” the notorious drug lord was recaptured. “I was appalled by his bragging … about an epidemic that’s sweeping this country on heroinaddiction,” White House Chief…

‘El Chapo’ Has Been Captured, Mexican President Says

EL Chapo: The World’s Most Powerful Drug Dealer Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office/AP Photo (ABC News) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto tweeted today that the infamous drug lord known as “El Chapo” has been captured. “Mission accomplished: We have him. I want to inform the Mexicans that Joaquin Guzman Loera has been detained,” the tweet states, originally in Spanish. The Moment…