The strict jail conditions for notorious Mexican drug lord and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman were outlined on Friday by defence attorneys in a failed bid to get a judge to loosen them.

Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges that he ran the world's largest drug-trafficking organization for decades.

Notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been extradited from a prison in Mexico to the US, one day before Donald Trump assumes the U.S. presidency.