El Chapo Trial

• U.S. seeks $12.7 billion from ‘El Chapo’ — the value of all the drugs he trafficked

  The sum represents the total amount of cocaine, marijuana and heroin that a jury found Guzman to have trafficked, multiplied by the average prices of those drugs, according to a filing by prosecutors in Brooklyn federal court.

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  Jul 5, 2019
  
• El Chapo, Mexico’s notorious drug lord, found guilty in U.S. trial

  The jury in Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's trial heard testimony about bloodshed, bribery and brutality under the Mexican drug lord's leadership.

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  Feb 12, 2019
  
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• A naked escape and a ‘murder room’: 13 wild revelations from the ‘El Chapo’ trial

  During the 11-week trial, jurors heard that 'El Chapo' used bazookas to relax, had a private zoo and once ordered someone killed for not shaking his hand.

  Crime

  Feb 4, 2019
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• ‘El Chapo’ jury set to begin deliberations, alleged drug lord could face life in prison

  A jury is set to begin deliberations Monday at the U.S. drug-trafficking trial of the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo.

  Crime

  Feb 4, 2019
• Testimony at El Chapo trial suggests Trump’s border wall won’t hinder drug traffickers

  Testimony provided by a senior cartel member at El Chapo's trial suggests that drugs tend to enter the United States through legal ports of entry, rather than unwalled sections of the border.

  World

  Jan 23, 2019
• Drug trafficker says El Chapo boasted about paying $100M bribe to former Mexican president

  A Colombian drug trafficker testified that Mexican cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman once boasted about paying a $100 million bribe to the former president of Mexico.

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  Jan 15, 2019
• El Chapo’s Sinaloa cartel made nearly $3M a day in Canada, former DEA agent claims

  A former undercover agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency claims the cartel targeted Canada because of its weak national policing.

  World

  Jan 9, 2019
• Former ‘El Chapo’ lieutenant testifies that drug lord tried to have him killed

  Miguel Angel Martinez testified that he was a loyal servant of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's, helping him arrange massive shipments of cocaine flown in from Colombia.

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  Nov 28, 2018
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• ‘El Chapo’ a scapegoat for ‘real’ drug lord who bribed Mexico’s president: lawyer

  "He's blamed for being the leader while the real leaders are living freely and openly in Mexico."

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  Nov 13, 2018
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• Trial of Mexico’s ‘El Chapo’ begins amid heavy security at Brooklyn federal court

  The trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman will begin with lawyers' opening statements in a federal court in Brooklyn on Tuesday.

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  Nov 13, 2018