'El Chapo' Guzmán Asks to Be Extradited to Mexico from the U.S.
Mexican Joaquín Guzmán Loera, 'El Chapo,' has again asked a federal court in New York for his extradition to Mexico, after being declared guilty in 2019 of drug-trafficking-related offenses in that same court. On April 23, Guzmán, former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, detailed in a handwritten letter in English published Monday by the Eastern District Court of New York that he is "fighting for an extradition to Mexico."
TL;DR
- Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán has asked a New York federal court for extradition to Mexico.
- He claims his rights were violated and his trial was unfair, seeking a new trial.
- Guzmán was convicted in 2019 on drug trafficking charges and is serving time in a maximum-security prison in Colorado.
- He accuses the judge of judicial policy abuse and using inaccurate evidence.