El Chapo Guzmán asks U.S. authorities to transfer him to Mexico because his sentence is “cruel”
Former Mexican drug lord Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmán has sent letters to U.S. judicial authorities to request a transfer to his country of birth...
TL;DR
- Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmán has sent letters to U.S. judicial authorities requesting a transfer to Mexico.
- He claims his trial was irregular and his life sentence is "cruel".
- Guzmán was extradited in 2017 and is serving his sentence in a maximum-security prison in Colorado.
- He argues the verdict of his trial was not fair and he has been waiting for an appeal for three years.
- Guzmán has previously complained about his imprisonment conditions, isolation, and lack of family visits.