The Capture Of Drug Cartel Lord Joaquin Guzman Sparks Extradition Fight Between The U.S. And Mexico

U.S. And Mexican Authorities Detail Coordinated Effort To Capture Drug Lord -- Washington Post

MEXICO CITY — The half-dozen Mexican commandos who burst into Room 401 of the Miramar condominium building in the beach town of Mazatlan found the world’s most-wanted drug lord not armed to the teeth, but shirtless and curled up in bed with his beauty-queen wife. An assault rifle was at his side, but he didn’t try to grab it.

The arrival of the elite troops at this seaside condo tower on Saturday morning marked the culmination of nine days of rapid-fire military raids and detective work across the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa.

Mexican and U.S. authorities involved in the investigation offered new details on Sunday about how they put together a jigsaw puzzle that was 13 years in the making. They were helped by U.S.-supplied wiretaps and surveillance technology that allowed them to track the cellphone locations of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and his crew as they tried everything to avoid capture — even fleeing through sewer tunnels.

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More News On The Arrest Of Mexican Drug Lord Joaquin Guzman

Mexico's top drug lord Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman arrested -- BBC
Federal Prosecutors Seek Return of Mexican Drug Kingpin to US -- New York Times
US to seek 'Shorty' Guzman's extradition from Mexico -- BBC
US prosecutors to seek Mexican drug lord's extradition -- AFP
Capture of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman ignites fight over trial location -- FOX News
SEE IT: Billionaire Mexican drug lord hid out in basic apartment prior to his capture -- New York Daily News
U.S. want cartel boss on trial to claim his €11 billion fortune -- Sunday World
'El Chapo' Guzman: How the world's most wanted drug lord was finally busted -- CNN
Capture of 'El Chapo' Guzman won't stop $29 billion worth of drugs coming into the US each year OR violence, experts warn -- Daily Mail
Drug kingpin’s arrest shows Mexican authorities making progress -- Eduardo Medina Mora, Washington Post
Guzman arrest: A coup for Mexican President Pena Nieto? -- BBC
Capturing 'Public Enemy No. 1' -- Carl Meacham, CNN
Guzman's arrest unlikely to ease violence in Mexico -- Alfonso Serrano, Al Jazeera