Mexican Drug Lord Joaquin Guzman To Be Extradited To The U.S.

Recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by soldiers at a hangar belonging to the office of the attorney general in Mexico City, Jan. 8, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (Henry Romero/Reuters)

Washington Post: Mexico approves extradition of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman to U.S.

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government has approved the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, a decision aimed at delivering one of the world's most notorious criminals to the U.S. justice system to face a vast array of drug trafficking and organized crime charges.

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department announced the move in a statement Friday afternoon, saying that the government has agreed to send Guzman to the United States to face charges in Texas and California for murder, money laundering, weapons possession, distribution of cocaine and other crimes.

Guzman, the leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, has broken out of two federal prisons during his drug-running career, but he was recaptured last year in a Pacific coastal town. Earlier this month, Guzman was transferred from the Altiplano maximum-security federal prison, from which he previously escaped, to a new prison in Ciudad Juarez along the border with Texas.

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