Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ found guilty by NY jury

Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, alias “El Chapo,” is found guilty by a New York jury after a three month drug trafficking trial and six days of deliberation.

This file photo taken on February 22, 2014 shows Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman being escorted by marines in Mexico City following his arrest at a resort in Mazatlan, northern Mexico. (AFP PHOTO/RONALDO SCHEMIDT)

The verdict could result in life behind bars for the 61-year-old former head of the Sinaloa cartel, who was accused of smuggling 155 tons of cocaine and other drugs into the United States over a 25-year-period.

— AFP

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