Mexican drug cartel will be tried in 4 months in US

News24xx.com - United States Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York began prosecuting the leader of the Mexican drug cartel, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman (61). He was charged with drug trafficking and conspiracy crimes. Reported by Reuters on Monday, November 5th 2018, Judge Brian Cogan who led the trial ordered the prosecutor and El Chapo attorney to elect a jury. It is possible that the trial will run for 4 months. In order to avoid intimidation, the jury's identity is kept in confidential.

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El Chapo is a former leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which operates in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico. The US government declared that syndicate as one of the strongest in the world of drugs. He was nicknamed as such because of his short stature, which is only 1.67 meters. He was extradited to the US from Mexico on January 19, 2017, after escaping from prison twice. He had fled in 2016 when his hideout was raided by Mexican authorities.

On the run, El Chapo gave an exclusive interview with actor Sean Penn for Rolling Stone magazine. He claimed to supply the most heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine from anyone in the world. According to the US Attorney General's Office, El Chapo is directly involved in sending tons of heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine through the US border. If proven guilty, he will be imprisoned for life.

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