U.S. jury convicts Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’
Mexico's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial packed with Hollywood-style tales of grisly killings, political payoffs, cocaine hidden in jalapeno cans, jewel-encrusted guns and a…
After months of testimony, jury deliberates in ‘El Chapo’ drug-smuggling trial
Prosecutors say Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is responsible for smuggling at least 200 tons of cocaine into the United States and for a wave of killings in turf wars with other cartels.
El Chapo trial highlights how Mexico graft impedes drug war
In the same Brooklyn courthouse where jurors have heard testimony about Mexican politicians protecting Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s drug empire, a former Mexican state attorney general pleaded guilty last month to taking bribes from narcotraffickers.
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News Wrap: Chinese tech giant Huawei faces U.S. criminal charges
In our Monday news wrap, Matthew Whitaker, the acting attorney general, says special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is close to completion. Whitaker said he’s been fully briefed and hopes to receive the final report as soon as possible. Also, Chinese…
Joaquín Guzmán, commonly known as the Mexican drug lord “El Chapo,” is on trial in federal court in New York City for running a multimillion-dollar narcotics operation across the United States border. Keegan Hamilton of VICE joins Hari Sreenivasan to…
The story of the botched assassination attempt on Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman will be part of an epic tale told in a tightly secured New York City courtroom starting Tuesday as lawyers make their opening statements in the drug lord's…
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican drug lord who twice escaped from prison in his country, was extradited to the United States on Thursday to face charges including drug trafficking.
The Mexican Foreign Ministry has approved extradition to the U.S. for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, in a move that could bring the drug lord closer to facing charges from U.S. prosecutors.
WASHINGTON -- One of the guns that Mexican officials say was found at the hideout of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera is associated with Fast and Furious, a failed "gun-walking" operation, according to the Justice Department.
