Feb 04 After months of testimony, jury deliberates in ‘El Chapo’ drug-smuggling trial By Tom Hays, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 03 El Chapo trial highlights how Mexico graft impedes drug war By Jim Mustian, Tom Hays, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 4:52 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… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 6:56 The ‘remarkable’ courtroom revelations in trial of ‘El Chapo’ 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… Continue watching
Nov 13 Long-awaited U.S. trial of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ begins By Tom Hays, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jan 20 Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ extradited to U.S. to face charges By News Desk 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. Continue reading
May 21 Mexico’s foreign ministry approves U.S. extradition for ‘El Chapo’ By Corinne Segal 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. Continue reading
Mar 16 Rifle found at El Chapo hideout tied to Fast and Furious scandal By Eric Tucker and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 15 World news quiz: A fugitive is locked up and a car is locked in ice By Larisa Epatko This week, Mexican authorities had to think of a way to prevent drug lord and escape artist “El Chapo” from breaking out of their maximum security prison again. And President Barack Obama made a claim in his State of the… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 5:42 The ethics of Sean Penn’s ‘El Chapo’ conversation By PBS NewsHour Before Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was recaptured by Mexican authorities, the American movie star and activist Sean Penn met with Mexico’s most wanted man in a jungle hideaway to interview him for Rolling Stone magazine. William Brangham discusses the… Continue watching