Thursday, November 15, 2018

Is "El Chapo" going down?

In The Daily Mail, Chris Dyer reports on the New York trial of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, who
trafficked so much cocaine in just four shipments he supplied 'more than a line of cocaine for every single person in the United States', a court heard.

...The 61-year-old, who is considered the world's largest drug trafficker since the death of Colombia's Pablo Escobar, is on trial in New York under draconian security arrangements after escaping from prison in Mexico on two separate occasions.

As a result, he is currently being kept in solitary confinement 23 hours per day.

During the opening of his trial in Brooklyn, New York, prosecutors said the Mexican drug lord was so ruthless he would order the killings of his own family to ensure he rose to power.
Read more and view photos of his escape tunnel here.

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