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Mexico approves El Chapo's extradition to US to face charges
Source: The Guardian
Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Friday it had approved the extradition of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to the United States, and had received guarantees that the death penalty would not be sought against him.
The ministry said he would face charges in US federal courts in Texas and California, but the process can still be appealed, meaning it could be weeks or months before the Sinaloa cartel leader may be sent north.
Juan Pablo Badillo, one of Guzmán’s lawyers, told Reuters he would file “many” legal challenges in the coming days.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/20/el-chapo-mexico-approves-extradition-us-charges
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