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Héctor Ríos Morales

El Chapo Acusses the Mexican Goverment of Framing Him with Violent Crimes: "They blamed me for things I didn't do"

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is serving a life sentence in the United States for drug trafficking and other crimes. (Credit: Photo by: AFP/Alfredo Estrella)

Sinaloa cartel co-founder and one of Mexico's most notorious and powerful drug lords, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is again pleading with U.S. authorities to approve his extradition request as he approaches the 10-year mark since being sent to the United States to serve a life sentence.

In the third handwritten letter signed by him in the last few weeks, El Chapo accused the Mexican government of framing him and insisted that his image in his country isn't bad, in a contrast to his wife Emma Coronel's messaging, who has apologized to his victims.

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