The Latest Breaking News from Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman

Mexico’s former public security chief convicted in US drug case

Genaro Garcia Luna was found guilty of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from drug-trafficking cartels in Mexico.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2023

Mexico’s former top security official convicted in federal corruption trial in Brooklyn

NEW YORK — Mexico’s former top cop used the police force he commanded to help a drug cartel do business, a federal jury in Brooklyn found Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Mexico’s former top security official convicted in US of taking cartel bribes

Genaro Garcia Luna is one of the most senior Mexican officials ever convicted of ties to a drug cartel

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Corrupt cop or cartel enemy? Ex-Mexico drug czar's U.S. trial kicks off

U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused a former top Mexican official on trial for allegedly taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel of betraying his country, while his defense said prosecutors were being played by drug traffickers out for revenge.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

Cartel kingpin El Chapo jailed in US begs Mexico to free him and moans of 'poor food'

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was jailed for life in the United States after being extradited in 2017 and convicted of a range of drug, money laundering and organised crime charges

Daily Mirror · Jan 19, 2023

Mexican president says his government will consider 'El Chapo' return request

Mexico’s president said Wednesday his government will consider a plea by imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be returned to Mexico, presumably to serve out his sentence.

France 24 · Jan 18, 2023

Mexican president says he'll consider 'El Chapo' request

Mexico's president says his government will consider a plea by imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be returned to Mexico, presumably to serve out his sentence

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

El Chapo begs Mexican president to save him from ‘cruel and unfair’ US prison

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador reportedly said this week that he’s reviewing El Chapo’s request

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

US drug trial opens for Mexico ex-security head

Genaro García Luna goes on trial on charges of helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs and protect them from capture while he was serving as Mexico’s top security official

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Fake videos circulate after police arrest El Chapo’s son

When news broke that police had arrested Ovidio Guzman, the son of the well-known Mexican drug lord “El Chapo”, on January 5, armed members of his cartel took to the streets, engaging in violent clashes with police. A wave of videos claiming to show these clashes was uploaded to social…

France 24 · Jan 11, 2023