FuzzyLumpkins
05-20-2016, 03:14 PM
Mexican cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is one step closer to facing charges in the United States after Mexico’s secretariat of foreign relations, or SRE, said the Sinaloa cartel boss can be extradited.
The decision, first reported by the Associated Press, doesn’t mean a deal is set in stone however because Guzman’s attorney’s have the right to appeal the transfer. A final decision could still be weeks away.
Texas remains on the list of places Guzmán could end up, although the offices of multiple U.S. Attorneys, including the Western District of Texas, have charges pending against the cartel leader. He is also wanted in Chicago, San Diego, New York and Miami.
The Associated Press reported that American authorities agreed Guzman would not face the death penalty if convicted in an American court.
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/20/mexico-oks-guzmans-extradition-us/
The decision, first reported by the Associated Press, doesn’t mean a deal is set in stone however because Guzman’s attorney’s have the right to appeal the transfer. A final decision could still be weeks away.
Texas remains on the list of places Guzmán could end up, although the offices of multiple U.S. Attorneys, including the Western District of Texas, have charges pending against the cartel leader. He is also wanted in Chicago, San Diego, New York and Miami.
The Associated Press reported that American authorities agreed Guzman would not face the death penalty if convicted in an American court.
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/20/mexico-oks-guzmans-extradition-us/