It has been a while since I last heard
about the notorious Mexican drug king-pin, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Recently,
a Mexican federal judge agreed to extradite El Chapo to the United States,
although this will not happen over night. Joaquin Guzman is among several drug
smugglers that were indicted in 2009 in Brooklyn, NY. Between 1990 and 2005, they
imported more than 260,000 pounds of cocaine into the United States. I’m
fascinated with the drug-dealing mentality that people like El Chapo or Pablo
Escobar have. They are smart business people and it’s cool to see it unravel on
shows like Narcos. It’s captivating and
interesting. Besides New York, El Chapo also faces charges in Arizona,
California, Texas, New Hampshire, Florida, and even Illinois. I also think it’s
funny how he has managed to escape from jail multiple times, specifically the
Altiplano jail that’s supposed to be “top security”. El Chapo is quite the
character. Lucky for him, and for the spectators awaiting his next big move, if
he is convicted, he will not receive the death penalty as Mexico does not favor
death sentences.
--Jazmin Galindo
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/americas/el-chapo-extradition/index.html
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