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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' pleads not guilty in U.S. court
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Fri Jan 20, 2017 | 4:51pm EST
Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' pleads not guilty in U.S. court
By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Allen | NEW YORK
Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman appeared in a U.S. court on Friday after his surprise extradition from Mexico and pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran the world's largest drug-trafficking organization during a decades-long criminal career.
Guzman, 59, once one of the world's most wanted drug lords, was accompanied by two court-appointed lawyers during the appearance in federal court in Brooklyn.
Best known by the nickname El Chapo, or "Shorty" in Spanish, the diminutive Guzman was extradited on the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration, raising speculation about the timing.
Some officials said it was an olive branch to the incoming U.S. president, who had said he would kick Guzman's "ass" after taking office. But some Mexican officials pointed out that Guzman's extradition came hours before Barack Obama's term ended in a nod to the outgoing president.
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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' pleads not guilty in U.S. court
By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Allen | NEW YORK
Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman appeared in a U.S. court on Friday after his surprise extradition from Mexico and pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran the world's largest drug-trafficking organization during a decades-long criminal career.
Guzman, 59, once one of the world's most wanted drug lords, was accompanied by two court-appointed lawyers during the appearance in federal court in Brooklyn.
Best known by the nickname El Chapo, or "Shorty" in Spanish, the diminutive Guzman was extradited on the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration, raising speculation about the timing.
Some officials said it was an olive branch to the incoming U.S. president, who had said he would kick Guzman's "ass" after taking office. But some Mexican officials pointed out that Guzman's extradition came hours before Barack Obama's term ended in a nod to the outgoing president.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-crime-chapo-idUSKBN1540JT
