Authorities escort Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera from a plane to a waiting caravan of SUVs at Long Island MacArthur Airport, in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., on Jan. 19, 2017. (Courtesy photo from U.S. law enforcement)
Speaking to scores of reporters outside the Brooklyn federal courthouse, U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue called the conviction a victory for the Mexican people, who have been plagued with violence at the hands of the Sinaloa Cartel, which prosecutors say was under Guzmán Loera’s control for at least 25 years.
February 12, 2019 at 03:53 PM
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Following five days of deliberations, a federal jury in Brooklyn has found Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzmán Loera, best known as “El Chapo,” guilty of running a deadly, international drug cartel that prosecutors said made billions.
The jury of eight women and four men found Guzmán Loera guilty of all 10 counts against him, included engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, four counts of international cocaine distribution, related conspiracy counts and other charges.
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