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Guzman’s lawyer vows to launch a 'tough' legal battle
Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka "el Chapo Guzman" (centre), is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press on February 22, 2014 in Mexico City. Mexican authorities have recaptured fugitive drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, six months after his prison break, President Enrique Pena Nieto said on January 8, 2016. PHOTO | AFP
What you need to know:
- Extraditing Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States could take a year or more, Mexican authorities said on Monday.
- After Guzman was recaptured on Friday, authorities launched the extradition process on Sunday, based on two US petitions on a clutch of charges, including drug trafficking and homicide.
- Guzman’s lawyer, Juan Pablo Badillo, has vowed to launch a “tough” legal battle that could reach the Supreme Court.
MEXICO CITY
Extraditing Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States could take a year or more, Mexican authorities said on Monday, while the slippery drug lord waits in the prison he previously escaped from.
