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A decision by an appeals judge could take up to a year

Mexican drug kingpin 'El Chapo' appeals life sentence

Fallen Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, once one of the world's most powerful and notorious criminals, has appealed his life sentence, court documents published today have showed.

World • 22 Jul 19

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was extradited to the US two years ago

'El Chapo' jury told he was used as a scapegoat

A lawyer for accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has told jurors his client was a scapegoat, with even a famous 2015 prison escape part of an elaborate conspiracy to set him up as a "fall guy."

News • 31 Jan 19

El Chapo had ambitions to direct the film himself

'El Chapo' wanted to direct film of his life story

For years, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman worked on plans for a book and film about his life story that he wanted to direct himself, the Mexican drug lord's ex-right hand man testified today.

World • 14 Jan 19

'El Chapo' is considered the world's largest drug trafficker

El Chapo bribed former Mexican minister, trial told

A former cartel operative told the US trial of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman that he bribed a former Mexican cabinet minister with millions of dollars stuffed into two suitcases and hand-delivered in a restaurant.

World • 21 Nov 18

Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán following his extradition to the United States from Mexico in January 2017

El Chapo 'scapegoat' for real leader of Sinaloa Cartel

A lawyer for accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has told a New York jury in opening remarks that his client was a "scapegoat" for the real leader of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.

US • 14 Nov 18

The restaurant 'La Leche' in Puerto Vallarta where Alfredo Guzman was among a group kidnapped

Son of Mexican drug boss 'El Chapo' abducted

One of Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons was among a group of people abducted from a restaurant in the Mexican tourist resort of Puerto Vallarta, the state attorney general has said.

News • 17 Aug 16