Mexico approves extradition of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán to U.S.

[Independent voter]

Chapo means "Shorty".

Sometimes people have sympathy towards this guy but some of the stuff him and his men have done would give you nightmares.

Really long article at the link

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...87d_story.html



Mexico’s decision Friday to approve the extradition of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán helps clear the way for the infamous drug lord to face what has long been his worst nightmare: living behind bars in a U.S. prison.

The extradition of Guzmán, who has publicly claimed responsibility for delivering much of America’s cocaine and heroin and has fought bloody battles with rival traffickers, could still be months or even years away. His lawyers vowed Friday to appeal the ruling by the Mexican Foreign Ministry.

But the government’s decision marks a recognition that the political stakes have changed dramatically since Guzmán escaped for a second time from a Mexican federal prison last summer.

After his first recapture in 2014, Mexican authorities rejected U.S. pressure and vowed to force Guzmán to face justice on his home soil, making it a point of pride that they could hold him secure, extract intelligence from him and successfully convict him for his role leading the Sinaloa drug cartel. Those boasts collapsed last July when Guzman slipped away from a maximum-security prison west of Mexico City through a mile-long tunnel and went on the lam in the rugged mountains of his home state along Mexico’s Pacific coast.

This time, after Guzmán was recaptured in January, President Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration has moved methodically toward extraditing him to the United States. The president’s approval ratings have already fallen from earlier in his term, fueling worries about enduring another humiliating escape.

[Hooked]

Gee thanks mexico, now we can take care of him for the rest of his life.

[Berengil]

This guy is well and truly fkd. Probably end up at the supermax in Colorado.

[Gorgodeus]

Gee thanks mexico, now we can take care of him for the rest of his life.

And why is that a problem? He is a criminal, wanted in the US, and has caused more problems for the US than most that are behind bars in the US.

[Hooked]

And why is that a problem? He is a criminal, wanted in the US, and has caused more problems for the US than most that are behind bars in the US.

Does mexico not have a death penalty?, I mean this guys group is responsible for all kinds of atrocities and beheadings. I don't want him to influence corruption in our prison system.

[Kontinuum]

I don't want him to influence corruption in our prison system.

If he goes to ADX then he won't.

[Independent voter]

If Mexico can't contain him, someone has to.

He's bribed his way out of most prisons in Mexico.

[tehealadin]

Well, Mexico gets to pay for the wall, so the US needs to pay for El Chapo. Fair trade....

[Kontinuum]

Well, Mexico gets to pay for the wall, so the US needs to pay for El Chapo. Fair trade....

I guess extradition means he's a legal immigrant