Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman extradited from Mexico to US

[Calista241]

Source: BBC

Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is being extradited to the US, the Mexican government confirmed on Thursday.
Mexican media reported he was at Ciudad Juarez airport

Mr Guzman is wanted in the US on charges of smuggling vast amounts of drugs into the country.

The leader of the Sinaloa cartel was facing two extradition requests - one from California and another from Texas, where he could face the death penalty.

A Mexican government source told Reuters he was being taken to New York.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38686379

[denbot]

1. He's headed to NY?

I wonder how much a condo in Trump Tower along with a full pardon will cost him?

[justburnitall]

2. They need to end the war on drugs.....now!

I wish this backwards country would stop meddling!

[tenorly]

3. No can do. Too many cronies are making waaay too much money off it.

Plus, how else can a state of siege be kept up for 25+ years without being officially declared as such.

[justburnitall]

4. I know, a pipe dream, especially the next four years.

I really wish Obama would have done better in that regard.

[tenorly]

6. Well, we'll get there someday.

In 70 years maybe, and only after the mountains of hypocrisy behind things like the war on drugs and terror become common knowledge. Everything takes time.

And welcome to DU, Justburnitall. Always good to have people who don't mince too many words.

May the muses be with you (especially after tomorrow!).

[christx30]

8. Well, he's wanting on murder charges,

kidnapping, ect. So it's not all the war on drugs. This is just a bad guy with no qualms about hurting or killing people, and he deserves to spend the rest of his life in a cage.

[olddad56]

5. will Trump offer him a cabinet position?

probably only if he is worth billions

[tenorly]

7. He'll have to change his name though - plus ditch the moustache and bleach his hair a little.

Trump does have standards, you know.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. So long as his hands aren't too large

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. Darn it; that's what I was going to ask. NT

[AngryAmish]

10. They are not sending their best.

[Doreen]

12. Now you know why Trump did not have

any Latinos in his cabinet.....yet.