Joaquín Guzman Loera, known as El Chapo, will be standing trial in New York under high security. And a total of 27 people have so far been dismissed as potential jurors, out of nearly 60 who have been questioned.
Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's trial started on Monday with the selection of jurors in Brooklyn federal court. If convicted, Guzman faces life in prison.
Moving 'El Chapo' from a maximum security jail in Manhattan to a court in Brooklyn has already proved to be a major security headache amid fears the Mexican drug lord may attempt a third jailbreak.
Mexico turned over Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman to the United States, where the indictment against him carries a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison.
One of the world's most wanted drug kingpins, Joaquin ‘El Chapo' Guzman has been extradited from a prison in northern Mexico to be tried in Texas and California for murder, drug trafficking, kidnapping and money laundering.
5 soldiers die, 10 others injured after a deadly ambush on an army convoy as drug war in Mexico rages on.
Former Sinaloa cartel boss El Chapo's son among four others kidnapped from Mexican tourist resort of Puerto Vallarta
US authorities assure Mexico that drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo' Guzman will not face the death penalty when he's extracted.
Mexican court rules to extradite drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman to face charges for numerous crimes.
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