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"El Chapo" to be extradited to U.S.

Posted at 5:03 PM, May 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-20 20:33:41-04

The drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is coming to America. 

Mexico's ministry of foreign relations approved his extradition today. El Chapo's lawyers are trying to appeal the decision.

Guzman is currently being held in Juarez and is facing several federal charges that includes organized crime, murder and money laundering.