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Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Found Guilty of Smuggling Narcotics in U.S.

by Ketakee Srivastava
6 years ago
in News
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Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman found guilty of smuggling narcotics in U.S.

Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, the Mexican drug kingpin was found guilty on Tuesday in crimes that spanned for more than a quarter of a century. According to the prosecutors, Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman has been smuggling more or less 200 tons of cocaine in the United States.

Outline
  • Trial session of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman: Duration and proceedings
  • Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman found guilty of Smuggling : Extradition from Mexico
  • The witnesses, proofs and the stories
  • Methods adopted for Smuggling
  • Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman : The Brutality
  • Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman: the convictions

Trial session of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman: Duration and proceedings

The trial session of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman lasted for three months. There were also deliberations of six days in the trial.

After this the jury of New York found Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, who is the Sinaloa cartel leader, guilty on each of the 10 charges on which the trial was going on.

These charges are inclusive of the engagement of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman of continuing the criminal enterprise along with the several numbers of distribution of huge amounts of narcotics internationally.

Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman found guilty of Smuggling : Extradition from Mexico

After finding Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman guilty of all the charges, he now faces punishments of death penalty.

Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman found guilty of smuggling narcotics in U.S.
The trial session of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
Source: Rolling Stone

Though, the United States has agreed of not seeking death penalty while the extradition of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman from Mexico.

Mexico abolished capital punishment years ago. Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman is due to be sentenced in the United States on 25th of June.

The witnesses, proofs and the stories

Before concluding Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman as guilty of the crimes he was charged upon, the jury listened to a a number of tales.

These were of brutal murders of the cartel enemies along with political payoffs and elaborate schemes to traffic drugs.

There were also two brazen escapes in the tale which had almost become three along with a love triangle. This made this witness session no less than a movie scene.

Methods adopted for Smuggling

The jury also learned about the methods of smuggling cocaine, heroin, meth and marijuana into the U.S that were used by Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman.

Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman found guilty of smuggling narcotics in U.S.
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman found guilty
Source: CBS News

These methods include smuggling in jalapeno cans or via rail cars in a concealed manner through legal points of entry. The methods also include wrapping up of the narcotics in waterproof packages.

The most dramatic one is the smuggling via an elaborate maze of tunnels at the border.

Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman : The Brutality

The jury also learned how Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman punished a man who worked for another cartel.

He burned the man with a clothing iron and then left him in a hen house for days so that he suffered.

He then shot the man and later buried him alive. The entire story was gruesome and nothing less than a movie-esque tale

According to the defense attorneys of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, he is shockingly “very upbeat”. Guzman had been bringing up the spirits of the defense attorneys according to them.

Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman: the convictions

El Chapo has been convicted of all the ten charges against him. This includes engagement in a continuing criminal enterprise along with distribution and conspiracy of narcotics internationally.

The accusations also comprise of importation as well as distribution conspiracy of cocaine internationally. Usage of firearms is also a part of the conviction.

Source: NBC News

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