El Chapo sentenced to life for drug trafficking by New York judge
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New York, Jul 17 (EFE).- Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán has been sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday plus 30 years.
The sentence was passed by a federal judge in New York, ending a long process judicial which began with his arrest in Mexico in 2016 and his subsequent extradition to the United States.
El Chapo, 62, had already been convicted in February by a jury of the 10 charges he faced, including participation in a criminal enterprise and drug trafficking.
SOUNDBITES OF:
JEFFREY LICHTMAN, “EL CHAPO” GUZMAN’S DEFENSE ATTORNEY
ARIANA FAJARDO ORSHAN, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA;
TIM FOLEY, ASSOCIATE SPECIAL AGENT-IN-CHARGE, U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, NEW YORK DIVISION;
MICHAEL DRISCOLL, SPECIAL AGENT-IN-CHARGE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE;
BRIAN A. BENCZKOWSKI, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S CRIMINAL DIVISION
RICHARD P. DONOGHUE, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
The sentence was passed by a federal judge in New York, ending a long process judicial which began with his arrest in Mexico in 2016 and his subsequent extradition to the United States.
El Chapo, 62, had already been convicted in February by a jury of the 10 charges he faced, including participation in a criminal enterprise and drug trafficking.
SOUNDBITES OF:
JEFFREY LICHTMAN, “EL CHAPO” GUZMAN’S DEFENSE ATTORNEY
ARIANA FAJARDO ORSHAN, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA;
TIM FOLEY, ASSOCIATE SPECIAL AGENT-IN-CHARGE, U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, NEW YORK DIVISION;
MICHAEL DRISCOLL, SPECIAL AGENT-IN-CHARGE, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE;
BRIAN A. BENCZKOWSKI, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S CRIMINAL DIVISION
RICHARD P. DONOGHUE, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK