Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' found guilty by NY jury

Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, alias “El Chapo,' was found guilty Tuesday by a New York jury after a three month drug trafficking trial and six days of deliberation.

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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' found guilty by NY jury

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Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, alias “El Chapo,” was found guilty Tuesday by a New York jury after a three month drug trafficking trial and six days of deliberation.

The verdict could result in life behind bars for the 61-year-old former head of the Sinaloa cartel, who was accused of smuggling 155 tons of cocaine and other drugs into the United States over a 25-year-period.

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Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman alias “El Chapo ” was found guilty Tuesday by a New York jury after a three month drug trafficking trial and six days of deliberation.