Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'ElChapo' Guzman pleads not guilty in US

Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'ElChapo' Guzman, one of the world's most notorious criminals, pleaded not guilty in the United States on Friday to multiple drug trafficking, firearms and conspiracy charges.

Extradited to New York on Friday only, the 59-year-old drug baron, who has twice escaped from jail in Mexico, was arraigned in a federal court in Brooklyn where he has been slapped with a sweeping 17-count indictment.

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