Mexico aims to fulfill U.S. extradition request for 'Chapo' Guzman: sources

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Sat Jan 9, 2016 11:33am EST

Mexico aims to fulfill U.S. extradition request for 'Chapo' Guzman: sources

MEXICO CITY

Mexico's government aims to fulfill a request from the United States to extradite the newly-recaptured drug lord Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman to face drug trafficking charges, sources familiar with the situation said on Saturday.

The Mexican Attorney General´s office will be working as fast as possible to establish the path to extradition, and Chapo could be extradited by mid-year, one of the sources said. However the timing will likely depend on any injunctions filed by Guzman´s lawyers.

"The objective is to fulfill the extradition request," one source said.

Extraditing Guzman to the United States would help allay fears the drug lord could use his massive fortune to bribe prison officials and escape from a Mexican maximum security jail yet again.

(Reporting by Dave Graham and Simon Gardner; Editing by Mary Milliken)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-guzman-extradition-idUSKCN0UN0QD20160109

[Renew Deal]

1. I have two ideas for him

Either send him to Syria to fight ISIS like he said he would or strap him to a cruise missile headed for ISIS. That way he gets to kill ISIS like he wanted.

[flamingdem]

2. The US is putting major pressure on Mexico

they want something back for their billions in drug fighting aid and it's clear that they can't keep the dude in prison. The damage his cartel has done is enormous, they control 80% of the drug trade in areas like Chicago. If the demand can't be controlled then how about the supply, but he will be replaced