ny — Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman looked in adult in a federal court in manhattan Friday.
A judge firstly ruled that Guzman would seem in court by video in preference to have marshals escort him to and from a high-protection ny penitentiary mobilephone. The order changed into modified after his legal professionals asked the choose to rethink.
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"El Chapo" to seem in Brooklyn courtroomJoaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, who escaped Mexican penitentiary twice, is expected to seem in a Brooklyn court on Friday. CBS information Justice Reporter P…
Guzman entered court docket escorted by six marshals, and an extra 5 were by means of the door, CBS information justice reporter Paula Reid reports. He become unrestrained and wore blue reformatory apparel. His head and face have been shaved.
within the court docket, Guzman waved and smiled at his wife, Reid experiences. Guzman has not been allowed any friends and is in solitary confinement 23 hours a day.
Guzman is charged with working a enormous drug trafficking operation that laundered billions of dollars and oversaw murders and kidnappings.
Guzman has repeatedly been imprisoned and escaped in Mexico. U.S. authorities have pursued him for years.
To get Mexico handy him over to the U.S., prosecutors agreed no longer to are trying to find the death penalty. They're disturbing he forfeit $14 billion in belongings.
Guzman has pleaded not responsible.
