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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' is moved to jail near US border

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' is moved to jail near US border
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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was moved from a jail in central Mexico on Saturday to a prison in Ciudad Juarez near the US border, in a move that appears

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was moved from a jail in central Mexico on Saturday to a prison in Ciudad Juarez near the US border, in a move that appears to bring him closer to extradition to the United States.

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One of the world’s most wanted drug kingpins, Chapo, or “Shorty” was recaptured in January, six months after breaking out of a Mexican jail through a mile-long tunnel.

He faces charges ranging from money laundering to drug trafficking, kidnapping and murder in cities that include Chicago, Miami and New York.

Drug lord/escape artist El Chapo has been moved to a prison across from El Paso https://t.co/xbMo5OCy1V (AP photo) pic.twitter.com/xAfB11k6FR

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) 7 mai 2016

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