I’m interested in see if he allows such a trade-off to happen, but according to the Associated Press, Mexican officials are now willing to allow the United States government to extradite and charge Juan El Chapo Guzman to America.
BREAKING: AP source: Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the US.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2016
A Mexican federal law enforcement official says the country is willing to extradite recaptured drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States. That’s a sharp reversal from the government’s position after his last capture in 2014.
The official says “Mexico is ready” for an extradition and “there are to cooperate with the U.S.” He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to comment.
It’s a reversal from his 2014 arrest, when the Mexican government refused the United States offer to prosecute the countries most prominent drug lord.
Guzman’s attorney says he’ll battle the extradition in the courts — while government officials say it won’t happen immediately — giving the legend another shot at escape.