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Mexico's most notorious criminal Joaquin Guzman, the 'most dangerous and feared man on the planet' whose nickname means "Shorty" in Spanish, was extradited to the United States in January 2017 after breaking out of a high security prison (again) in central Mexico through a 1.5 kilometre tunnel.
Armed guards, bomb sniffing dogs, and the Brooklyn Bridge completely shut. Security surrounding the trial of Mexican 'drug lord El Chapo' extremely tight during jury selection for America's most notorious prisoner and two time escapee.
(There are concerns of finding a jury. Nobody wants to be on it.)
" .... there is some intent to get to one of the jurors."
"So they're escorted by US federal marshals to and from the courthouse. Again, this is a set of remarkable circumstances that nobody has seen, as far as I know."
The juror selection process is intense — Guzman's notoriety means potential jurors are being asked to fill out a 48-page questionnaire to determine how much they know about his reputation as a ruthless drug lord.
While he was on the run, Guzman gave a highly publicised interview to actor Sean Penn that the Mexican Government said led to his 2016 arrest. Sean Penn claims the interview did not lead to el Chapo's arrest and that the Mexican Government has sought to place him in the cartels crosshairs.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11...man-trial-in-us-federal-court-begins/10469998
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...selection.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus
He's worth four billion dollars, credited with inventing the narco-tunnels and essentially had his own army.
- El Chapo was extradited to the US in 2017 where he is facing 17 criminal charges
- The mammoth trial starts November 13 and is expected to take four months
- Security for the drug kingpin is described as "like a Hollywood movie"
Armed guards, bomb sniffing dogs, and the Brooklyn Bridge completely shut. Security surrounding the trial of Mexican 'drug lord El Chapo' extremely tight during jury selection for America's most notorious prisoner and two time escapee.
- Jury selection began in Brooklyn's Eastern District Federal Court for El Chapo
- The alleged Mexican drug lord whose real name is Joaquin Guzman was in court
- During his transport Monday morning, the Brooklyn Bridge was completely shut
- He was taken from solitary confinement cell in Manhattan to court in Brooklyn
- Jurors were greeted by sight of heavily armed guards and bomb sniffing dogs
- The jurors' identities are supposed to remain secret however one is a Michael Jackson impersonator so there are concerns that person's identity could leak
- Meanwhile the key eyewitness list is also a heavily guarded secret for fears of retribution from Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel
(There are concerns of finding a jury. Nobody wants to be on it.)
" .... there is some intent to get to one of the jurors."
"So they're escorted by US federal marshals to and from the courthouse. Again, this is a set of remarkable circumstances that nobody has seen, as far as I know."
The juror selection process is intense — Guzman's notoriety means potential jurors are being asked to fill out a 48-page questionnaire to determine how much they know about his reputation as a ruthless drug lord.
While he was on the run, Guzman gave a highly publicised interview to actor Sean Penn that the Mexican Government said led to his 2016 arrest. Sean Penn claims the interview did not lead to el Chapo's arrest and that the Mexican Government has sought to place him in the cartels crosshairs.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11...man-trial-in-us-federal-court-begins/10469998
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...selection.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus
He's worth four billion dollars, credited with inventing the narco-tunnels and essentially had his own army.