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Mexico arrests son of notorious drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’

The United States had offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to Ovidio Guzman’s capture, accusing him of being a key player in the Sinaloa cartel

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On Wednesday, Guzman — who famously escaped Mexican prisons in 2001 and again in 2015 — could see his wife Emma Coronel and their two daughters for the last time. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

El Chapo awaits life in prison sentence by US judge

Guzman, the 62-year-old former leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, was convicted in February of crimes spanning a quarter of a century

He was also found guilty on money laundering and weapons possession charges during a three-month trial. (U.S. officials/Handout via REUTERS)

Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ convicted by New York jury

The 61-year-old former boss of the notorious Sinaloa cartel faces life in prison for smuggling tons of drugs into the United States

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, considered the world’s largest drug trafficker since the death of Pablo Escobar, is on trial in a federal court in Brooklyn under draconian security arrangements. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

Witness says El Chapo tried to kill him four times

Miguel Angel ‘El Gordo’ Martinez worked for Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman in the Sinaloa cartel as a drugs big-wig in Mexico City

On Wednesday, Guzman — who famously escaped Mexican prisons in 2001 and again in 2015 — could see his wife Emma Coronel and their two daughters for the last time. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

El Chapo trial details suitcase carrying millions for ex-minister

​A former cartel operative told the US trial of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman that he bribed a former Mexican cabinet minister with millions of dollars

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is escorted by soldiers at the hangar belonging to the office of the Attorney General in Mexico City, Mexico. (Reuters/Henry Romero/File Photo)

El Chapo’s US trial set for opening statements

The 61-year-old is considered the world’s largest drug trafficker since the death of Colombia’s Pablo Escobar