Drug lord ”El Chapo” moved to jail near US border

Mexico has transferred the convicted drug lord, Joaquin Guzman, to a prison close to the border with the US. Known as “El Chapo”, he was taken to a prison near Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso in Texas, as part of a normal rotation of prisoners for security reasons, officials said. The head […]

Mexico has transferred the convicted drug lord, Joaquin Guzman, to a prison close to the border with the US.
Known as “El Chapo”, he was taken to a prison near Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso in Texas, as part of a normal rotation of prisoners for security reasons, officials said.
The head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, Guzman was re-captured in January, six months after he escaped from prison.
Guzman is wanted in the US on charges of smuggling drugs into the country.
Mexican officials said Guzman’s transfer to Ciudad Juarez was not a precursor to extradition.
Mexico’s National Security Commission said it was in line with security protocols, and it had rotated more than 7,400 inmates as part of new security strategy.
The authorities said that Guzman was moved to a new prison “because of works taking place to reinforce security” in Altiplano – his old prison near Mexico City.