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Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán prosecution (Mexico)

A US federal court sentenced Mexican cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán to life imprisonment plus 30 years in 2019 after a US jury convicted him of racketeering and drug-trafficking offenses.


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Grouped under Mexico for the principal organization described by the source. The trial and sentencing took place in the United States.

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