Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, whose criminal enterprise for years was responsible for 80 percent of the cocaine and heroin peddled in the Chicago area, was convicted in New York of 10 federal counts.
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, whose criminal enterprise for years was responsible for 80 percent of the cocaine and heroin peddled in the Chicago area, was convicted in New York of 10 federal counts. The conviction carries a mandatory life sentence. El Chapo was once one of the richest, most powerful and feared men in the world. Tuesday he could only muster a blank stare as the jury found him guilty on all 10 federal counts.”Today’s verdict is justice for the men thousands upon thousands of victims of overdose,” said Ray Donovan, New York DEA special agent in charge. In addition to New York, Guzman was charged in five other states, including Illinois. Authorities had hoped to try him in Chicago but that seems unlikely now. However, the work of authorities in Chicago played an important role in the New York case, including providing star witnesses. Hailing from Little Village, the Flores twins were precocious and prolific, learning the cocaine trade at age seven.
