Legal protection case filed by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán's attorneys against extradition adjourned for time being
Attorney José Refugio Rodríguez said the convicted Sinaloa cartel boss' legal team has submitted evidence of alleged abusive treatment of Guzmán in prison.
Joaquín Guzmán Loera's attorney says that due to the drug lord's inevitable extradition, his defense attorneys in the U.S. are ready to negotiate with prosecutors to reduce the Cartel Leader's prison sentence
Martín Guadencio Avendaño Ojeda as the director of a money-laundering and drug distribution network based in Culiacán, Mexico.
Analysts say Jalisco New Generation could try to use him as leverage to win territory or other gains from what has been the country's dominant gang.
The Jalisco gang's power and reach have grown rapidly in recent years, often in direct competition with Guzmán's cartel, which has long been considered the strongest criminal organization in Mexico.
Earlier, officials had said they presumed that the kidnappers had taken another "El Chapo" son, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán.
Official sources have confirmed that Iván Archivaldo Guzmán is one of the people abducted by armed men.
The U.S. Treasury Department designated them as narcotics traffickers for their role aiding the cartel.
A group of six or seven people suspected to be members of Guzmán's Sinaloa Cartel were abducted by eight armed men from an upscale eatery in the heart of the resort early on Monday.