The hearing came the day after judge Cogan refused to order Guzmán released from solitary confinement in a New York City federal prison
He will be allowed to send pre-screened messages to his wife for personal reasons and to help mount his legal defense
A federal indictment in the United States seeks the forfeiture of more than USD$14 billion of drug proceeds and illicit profits allegedly derived from the Sinaloa Cartel's activities
MEXICO-DRUG WAR: Head of Beltrán Leyva drug cartel was granted an injunction in his appeal against extradition due to technicalities involving a failure to follow due process
MEXICO-CARTELS: Beltrán Leyva was arrested by Mexican special forces in early 2008 in what his brothers reportedly believed to be a sell-out by the rival Sinaloa gang
Federal prosecutors in North Dakota have their sights set on bringing one of his organization's onetime rivals to the United States to face charges
According to local authorities, one marine was killed in the clashes as well as five individuals reportedly belonging to a local drug cartel
The field is located in Mexico's so-called Golden Triangle of historically heavy drugs production in which the Sinaloa cartel of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán has exercised control
Mexican authorities say they have captured a top Sinaloa cartel leader's son who is suspected of running a drug distribution network
El Chapo, who twice made dramatic escapes from Mexican prisons and was one of the world's most wanted drug lords, was accompanied by two lawyers during the appearance in federal court in Brooklyn