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Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' pleads not guilty in US

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AFP New York
Last Updated : Jan 21 2017 | 2:07 AM IST
Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious criminals, pleaded not guilty in the United States today to multiple drug trafficking, firearms and conspiracy charges.
Extradited to New York yesterday, the 59-year-old drug baron, who has twice escaped from jail in Mexico, was arraigned in a federal court in Brooklyn where he has been slapped with a sweeping 17-count indictment.

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First Published: Jan 21 2017 | 2:07 AM IST

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