Mexico’s most notorious drug kingpin, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who gained fame for his daring prison escapes and an interview with Hollywood stars while a fugitive, was extradited Thursday to the United States to face trafficking and other charges, Mexican and U.S. authorities said. “They decided not to give Trump an early victory with the extradition of El Chapo,” Alejandro Hope, a security analyst, said on Twitter. Many analysts had concluded that Guzman’s extradition was inevitable but that various legal appeals would drag the process well into 2017. In 2001, he broke out from another high-security Mexican prison by hiding in a load of laundry, most likely with help from bribed prison staff. ALSOMoney launderer for 'El Chapo' gets 8 years in U.S. prison'El Chapo' says he's depressed by prison life, complains of 'psychological torture'Murder, torture, drugs: Cartel kingpin's wife says that's not the 'El Chapo' she knowsUPDATES:4:40p.m.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 19, 2017 22:58 UTC