The 5-foot-6-inch drug lord, whose nickname El Chapo means Shorty, will probably appear in a U.S. court on Friday, the official said. Before agreeing to extradite Guzmán in 2016, Mexican authorities had made it a point of pride for years to keep him on home soil. A manhunt ensued, but the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel remained at large until Mexican authorities caught up with him in February 2014 at a beachfront hotel in Mazatlan. [How Mexican authorities recaptured El Chapo]At that time, the government rejected U.S. pressure for his extradition and vowed to force Guzmán to face justice in Mexico. After six months on the loose, Guzmán was recaptured by Mexican federal police near the city of Los Mochis in northern Sinaloa.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2017 23:06 UTC