MEXICO CITY—Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the legendary Mexican drug lord who staged two spectacular escapes from maximum-security prisons, has been extradited to the U.S., the Mexican government said Thursday. Mr. Guzmán, once the leader of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel, faces six separate indictments throughout the U.S. for crimes including drug trafficking, homicide and money laundering. U.S. authorities plan to put the...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 19, 2017 23:25 UTC