Mexico: lieutenant of 'El Chapo' Guzman extradited to the US
AMTwo thousand 03 April 2023
Mexico's Attorney General has extradited to the US the lieutenant of drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman , who is currently in prison. The man, a Mexican, referred to in the reports as Jorge "G" , was identified by local media as Jorge Ivan Gastelum Avila and is accused of belonging to a criminal organization, in particular of being one of the leaders of the Sinaloa square and of being responsible for the export of various quantities of drugs to the United States. Arrested on January 6, 2016 together with "El Chapo", he had so far avoided extradition thanks to his lawyers. According to the prosecutor's office, Jorge "G" was handed over Sunday afternoon at Mexico City's international airport to US agents in charge of the transfer.