A Mexican federal judge agreed Tuesday to put drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on trial on charges of organized crime.
The National Judicial Council said in a statement that Guzman was formally ordered to stay in prison for "organized crime with intent to commit crimes against health" -- a legal euphemism for drug trafficking.
Guzman, 56, has three days to appeal the ruling, which represents the first formal charges against him since Mexican marines captured the Sinaloa cartel boss in a US-backed operation ion Saturday in a Pacific beach town.
The attorney general's office plans to lodge additional charges against Guzman, including using funds from illegal activities and possession of weapons reserved for the military.
Federal prosecutors in New York have said they would file an extradition request to put Guzman on trial for shipping massive amounts of cocaine and other drugs across the northern border.
A Mexican federal judge agreed Tuesday to put drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on trial on charges of organized crime.
The National Judicial Council said in a statement that Guzman was formally ordered to stay in prison for “organized crime with intent to commit crimes against health” — a legal euphemism for drug trafficking.
Guzman, 56, has three days to appeal the ruling, which represents the first formal charges against him since Mexican marines captured the Sinaloa cartel boss in a US-backed operation ion Saturday in a Pacific beach town.
The attorney general’s office plans to lodge additional charges against Guzman, including using funds from illegal activities and possession of weapons reserved for the military.
Federal prosecutors in New York have said they would file an extradition request to put Guzman on trial for shipping massive amounts of cocaine and other drugs across the northern border.
