Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, has been extradited to the United States to face multiple court trials after twice escaping from maximum-security prisons in his country.
Guzman arrived in the US city of New York late Thursday, said a federal law enforcement official.
The boss of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel is to stand trial in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn on Friday.
He is accused of running a massive drug operation that employed thousands of people, laundered billions of dollars in profits back to Mexico and used hitmen to carry out murders, kidnappings and acts of torture.
After his trial in New York, Guzman faces more criminal charges in five other US cities, including San Diego, Chicago and Miami.
If convicted, the kingpin could face life in prison in the US.
In Mexico, Guzman, who is around 60, had managed to escape from prison twice.
