Posted on 02/12/19
| News Source: Newsday
Guzmán, 61, is accused of being a leader of the Sinaloa cartel, responsible for bringing $14 billion worth of cocaine into the United States, as well as heroin, methamphetamines and marijuana.
The jury in the drug smuggling trial of alleged Mexican kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera has reached a verdict on its sixth day of deliberations.
Guzmán, 61, is accused of being a leader of the Sinaloa cartel, responsible for bringing $14 billion worth of cocaine into the United States, as well as heroin, methamphetamines and marijuana. The government called 56 witnesses, including 14 informants, in a trial that began in early November.
Jurors have asked for transcripts of testimony of eight witnesses — including two more on Monday — since they began deliberating last week. Although there have been no signs of discord, a legal question posed in one new note indicated jurors may not yet be unanimous on some issues.
One of the 10 counts in the indictment charges Guzmán with being the leader of a continuing criminal enterprise. That charge lists 27 violations – mostly drug deals – that were committed as part of the enterprise. Jurors must find at least three of them “proven” to convict him. Read more at Newsday