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The U.S. wants El Chapo to pay nearly $12.7B as part of his sentence

by Andy Uhler

Jul 16, 2019

Coming up with the number is one thing. Seizing that cash, experts agree, is another matter entirely.

View of the covers of Mexican newspapers in Mexico City, on February 23, 2014, after Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was arrested.

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The Sinaloa Cartel sans El Chapo

by Barbara Platts and Danielle Chiriguayo

Feb 12, 2019

Is losing the leader of a drug-trafficking organization bad for business?

Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín Guzmán Loera, is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press on Feb. 22, 2014 in Mexico City.

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