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Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman Sentenced to Life Behind Bars

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   Former Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has received a
   sentence that will see him spend the rest of his life in prison.

   Judge Brian Cogan sentenced Guzman Wednesday to life in prison plus 30
   years in a federal court in New York.

   The 62-year-old was convicted in February of trafficking tons of
   cocaine, heroin and marijuana as a top leader of Mexico's Sinaloa
   Cartel.

   As head of one of Mexico's largest and most violent drug dealing
   groups, prosecutors said Guzman was involved in multiple murder
   conspiracies.

   Guzman was finally captured in 2016 after two daring escapes from
   Mexican maximum-security prisons. He was extradited to the U.S. in
   January 2017 to face trial.
   

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