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A U.S. jury has reached a verdict in the drug-trafficking trial of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán

Judge Brian Cogan directly asked Guzmán whether he understood it was his decision, not that of his lawyers, to testify or not

The main defense argument, as put forth by Guzmán lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman, has been that the real leader of the Sinaloa Cartel is Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada

The highest violence rate was registered in 2017 when there were 28,866 intentional homicide victims

The infamous gangster’s personal life and business dealings have become public during his trial in New York

She said that once, while they were having dinner in 2012, Guzmán told her that anyone who betrayed him would die

In November 2018, Guzmán's lawyer claimed El Chapo had bribed two former Mexican Presidents, Peña Nieto and Felipe Calderón

Marston read for the jury 2012 text messages the FBI collected through spyware

Zambada Niebla, known as “El Vicentillo”, was a member of the Sinaloa cartel and declared himself guilty of drug trafficking in the U.S

The presence and control drug cartels possess over large regions of the country can only be explained by their power to corrupt the authorities