McCaul Again Calls for Extradition of Drug Kingpin ‘el Chapo’ to the United States

McCaul Again Calls for Extradition of Drug Kingpin ‘el Chapo’ to the United States

WASHINGTON, DC– Today following the announcement that Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin ‘el Chapo’ Guzman has been arrested once again by Mexican authorities, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, made the following statement:

McCaul: "While I commend our Mexican law enforcement counterparts for once again arresting notorious drug kingpin Joaquin ‘el Chapo’ Guzman, I still firmly believe that his extradition to the United States is the best course of action, as I called for the last time he was last arrested. El Chapo has proven time and time again that Mexican prisons are no match for his network of criminals or his desire to escape prison. He needs to be brought to the United States where he faces multiple charges and where we know he will not be able to escape from incarceration. We cannot afford to allow this murderous kingpin to slip through the bonds of justice again."”

Congressman McCaul originally led calls for extradition in February of 2014 when Guzman was last captured. 

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