Joaquin Guzman; El Chapo; Sean Penn

Recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by soldiers at the hangar belonging to the office of the Attorney General in Mexico City

Why Mexico realizes it must extradite Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman

Conflict

Mexico has agreed to extradite notorious drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman, also known as El Chapo, to the US. Guzman was captured, for a third time, on Friday. Mexican officials have said contacts between actor Sean Penn and the notorious drug lord helped in the recapture. But Penn’s interview and article in Rolling Stone have infuriated Mexican journalists.

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