International

Drug trafficker "El Chapo," detained in the United States, is requesting his transfer to Mexico.

Auteur: AFP

il y a 2 jours 2740 Lectures 0 Commentaires | Français

Le narcotrafiquant "El Chapo", détenu aux Etats-Unis, demande son transfert au Mexique

🎧 Écouter l'article

5 écoutes

Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman, alias "El Chapo", has asked US judicial authorities to transfer him to Mexico, in letters recorded Monday in the federal judicial information system and consulted by AFP.

"I am requesting a return to my country," wrote "El Chapo" in a handwritten letter addressed to a federal court in New York and dated April 23.

"This is a polite letter concerning (...) offenses that have not been proven in my case," he continued in broken English.

In another letter, the former drug kingpin denounces a life sentence that he considers "cruel" and "unjust", stating that he has been waiting for three years for the review of his appeal.

Extradited to the United States in 2017 after two spectacular escapes from Mexican prisons, then sentenced in 2019, the former co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel is serving his sentence in a very high-security prison in Colorado.

He complained repeatedly, in handwritten letters on lined paper, about his conditions of detention, his isolation, and the lack of family visits.

Auteur: AFP
Publié le: Lundi 04 Mai 2026

Commentaires (0)

Participer à la Discussion

Règles de la communauté :

Soyez courtois. Pas de messages agressifs ou insultants.
Pas de messages inutiles, répétitifs ou hors-sujet.
Pas d'attaques personnelles. Critiquez les idées, pas les personnes.
Contenu diffamatoire, vulgaire, violent ou sexuel interdit.
Pas de publicité ni de messages entièrement en MAJUSCULES.

💡 Astuce : Utilisez des emojis depuis votre téléphone ou le module emoji ci-dessous. Cliquez sur GIF pour ajouter un GIF animé. Collez un lien X/Twitter, TikTok ou Instagram pour l'afficher automatiquement.