The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a US prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or tunnel his way out of trouble. Before he was sentenced, Guzman, complained about the conditions of his confinement and told the judge he was denied a fair trial. supplied Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been jailed for life in the US (file picture). The guilty verdict in February at Guzman's 11-week trial triggered a mandatory sentence of life without parole . AP US authorities escort Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, centre, from a plane in 2017.

Source: Stuff July 17, 2019 14:26 UTC