'El Chapo' Guzmán Capture Latest News: Mexican Authorities Would Deny Extradition of 'El Chapo' to the U.S.: Official

Mexican authorities are not contemplating extraditing Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to the United States, a top official told Mexican media.

The Attorney General of the Republic, Jesús Murillo Karam, told Mexican newspaper El Universal that Mexico has no intention of handing over the leader of the Sinaloa cartel to American authorities, according to The Epoch Times.

In late February, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was captured by Mexican Marines in a hotel in the city of Mazatlán, and days later the attorney general of New York's east district, Loretta Lynch, said she would request the extradition of the Mexican criminal, according to EFE.

However, and even though no U.S. institution has formally requested Guzmán's extradition, Murillo Karam told the Mexican newspaper that "Honestly, we have no intention to send him to the United States," reported Univisión.

The same source quoted a statement from the Attorney General of the Republic in which he says that one of the main reasons they would deny an extradition request are the agreements that American officials reach with criminals, agreements which often reduce their sentences.

It's worth noting that the former leader of the Sinaloa cartel has numerous accusations against him for crimes related to drug trafficking in various U.S. states, so it would not be surprising for districts in Chicago or New York to request his extradition to judge the criminal outside of Mexico.

However, The Epoch Times highlights that Joaquín Guzmán has eight pending criminal processes in Mexico, and so the possibility of extradition seems more remote.