El Chapo Recaptured

Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, a federal law enforcement official said Saturday, a sharp reversal from the official position after his last capture in 2014.
"Mexico is ready. There are plans to cooperate with the U.S.," said the official, who spoke on condition anonymity because he wasn't authorized to comment.
But he cautioned that there could be a lengthy wait before U.S. prosecutors can get their hands on Guzman, the most-wanted trafficker who was recaptured Friday after six months on...

The hard work of Mexican law enforcement officials and the lure of Hollywood glitz fueled the triumphant end to a six-month manhunt for the notorious Mexican druglord dubbed "El Chapo," Mexican officials say.

Now the lawyers take over, kicking off the legally arduous effort of extraditing Joaquin Guzmán to the United States, where he faces trafficking charges dating as far back as 2009. Mexican officials had expressed little interest in extraditing Guzmán prior to his July prison escape, preferring that he serve his time in Mexico for crimes there. But...