Mexican drug lord sent back to same prison he escaped

January 9, 2016 8:25 AM

It was further reported that though Guzman had been recaptured and imprisoned, his extradition to the United States of America might take some time.

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by soldiers during a presentation at the hangar belonging to the office of the Attorney General in Mexico City, Mexico January 8, 2016.

After recapturing Mexican drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in a pre-dawn shootout and chase through drains on Friday, January 8, 2015, sources say he has been sent back to the same prison he escaped from six months ago.

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According to multiple reports, the head of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel was returned to the same prison he escaped from in a boost for the beleaguered government of Mexican president, Enrique Pena Nieto.

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A senior Mexican official said the attorney general's office would quickly move to determine how Guzman could be extradited, but that it could be months before he would be sent out of the country.

After coming under fire for failing to send Guzman to the United States before he escaped the last time, Mexico said in July it had approved an order to extradite him north of the border.

Hours after recapturing Guzman on Friday, the U.S. Justice department said its previous request to extradite Guzman to the United States still stands.