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Mexico's 'El Chapo,' notorious cartel boss, convicted in US trial

World’s most infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman found guilty.

The world’s most infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who rose from poverty in rural Mexico to run a global drug empire and amass billions of dollars, was found guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday of drug trafficking.

Jurors in federal court in Brooklyn found Guzman, 61, guilty on all 10 counts. He faces a possible sentence of life in prison.

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