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Colombia narcos set to testify against Mexicos El Chapo
Source: Colombia Reports
Colombia narcos set to testify against Mexico’s ‘El Chapo’
written by Richard Kelleher January 27, 2017
Drug traffickers from Colombia have agreed to testify in the United States against Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquín Guzman, a.k.a. “El Chapo,” reported newspaper El Espectador Friday.
The district attorney from the Eastern District of New York filed a memorandum which reportedly stated that drug traffickers from Colombia will offer comprehensive details into the running of El Chapo’s organization.
Numerous Colombian cartel leaders and other suppliers are expected to testify concerning their multi-ton cocaine shipments to Guzman, including the details of Guzman’s investment in the drugs. They will also testify concerning their use of air, sea and land routes to transport cocaine into Mexico. Finally they will quantify the astonishing illegal profits that Guzman made from the sale of drugs.
Attorney for Eastern District of New York
The U.S. government also plans to prove its case against Guzman “using recovered drug ledgers from Colombian cartel bosses and suppliers, which detail the financial agreements between Guzman and the suppliers for various drug shipments.”
Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-narcos-set-testify-mexicos-el-chapo/
