The verdict in the trial of "El Chapo" is delayed: the jury asked for more testimonials from former partners

The jury who must decide the fate of "The Chapo " On Wednesday, Guzmán asked to consult hundreds of pages of testimonies from three major partners of the Mexican capo who collaborated with the United States government, in sign They still do not reach a verdict after three days of deliberation.

The 12 members of the jury, who will continue to deliberate Thursday, asked the four days of testimony of Jesus "Rey" Zambada, former director of the cartel Sinaloa in Mexico City and brother of the co-founder of the cartel, Ismael "May"Zambada.

They also asked for the testimony of Mayo's son, Vicente Zambada, supposed heir to the criminal empire headed by his father and the Chapo, which lasted three days, and that of Dámaso "Licenciado" López, former head of a Mexican prison that ended up becoming the right arm of the accused.

"It will take a little while to prepare this"Judge Brian Cogan warned against the concentrated look of the Chapowho wore a black blazer and a gray shirt. His young wife, Emma Coronel, did not appear in court on Wednesday. according to the defense because he did not feel well.

The jury, which seemed relaxed, also posed a legal question: "If members of a drug cartel are killed by an opposition cartel for personal reasons, can this be considered as a crime related to drugs? "

The judge responded that "this is not a crime of drug trafficking" if the killings are due to "totally personal reasons not related to drug trafficking".

The jury could refer to the murder of Rodolfo Carrillo Fuentes, of the Juarez cartel. King Zambada said that the Chapo He ordered him to kill because he wanted to shake his hand and he "left her hand outstretched".

Or perhaps we could talk about the murder of two members of the cartel "Los Zetas" who, according to a former badbadin of ChapoHe was tortured and executed himself before ordering them to send them to a bonfire. According to the witness, Chapo He was particularly furious because the boys were from Sinaloa, but they did not belong to his cartel.

The jury seems to be doing its job conscientiously by badyzing the overwhelming evidence presented by the prosecution, including the testimony of 14 former partners of the defendant.

On Tuesday, he asked for three more complete testimonies: Colombian drug traffickers Alex and Jorge Cifuentes and Border Patrol Officer Juan Aguayo.

Guzmán Loera's lawyers claimed that the Mexican government extradited him to the New York court when he did not ask for his extradition.

After a monumental trial of three months, the jury must decide if Joaquín "Chapo"Guzmán, 61 years old, is guilty or not of 10 counts of drug trafficking in the United States between 1989 and 2014, as well as money laundering and possession of firearms.

He is also charged with 27 violations, including a murder-related murder plot.

If he is found guilty, he could spend the rest of his life behind bars.