"This is a message to all drug traffickers, they are not untouchable and justice will come": Prosecutors of the Chapo trial

Richard Donoghue, District Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced that El Chapo would no longer be able to escape from prison (he escaped Mexico twice from jails to maximum security) and was adamant in stating, "they are finished, his days of poisoning our people".

"This verdict is a victory for the American people who have suffered so much for so long, while Guzmán was making billions by pouring poison into our southern border. This verdict is a victory for Mexicans who have lost more than 100,000 lives in drug-related violence, "Donoghue told Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday.

"It's a win for all families who have lost a loved one in the black hole of addiction. Some say that it is not worth fighting against drugs. These people are wrong, "he said.

"Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán was the leader of this cartel, the largest criminal organization in the worldsmuggled into the country (the United States) smuggling cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, "he said.

"He will be in prison for life in a place where he will not be able to escape.It is a victory for the people of the United States who has suffered so much because of the drug that he has This is a victory for all families who have lost one of their members. The war on drugs is an effort to save lives, thank you to the prosecutors of the East and all the authorities who collaborated, "he said.

He also added that for two decades, El Chapo and the Sinaloa cartel invaded the United States with hundreds of tons of methamphetamine, marijuana and cocaine. And They could work at this level because of "government corruption".

"This cartel is responsible for the great crisis of opium in the country, because they bring heroin and create fentanyl," he said and thanked the various teams of prosecutors south of California, Texas, New Hampshire, across the country, the New York Police, the DEA, the FBI, and the Department of National Security who "They presented remarkable evidence of Guzmán's guilt".

"This lawsuit has lifted the veil on international trafficking like no other trial has done beforerevealed that Guzmán and his accomplices were guilty of introducing cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States. They have also shown that they can operate on this scale because of rampant corruption, which is unacceptable and must be stopped.It is a crucial day, but there will be many others. We would like to thank the judge for putting in place a fair and efficient process and the jury for his patience, "said Richard Donoghue.

"It's a message to all drug traffickers, they are not untouchable and justice will be returned to them, no matter who you are or the power you have, you will pay for your crimes because our duty is to protect the population, "warned Donoghue.

For his part, Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent for Homeland Security Investigations in New York, added in a message in Spanish that "The day of the murder and perpetration of violent acts is over and all this violence will not go unpunished."