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The jury of the trial of former Mexican drug chief Joaquín & El Chapo & # 39; Guzmán was finally reunited. The prosecutor and the defense on Wednesday elected seven women and five men as jurors in the New York court. This has been reported by the US media.
Four women and two men are on the bench. For security reasons, the judges will decide anonymously the fate of Guzmán. Dozens of potential judges have been questioned in the Brooklyn court in New York since Monday
. US justice accuses El Chapo of drug trafficking, money laundering and handing over a criminal organization, the Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa. He allegedly smuggled tons of cocaine and heroin into the United States and thus earned billions. In addition, the gangster aged 61 would be responsible for 3,000 murders.
Guzmán, the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is being held in a highly-watched prison in New York since his extradition to the United States in January 2017, after he had already escaped twice before. He risks his life. The death penalty is ruled out after an agreement between Mexico and the United States
According to Judge Brian Cogan, the trial will last several months.
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