'El Chapo' associate extradited to US for drug charges
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Jorge Ivan Gastelum Avila, a former assassin and "plaza boss" for the Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, has been extradited to the U.S. to face international drug trafficking and firearms charges. He supervised at least 200 armed men and conspired to distribute cocaine to the U.S. Gastelum faces a maximum penalty of life in prison for the drug conspiracy charge and a mandatory consecutive sentence of 30 years for the firearms offense.
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