In a bizarre turn, Joaquín Guzmán López is being charged not for leading the Sinaloa cartel but for allegedly kidnapping a rival drug boss to secure a plea deal.
The Mexican government has issued charges under its treason laws, claiming that Guzmán's actions were an illegal abduction to deliver someone to foreign authorities.
The prosecution's statement highlights a novel application of Mexico's laws, suggesting a possible precedent for similar cases of crossing international jurisdiction around drug-related crimes.
Interestingly, the arrest warrant overlooks Guzmán's association with the 'little Chapos' faction, involved in the trafficking of fentanyl, which claims thousands of lives annually.
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