Official : `` The normal sequence is , Mexico being a sovereign nation , ( it ) has the first prosecution . The United States will seek to extradite Joaquin `` El Chapo '' Guzman . The Sinaloa cartel boss faces charges in several U.S. jurisdictions . He is wanted for his role as the leader of a major drug trafficking organization and has been indicted by federal prosecutors in New York, Texas, California and Florida. Mexico will want to prosecute him , keep him in prison . He had served seven years of a 20-year sentence when he escaped .
Official : The United States will seek to extradite Joaquin `` El Chapo '' Guzman . The Sinaloa cartel boss faces charges in several U.S. jurisdictions . He is wanted for his role as the leader of a major drug trafficking organization and has been indicted by federal prosecutors in New York, Texas, California and Florida. Mexico will want to prosecute him , keep him in prison . He had served seven years of a 20-year sentence when he escaped .