MEXICO CITY, May 9 (UPI) -- A Mexican federal judge ruled drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman be extradited to the United States, though the final decision rests on Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Council of the Federal Judiciary of Mexico confirmed the opinion, in which the judge ruled favorably -- citing the extradition request by the United States' embassy in Mexico met the requirements in an extradition treaty shared by both countries, El Universal reported.