MEXICO CITY, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he did not expect a rise in violence following the sentencing of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in the United States a day earlier.
Guzman will spend the rest of his days behind bars in the United States after a judge sentenced him to life in prison plus 30 years. A jury found him guilty in February after an 11-week trial.
When asked during his regular morning conference whether he expected violence to rise over the coming weeks following the sentencing, Lopez Obrador said: “No, on the contrary. We think that bit by bit the number of criminal incidents will decline.
“We will continue to create a better society, supported by values, that is not based on accumulating material wealth, money or luxury,” Lopez Obrador added.
Guzman was extradited to the United States in 2018 following two breakouts from Mexican jails: one purportedly in a laundry cart, the other through a mile-long tunnel. — NNN-AGENCIES
