Drug kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán likely headed to Supermax prison
Channel: Flash Show
Date: 2019-02-13

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán is heading to prison after his conviction Tuesday on 10 charges, including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise and multiple counts of distributing tons of narcotics into the U.S.

Prosecutors announced they will ask for him to be sent to prison for life without a chance for parole when he is sentenced on June 25.

Given the Sinaloa cartel leader's resources, money and prior prison escapes, Guzmán, 61, is the perfect candidate for a Supermax penitentiary, in particular one called ADX Florence, according to Bob Hood, a former Supermax penitentiary warden.

"There’s no question in my mind that Guzmán will be going to the Supermax prison in Colorado," Hood told NBC News.