Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' convicted by NY jury

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman. AFP PHOTO

NEW YORK: Mexican mobster Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was convicted on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) of crimes spanning a quarter-century in a trial that laid bare his lavish lifestyle and penchant for extreme violence as the head of one of the world's most powerful gangs.