Drug kingpin Chapo appeals life sentence

GUADALAJARA: Convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman has appealed against his life sentence handed down a year ago by a United States court for trafficking hundreds of tons of narcotics into the country.

Authorities escort Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, center, from a plane to a waiting caravan of SUVs at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York. US law enforcement via AP