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Why was El Chapo tried in the US?
<p>I don't know the full story of El Chapo or seen any of the documentaries/movies. However, I'm assuming he committed the same crimes in Mexico. Why would he be extradited to the US without facing trial in Mexico? Even if Mexico was too corrupt and he may escape, isn't it odd that he was sent across the border before being tried in his own country?</p>

<p>It's not odd to extradite people who are accused of crimes. The US has extradition treaties with many countries: see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties" rel="nofollow noreferrer">List of United States extradition treaties - Wikipedia</a>. Extraditions are also recognized by international law: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extradition" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Extradition - Wikipedia</a></p>

<p>As for El Chapo, the reason for his extradition is</p>

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  <p>The decision to extradite Mr. Guzmán was an about-face for the Mexican
  government, which once claimed that he would serve his long sentence
  in Mexico first. However, after his Houdini-like escape in 2015, when
  his associates tunneled him out of Mexico’s most secure prison,
  officials began to reconsider.... When he was recaptured early last
  year, after one of Mexico’s most exhaustive manhunts, the government
  publicly said it would allow the extradition of Mr. Guzmán, thus
  relieving itself of the potential embarrassment of another escape and
  preventing further souring of its relationship with the United States.
  <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/world/el-chapo-extradited-mexico.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">El Chapo, Mexican Drug Kingpin, Is Extradited to U.S. - The New York Times</a></p>
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