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Notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has appealed to Mexico's president for help due to alleged 'psychological torment' he is suffering in a US prison, his lawyer said Tuesday.
'In the six years that Joaquin has been in the United States, he has not seen the sun,' said Jose Refugio Rodriguez, a Mexico-based legal representative of the Sinaloa cartel founder.
Guzman, 64, was sentenced to life behind bars in the United States for a drug conspiracy that spread murder and mayhem for more than two decades, and is serving out the sentence at ADX Florence in Colorado.
His message to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, described as 'an SOS,' was transmitted via one of Guzman's lawyers in the United States as well as his family, Rodriguez said.
Notorious drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has appealed to Mexico's president for help due to alleged 'psychological torment' he is suffering in a US prison
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday his government will consider Guzman's plea to serve out the remainder of his sentence in Mexico
Guzman is only allowed outside three times a week to a small area where he 'doesn't get the sun,' and has fewer visits or phone calls than other inmates, the lawyer said in an interview with Radio Formula.
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