Attorneys for Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman tweeted a photo of a bottle of tequila shaped like a gun on Wednesday morning, with a reference to their client's looming verdict in his federal criminal case. Guzman is pictured being escorted by soldiers at the hangar belonging to the office of the Attorney General in Mexico City, Mexico on January 8, 2016
Attorneys for Mexican drug cartel boss Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman tweeted a photo of a bottle of tequila shaped like a gun on Wednesday morning, in reference to their client's looming verdict in his federal criminal case.
Balarezo Law tweeted a photo of Hijos de Villa reposado tequila, which comes inside of a bottle shaped like a firearm, writing, 'For after trial. #ElChapo'
The firm posted the tweet on Wednesday morning while jurors were in their third day of deliberations following Guzman's 11-week trial in Brooklyn.
Federal prosecutors say that under Guzman, the Sinaloa cartel smuggled at least 200 tons of cocaine into the U.S. and that he used a team of assassins to protect his turf.
The defense says Guzman is being framed by cooperating witnesses.
The jury had still not come to a decision on the fate of the 61-year-old kingpin by the end of the day on Thursday, a full four days after closing arguments were presented.
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On Wednesday, Balarezo Law tweeted a photo of Hijos de Villa reposado tequila, which comes inside of a bottle shaped like a firearm, writing, 'For after trial. #ElChapo'
On Thursday, as deliberations continued, a man was arrested in the Brooklyn courthouse where Guzman's fate is being decided.
A man showed up claiming to be a Guzman relative and trying to use seating for family members.
He was removed to an overflow courtroom and then taken out in handcuffs and arrested on multiple outstanding warrants.
Meanwhile, jurors have been asked to review days' worth of testimony from key prosecution witnesses who testified against the drug lord as they attempt to make a final decision as to Guzman's guilt or innocence.
Federal prosecutors say that under Guzman, the Sinaloa cartel smuggled at least 200 tons of cocaine into the US and that he used a team of assassins to protect his turf. Guzman (center) is depicted with his attorneys in an artist's rendering of court proceedings from federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday
Guzman is accused of trafficking tons of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine into the United States as leader of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.
He twice escaped from prison in Mexico before being brought to the U.S. in 2017.
If convicted in the U.S., he will face a sentence of up to life in an American prison.
Throughout the course of El Chapo's three-month-long trial, more than 50 witnesses testified.
Through their statements the pubic has been offered an unprecedented look into the inner workings of the cartel, named for the state in northwestern Mexico where Guzman was born in a poor mountain village.
The defense has argued Guzman was set up as a 'fall guy' by Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, a Sinaloan drug kingpin who remains at large.
The defense says Guzman is being framed by cooperating witnesses and was set up as a 'fall guy' by Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, a Sinaloan drug kingpin who remains at large. In a file photo taken on February 22, 2014 Guzman is pictured being escorted by marines as he is presented to the press in Mexico City
On Wednesday afternoon, jurors asked to review the testimony of Zambada's brother, Jesus 'El Rey' Zambada, and son, Vicente Zambada, as well as of Guzman's former top lieutenant, Damaso Lopez.
U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan told them they would get transcripts of the testimony as soon as they were ready.
The three witnesses pleaded guilty to U.S. charges and agreed to testify against Guzman. All of them spoke at length about Guzman's alleged drug trafficking.
The jurors also asked whether the killing of drug cartel members by members of a rival cartel for personal reasons counted as a 'drug trafficking crime.'
One of the ten criminal counts against Guzman, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, includes the charge that he conspired to murder cartel enemies.
The jury gave no indication of whether their question related to any particular murder.
Cogan instructed the jurors that if a drug cartel member was murdered for 'wholly personal' reasons unrelated to drug trafficking, it was not a drug trafficking crime.
The 12 jurors appeared relaxed and even cheerful as they entered the courtroom to receive Cogan's instructions.
They had already asked on Tuesday to review the testimony of two other witnesses who were cooperating with prosecutors, Colombian drug traffickers Jorge and Alex Cifuentes, as well as part of Jesus Zambada's testimony about manufacturing methamphetamine.
On Wednesday afternoon, jurors asked to review the testimony of Zambada's brother, Jesus 'El Rey' Zambada, and son, Vicente Zambada, as well as of Guzman's former top lieutenant, Damaso Lopez. Eduardo Balarezo, attorney for Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, is pictured arriving at the US Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn on Thursday
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