Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán is not yet behind bars. The Sinaloa Cartel leader is in isolation and in custody inside an office wthin the the maximum security Altiplano Prison.

'El Chapo' Guzman's lawyers began the legal battle to prevent his extradition to the United States early on Sunday morning.

Damaso Lopez Jr., known as 'El Mini Lic', is godson to 'El Chapo' and will most likely take over the leadership of the Sinaloa cartel.

"El Chapo" Guzmán's sons have supposedly made threats via their Twitter accounts following the capture of their father.

The new charges brought on Guzmán appear to indicate that Mexican officials are unlikely to extradite the Sinaloa drug boss to the United States to face charges there.

"El Chapo" Guzmán may be extradited to the US where he is wanted on charges pertaining to drug trafficking in New York, California, Texas, Florida and Illinois.

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was captured thanks to a satellite phone that he used last Monday to call one of his subordinates and ask him for help to escape Culiacan.

Learn about :El Chapo" Guzmán's love life, private life, affairs and family history. The notorious drug cartel leader was caught overnight on Friday.

The Mexican president took to Twitter to congratulate the organizations in charge of the capture of Joaquín Guzmán Loera. "Mexico Is At Peace," he wrote.

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexican drug lord has been in the business for a long time and has finally been captured.

In January of 2012, actress Kate del Castillo shocked the world by writing a letter in which she stated she believed more in "El Chapo" Guzmán than her own government.

Guzmán has been on the run since January 19, 2001, when he escaped from Puente Grande prison in Jalisco, not far from Guadalajara.

The Mexican Attorney General's office has revealed that two key members of the Sinaloa Cartel have been arrested in an operation in Culiacan.

The suspect, identified by authorities only as "El Pelacas," is accused of having kidnapped former presidential candidate Diego Fernández de Cevallos in 2010.

A new report prepared for the Mexican Government's Security Council has revealed El Chapo's four greatest weaknesses.

According to El Universal, the DEA cut deals with the Sinaloa cartel for information on rival gangs, without the knowledge of Mexican authorities.

On Christmas, Filipino police raided a ranch they say was the site of a meth lab operated by Sinaloa cartel connects.

Mexican authorities say they swept a series of hospitals in Jalisco and Colima after receiving a tip from the DEA that El Chapo was interned after suffering an infarct.

Guzmán's Sinaloa cartel may be in the midst of contesting the Beltrán Leyva syndicate for control of drug trafficking in Mexico City.