Drug Lord, Joaquin El Chapo transferred to new Prison

Drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been transferred to a prison in northern Mexico near the Texas border on Saturday.

The Sinaloa cartel boss, who twice pulled off brazen jailbreaks and is fighting to avoid extradition to the United States, was moved from the maximum-security Altiplano lockup near Mexico City to a
prison in Ciudad Juarez, a security official said. 

Mexico's National Security Commission said in a statement that the transfer was in line with security protocols, and it has rotated more than 7,400 inmates nationwide as part of a security strategy implemented last September. 

But the exact reason for the move is unclear. 

It comes one month after a Mexican lawyer leading his legal defense team said his client wanted to be extradited to the United States 'as soon as possible' because conditions at Altiplano were unbearable and making him seriously ill, according to CNN.

Jose Refugio Rodriguez, an attorney for Guzman, confirmed that he was sent to the Cefereso No. 9 prison. 

Source: CNN