El Chapo's Extradition to U.S. Can Move Ahead: Judge

(MEXICO CITY) — A Mexican judge says the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman can move ahead, but the country's foreign ministry must still approve it and the defense can appeal.

The federal Judiciary Council said Monday the judge had agreed that the legal requirements laid out in the extradition treaty between the two countries had been met. The judge was not named.

The council oversees Mexico's federal judges and tribunals.