NEW YORK—The trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges, which is expected to last four months, began on Nov. 5 with the selection of jurors in a federal court in Brooklyn.
U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan, prosecutors and defense lawyers on Nov. 5 questioned 45 potential jurors, rejecting 17. The jurors were called into the courtroom wearing stickers identifying them by number, their names withheld to protect their safety.
