More Potential ‘El Chapo’ Jurors Excused for Safety Fears

More Potential ‘El Chapo’ Jurors Excused for Safety Fears
Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted into a helicopter at Mexico City's airport on Jan. 8, 2016. ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images
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NEW YORK—The pool of potential jurors for the U.S. drug trafficking trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman continued to shrink on Nov. 6, with two people who expressed fears about their safety and one self-described “fan” of the defendant cut from the running.

A total of 10 potential jurors were excused from the case during the second day of jury selection in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.