NEW YORK—A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the drug trafficking conviction of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, rejecting his argument that jurors improperly followed the case in the media during his blockbuster trial.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan also rejected several other arguments Guzman raised in seeking a new trial, including that his jail conditions were deplorable and the U.S. government selectively targeted him for prosecution.
