Drug lord El Chapo found guilty on all 10 counts

Infamous drug lord Joaquín Guzmán, also known as "El Chapo," was found guilty Tuesday in a federal court of all 10 counts against him, including narcotics trafficking and engaging in a criminal enterprise, CNN reports.

This came at the conclusion of a nearly three month long trial in Brooklyn, New York, during which prosecutors ran through stunning details about Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel, including accounts of "unspeakable tortures and ghastly murders," according to CNN. The case against him included testimony from 56 witnesses.

Judge Brian Cogan told jurors after they reached their verdict that they had "made me very proud to be an American," CNN writes. Guzmán's defense attorney said that the jury's verdict was "devastating" but that he "left it all on the battlefield" during the trial, according to The Associated Press.

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Guzmán had previously evaded custody twice before being extradited to the United States in 2017. He now faces life in prison and will be sentenced on June 25.