Extradited drug lord 'El Chapo' arrives in US

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious drug kingpins, is finally headed for a court date the United States sought for two decades while he made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run in Mexico.

Extradited on Thursday to face US drug trafficking and other charges, Mexico's most wanted man was expected to appear in a federal court in New York on Friday, the same day Donald Trump is inaugurated as president.

The Drug Enforcement Administration flew Guzman to New York from Ciudad Juarez on Thursday.