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A heavily disfigured former Colombian drug kingpin and confessed murderer appear took the stand in Brooklyn federal court Thursday afternoon, the latest in a parade of star witnesses called to testify against Guzmán, who is on trial for allegedly running the Sinaloa Cartel, long one of Mexico’s most powerful drug-trafficking …

Update: This article has been revised to include the conclusion of the defense’s opening statements, which were presented Wednesdaymorning. In a blistering half-hour monologue, a lead defense attorney for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán accused the United States government of setting up his client as a scapegoat. For good measure, he …