Guzman faces 17-count indictment, mandatory life prison term: U.S. attorney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman will be arraigned on Friday in a 17-count indictment, including a charge of leading a continuing criminal enterprise that carries a mandatory life prison term, a U.S. attorney said on Friday. "Today marks a milestone in our pursuit of Chapo Guzman," Robert Capers, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York told a news conference. Capers said Guzman also faces maximum life sentences on the other drug trafficking charges. (Reporting by Jonathan Allen; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)