Chapo jury hung up on meth issue

When it comes to El Chapo’s alleged speed dealing, they seem to be taking their time.

Jurors weighing the fate of Mexican druglord Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman Loera appeared to be stuck on a charge related to methamphetamine Tuesday, their second day of deliberations Chapo’s drug trafficking trial in Brooklyn.

They asked for a phone call in which “ice,” a cartel name for meth, was discussed and requested portions of Jesus (El Rey) Zambada’s testimony involving an ephedrine supplier named Chespiro. Ephedrine is used to make meth.

The panel of seven women and five men also asked for all the testimony from brothers Alex and Jorge Cifuentes, who said on the witness stand they supplied the Sinaloa cartel with the ingredients for meth. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Cogan said he normally would read back testimony, but it would take “four to five days” to recite the transcripts for the Colombian narcos.

Chapo (photo), 61, is facing a final 10-count indictment alleging he trafficked more than 150 tons of illegal drugs into the U.S. while generating “billions of dollars in profit” and conspiring to commit murder.

Count 2 charges Chapo with an international conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine, heroin, meth and marijuana. If they find him guilty, jurors must say whether the amount of meth was 500 grams or more.

Before heading home for the day, jurors also asked for the testimony of border patrol agent Juan Aguayo. He testified late in the trial about detaining three men on a beach near Malibu, Calif., who were found in possession of several bales of marijuana.

Chapo faces up to life in prison if convicted of the top count — being a “principal” leader of a “continuing criminal enterprise.”