El Chapo has sent a handwritten note to the judge who presided over his case from his isolation cell inside the maximum-security ADX Florence prison in Colorado , RadarOnline.com can reveal.

In his note to Judge Brian Cogan, the notorious drug cartel leader, real name Joaquin Guzmán Loera, claims the U.S. has not allowed him to contact his new attorney, José Israel Encinosa. Article continues below advertisement

A Convicted Drug Dealer's Plea

El Chapo, who is in solitary confinement 23 hours per day, claimed in his letter that it has been at least three weeks since he has been in contact with his legal team.

The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel also claimed Encinosa has failed to get permission to visit him in prison for the past 10 months, and two letters sent by the lawy

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