Mexican drug lord Ovidio Guzman expected to reach plea deal on US drug charges
Mexican drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman is reported to reach a plea deal with the US administration over drug trafficking charges leveled against him in the Northern District of Illinois, Reuters reported quoting court records.
Ovidio Guzman, who is the son of convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, was considered to be part of infamous Sinaloa Cartel until he was held and extradited to America in 2023.
The terms of the plea agreement are yet to be determined as the court records didn't provide any detail related to it, the report said.
The US authorities have said that Ovidio and his brothers, who are more commonly referred to as 'Los Chapitos,' used to run an extensive drug trafficking operation and 'allegedly reaped hundreds of millions of dollars in profits by flooding the United States with fentanyl.'
Originally, Ovidio had pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges leveled by US authorities. The Mexican drug cartel leader is now expected to attend an in-person change of plea hearing on July 9.
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