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DW
12-07-2025
- DW
Son of Mexico's 'El Chapo' pleads guilty in US drugs case
Ovidio Guzman Lopez, a son of imprisoned former Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, pleaded guilty to four drug trafficking charges. Guzman Lopez was facing a maximum of life in prison.
NDTV
11-07-2025
- NDTV
Son Of Mexico's 'El Chapo' Pleads Guilty In US Drugs Case
Washington: A son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded guilty to drug charges in Chicago on Friday in a deal struck with prosecutors in return for a reduced sentence. Nicknamed "El Raton," or "The Mouse," Ovidio Guzman Lopez pleaded guilty to two counts of drug conspiracy and two counts of knowingly engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise. Guzman Lopez, who took over control of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel with three of his brothers -- collectively known as "Los Chapitos" -- following their father's arrest in 2016, was facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. But prosecutors said in the plea agreement, which came after months of negotiations, that they would recommend a lesser sentence in exchange for Guzman Lopez's pledge to "fully and truthfully cooperate" with investigators. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman has not set a date yet for sentencing. Mike Vigil, former head of operations for the Drug Enforcement Administration, told AFP that Guzman Lopez could offer US authorities "valuable information" about the cartel and its protectors. In the plea agreement, Guzman Lopez said he coordinated the smuggling of vast quantities of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs and precursor chemicals from Mexico to the United States. One of his brothers, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, was arrested last year after arriving in the United States in a private plane with Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who claimed that he had been kidnapped. Both men are awaiting trial. The arrests sparked cartel infighting that has left more than 1,200 people dead and 1,400 missing in Sinaloa state, located in northwestern Mexico. - 'Crystal-clear message' - The two other "Chapitos" -- Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar -- have also been indicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States but remain at large. Their father was convicted in a high-profile trial in 2019 and is serving a life sentence in prison. Guzman Lopez gained prominence in October 2019 when the Mexican authorities detained him -- only to release him later on orders from then president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador amid a standoff between law enforcement and gang members. He was recaptured in January 2023, while Lopez Obrador was still in office, and extradited to the United States. The Sinaloa Cartel is one of six Mexican drug trafficking groups that US President Donald Trump has designated as global "terrorist" organizations. In its aggressive policy against drug cartels, the Trump administration announced additional sanctions against Los Chapitos in June for fentanyl trafficking and increased the reward to $10 million for each of the fugitive brothers. US Attorney Andrew Boutros said Guzman Lopez's guilty plea "sends yet another crystal-clear message that this administration is going to shut down and hold accountable transnational criminal organizations and their highest-ranking members and associates."
UPI
11-07-2025
- Politics
- UPI
On This Day, July 11: Kingpin 'El Chapo' escapes from Mexican prison
1 of 7 | On July 11, 2015, Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, pictured here in 2014, escaped from a maximum-security Mexican prison on through a 5,000-foot tunnel. File Photo by Mario Guzman/EPA July 11 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1804, U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr killed longtime political foe Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary, in a duel at Weehawken, N.J. Distant relatives of the two rivals re-enacted the famous meeting on the 200th anniversary in 2004. In 1847, songwriter Stephen Foster's first major hit, "Oh! Susanna," was performed for the first time, in a Pittsburgh saloon. It soon became a standard for minstrel shows. In 1859, Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities was published. In 1914, legendary hitter Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball. The Great Bambino would go on to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time and was included in the inaugural class of the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1952, U.S. Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate, with Richard Nixon as his running mate. They were elected that November. UPI File Photo In 1955, the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado was dedicated, with 300 cadets in its first class. In 1960, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird was published. In 1979, Skylab, the United States' first space station, fell to Earth after six years in orbit, scattering tons of debris across the Australian desert. In 1995, the United States resumed diplomatic relations with Vietnam. UPI File Photo In 1995, Bosnian Serbs claim the town of Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, starting a genocide that would result in the deaths of more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys. In 2006, more than 200 people were killed and another 700 injured in coordinated rush-hour terrorist attacks on the transit system in Mumbai. In 2011, an overloaded Russian cruise ship with a malfunctioning engine capsized in the Volga River during a thunderstorm and quickly sank, killing 122 people. There were 79 survivors. In 2015, Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped from a maximum-security Mexican prison on through a 5,000-foot tunnel. It was his second escape from prison, and he would later be caught in January 2016. In 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden, in conjunction with NASA, unveiled the first image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, featuring a grouping of galaxies. In 2024, Cole Escola's comedic play Oh, Mary! about first lady Mary Todd Lincoln Todd opened on Broadway after an initial run off-Broadway. Escola won the Best Actor in a Play Tony Award for his role as the titular character and Sam Pinkleton won for the Best Director. Sam Pinkleton (L) poses with the Best Direction of a Play award and Cole Escola poses with the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play award, both for "Oh, Mary!" backstage at the 78th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 8, 2025, in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Korea Herald
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
Son of kingpin 'El Chapo' to plead guilty to drug trafficking in US
NEW YORK (AFP) -- A son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has agreed to plead guilty to drug trafficking in the United States as part of a plea deal, court documents show. Ovidio Guzman is accused of conspiring to ship cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States, via a faction of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel founded by his father. Federal court documents dated June 30 and signed by Ovidio Guzman, alias "Raton" (Mouse), say he wishes to plead guilty to settle the case and to waive trial in Illinois, where he is being held. According to documents from the Chicago court hearing his case, a plea hearing is scheduled for July 9 before Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman. After that hearing, the judge will sentence him at a date yet to be determined. US authorities accuse Ovidio and his three brothers of leading Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel designated by the Trump administration as a global "terrorist" organization. The United States accuses the four of trafficking fentanyl into the United States, where the opioid epidemic is linked to tens of thousands of deaths. Ovidio Guzman was extradited to the United States in 2023 to face narcotics charges, joining his father, one of the world's most infamous drug traffickers, who is serving a life sentence in a US prison. The Sinaloa cartel is one of six Mexican drug trafficking groups designated terrorist organizations by US President Donald Trump. Another son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, was arrested after arriving in the United States last July in a private plane with cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who claimed he had been kidnapped. The arrests sparked cartel infighting that has left more than 1,200 people dead and 1,400 missing in Sinaloa state, located in northwestern Mexico. On Monday, the bodies of 20 people, several of them decapitated, were found on a highway bridge in a part of Mexico where factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel are fighting, authorities said.
Sinar Daily
02-07-2025
- Sinar Daily
Son of kingpin 'El Chapo' to plead guilty to drug trafficking in US
On Monday, the bodies of 20 people, several of them decapitated, were found on a highway bridge in a part of Mexico where factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel are fighting, authorities said. 02 Jul 2025 09:09am Ovidio Guzman is accused of conspiring to ship cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States, via a faction of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel founded by his father. - AFP file photo NEW YORK - A son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has agreed to plead guilty to drug trafficking in the United States as part of a plea deal, court documents show. Ovidio Guzman is accused of conspiring to ship cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States, via a faction of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel founded by his father. The Sinaloa cartel is one of six Mexican drug trafficking groups designated terrorist organisations by US President Donald Trump. - AFP file photo Federal court documents dated June 30 and signed by Ovidio Guzman, alias "Raton" (Mouse), say he wishes to plead guilty to settle the case and to waive trial in Illinois, where he is being held. According to documents from the Chicago court hearing his case, a plea hearing is scheduled for July 9 before Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman. After that hearing, the judge will sentence him at a date yet to be determined. US authorities accuse Ovidio and his three brothers of leading Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel designated by the Trump administration as a global "terrorist" organisation. The United States accuses the four of trafficking fentanyl into the United States, where the opioid epidemic is linked to tens of thousands of deaths. Ovidio Guzman was extradited to the United States in 2023 to face narcotics charges, joining his father, one of the world's most infamous drug traffickers, who is serving a life sentence in a US prison. The Sinaloa cartel is one of six Mexican drug trafficking groups designated terrorist organisations by US President Donald Trump. Another son, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, was arrested after arriving in the United States last July in a private plane with cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who claimed he had been kidnapped. The arrests sparked cartel infighting that has left more than 1,200 people dead and 1,400 missing in Sinaloa state, located in northwestern Mexico. On Monday, the bodies of 20 people, several of them decapitated, were found on a highway bridge in a part of Mexico where factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel are fighting, authorities said. - AFP More Like This
