US EditionSon of ‘El Chapo’ Expected to Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charges in Chicago
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, JUL 11 – Ovidio Guzman Lopez, accused of directing 80% of fentanyl trafficking into Chicago, is expected to plead guilty in a deal that could reduce his sentence, officials said.
- This week in Chicago, a son of infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is anticipated to enter a guilty plea on drug trafficking accusations brought by U.S. authorities.
- Following his detention in Mexico during 2023 and subsequent transfer to the United States, Ovidio Guzman Lopez initially entered a not guilty plea but has recently indicated plans to alter his plea.
- Prosecutors allege Ovidio and his brother Joaquin Guzman Lopez ran a Sinaloa cartel faction known as the 'Chapitos', involved in sending staggering fentanyl quantities into the U.S.
- Chicago mob lawyer Joe 'The Shark' Lopez noted that cases involving international drug trafficking are typically very strong and difficult to defeat in court.
- Last week, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's president, questioned the likelihood of a plea agreement, highlighting that soldiers lost their lives during the arrest operation, which suggests that a guilty plea could still have serious repercussions.
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War on cartels yields results as 'El Chapo' heir confesses to running violent drug empire
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By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español The criminal proceedings in the United States against two of the sons of Mexican drug traffickers Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmán, Ovidio and Joaquín Guzmán López, seek to increase Washington's pressure on the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the continent's leading criminal organizations that Donald Trump's government designated as a terrorist, said security analysts consulted by CNN. At a hearing this Friday in Illinois, Ovi…
Son of `El Chapo’ pleads guilty in U.S. drug case, promising cooperation for lighter sentence
A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” is expected to plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges at a hearing this week. He would be the first of El Chapo’s sons facing similar charges in the U.S. to enter a plea deal.
A few days after Joaquín Guzmán López appeared in an American court, the date was rescheduled by Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman
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