US EditionSon of former Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo' reaches plea deal
- Ovidio Guzmán López, son of imprisoned Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is scheduled to enter a guilty plea before a federal judge in Chicago on July 9, 2025.
- This development follows Guzmán’s 2023 extradition to the U.S. And earlier not guilty plea on drug trafficking, money laundering, weapons, and criminal enterprise charges.
- Ovidio, known as 'El Raton,' was first captured in 2019 but released after cartel violence, and he and his brothers control a fentanyl-producing faction called Los Chapitos.
- A judge instructed prosecutors to provide a copy of the plea agreement to her several days prior to the hearing, although Ovidio’s attorney stated that a finalized deal has not yet been reached.
- The plea may indicate cooperation with U.S. Authorities amidst ongoing cartel fragmentation and violent turf wars involving Los Chapitos and rival factions.
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Son of former Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo' reaches plea deal
CHICAGO - The son of former Mexican Drug Lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has reached a plea deal in his drug trafficking case. A new court filing said Ovidio Guzman Lopez is scheduled to change his plea to guilty at a hearing in Chicago on Wednesday, July 9. Lopez, 34, was arrested in 2023 and extradited to the U.S. where he is awaiting trial. Reported crimes at Chicago Public Libraries on the rise, data shows Lopez and his brother Joaquin …
Mexican cartel leader Ovidio Guzman set to reach plea deal on US drug charges
MEXICO CITY - Mexican cartel capo Ovidio Guzman is set to reach a plea deal over drug trafficking charges he faced in the Northern District of Illinois, U.S. court records showed on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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