El Chapo son

Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, a source from the federal government of Mexico told ...

Their father “El Chapo” Guzmán was convicted in the US in 2019 of 10 counts, including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, drug trafficking and firearms charges. “El Chapo” was the leader of the cartel before he was sentenced to life in prison in 2020. They “began investing large amounts of the cash into the purchasing of marijuana in Mexico and cocaine in Colombia. The brothers are also alleged to oversee an estimated 11 “methamphetamine labs in the state of Sinaloa,” the State Department says. Capturing Guzmán could be a way for López Obrador to show the US that he is “in control of the armed forces and [Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán](https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/12/us/el-chapo-guzman-trial-verdict/index.html), a source from the federal government of Mexico told CNN, in a dramatic operation in the northern state of Sinaloa on Thursday that led to clashes around the city of Culiacán.

Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the U.S. and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín "El ...

López Obrador said at the time he had made the decision to avoid the loss of life, even though the U.S. A 2018 federal indictment in Washington, D.C., accused him of conspiring to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana in the United States. López Obrador entered office highly critical of the toll of his predecessors' drug war. One of the most notorious came when federal security forces cornered Ovidio Guzmán in October 2019, only to let him escape after gunmen shot up the city with high-powered weapons. "This is a significant blow to the Sinaloa cartel and major victory for the rule of law. He explained that armed men had entered the hotel where he had sought shelter "and are threatening guests to give them their car keys." "The Chapitos know that if el Mayo dies, (the cartel) is going to break apart if they don't have control." Later, Mexico's Civil Aviation Agency said in a statement that an air force plane in Culiacan had also been hit with gunfire. National Guard troops spotted SUVs, some with homemade armor, and immediately coordinated with the army as they established a perimeter around the suspicious vehicles and forced the occupants out to be searched. Passenger video posted online showed people cowering on the floor of the plane. López Obrador put all his faith in the military, disbanding the corrupt Federal Police and creating the National Guard under military command. Ovidio Guzmán, nicknamed "the Mouse," had not been one of El Chapo's better-known sons until an aborted operation to capture him three years ago.

Ovidio Guzmán's arrest on Thursday prompted heavy fighting from cartel gunmen in the city of Culiacán.

He is serving a life sentence at Colorado’s Supermax, the most secure US federal prison. Local government urged people to stay indoors and said schools and administrative offices were closed due to the violence. The defense secretary, Luís Cresencio Sandoval, told reporters that Guzmán had been transferred to the Mexican capital after his capture by members of the army and national guard. Unverified videos on social media appeared to show heavy gunfire, including from helicopters during the night. The whole town is a mess,” the resident said. Security forces recognized Ovidio Guzmán, who they managed to detain,” he said.

Days before Biden's trip to Mexico, the country spiraled into violence after the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, son of infamous drug lord known as "El Chapo."

Guzmán's capture was the result of six months of reconnaissance and surveillance in the cartel’s territory and then quick action on Thursday. López Obrador said at the time he wanted to avoid the loss of life, even though the U.S. At the time, similar violence broke out in Culiacan, a stronghold city for the Sinaloa cartel, before López Obrador ordered the military to release Guzmán. [until an aborted operation to capture him](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/18/el-chapos-son-gunbattle-erupts-mexican-city-during-attempted-arrest/4021367002/) three years ago just months after his father was sentenced to life in a U.S. It will not, however, impede the flow of drugs into the U.S. Mexican security forces captured Guzmán, the son of the infamous Sinaloa drug lord known as "El Chapo," in a predawn operation Thursday.

MEXICO CITY—Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, the son of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in a military operation on the ...

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La captura este jueves de Ovidio Guzmán, uno de los hijos de Joaquín "el Chapo" Guzmán más buscados por Estados Unidos, enfrentó al gobierno, ...

Las fuerzas de seguridad mexicanas detuvieron a Ovidio Guzmán López, uno de los hijos de Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, en Sinaloa, bastión del cártel del mismo nombre, lo que desencadenó fuertes actos de violencia en diversos puntos del estado, el bloqueo de la capital y un número indeterminado de agentes heridos, según las autoridades El ejército mexicano confirma detención de Ovidio Guzmán, hijo del narcotraficante Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, en Sinaloa [El ejército mexicano confirma detención de Ovidio Guzmán, hijo del narcotraficante Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, en Sinaloa](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/noticias/story/2023-01-05/el-ejercito-mexicano-confirma-detencion-de-ovidio-guzman-hijo-del-narcotraficante-joaquin-el-chapo-guzman-en-sinaloa)

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El jefe del ejército mexicano Luis Cresencio Sandoval informó el jueves la detención de Ovidio Guzmán López, uno de los hijos del ...

Tras la detención del también denominado 'Líder del Cartel de Sinaloa', se reportaron balaceras, enfrentamientos, quema de vehículos y narcobloqueos en varias ...

Reitero a la ciudadanía la importancia de conservar la calma y resguardarse en tanto no concluyan las acciones”. “Ello ha dado lugar a algunos eventos violentos en la capital y otros lugares del Estado. Por su parte, Cristóbal Castañeda, secretario de Seguridad Pública del Estado de Sinaloa, informó a través de Twitter: “Se están presentando despojos de vehículos y bloqueos en diferentes puntos de la ciudad, pedimos a la ciudadanía no salir, estamos actuando en consecuencia, informaremos cuando estemos en condiciones”.

Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss ...

Late Thursday afternoon they were still in the airport, unsure of when they would be able to return to Mexico City. "We heard gunshots and threw ourselves to the floor," he said. López Obrador entered office highly critical of the toll of his predecessors' drug war. One of the most notorious came when When the commercial flight was finally preparing to accelerate, Téllez heard gunshots in the distance. A 2018 federal indictment in Washington, D.C., accused the younger Guzmán of conspiring to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana in the United States. "This is a significant blow to the Sinaloa cartel and major victory for the rule of law. Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard confirmed that Mexico received a request in 2019 from the United States for Guzmán's arrest for purposes of extradition. "The Chapitos know that if el Mayo dies, (the cartel) is going to break apart if they don't have control." National Guard troops spotted SUVs, some with homemade armor, and immediately coordinated with the army as they established a perimeter around the suspicious vehicles and forced the occupants out to be searched. López Obrador put all his faith in the military, disbanding the corrupt Federal Police and creating the National Guard under military command. Ovidio Guzmán, nicknamed "the Mouse," had not been one of El Chapo's better-known sons until an aborted operation to capture him three years ago.

Mexico's defense secretary said the military had captured Ovidio Guzmán, a son of the notorious former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, ...

Samuel González, who founded Mexico's special prosecutor's office for organized crime in the 1990s, said Guzmán's capture was a "gift" ahead of Biden's visit. When the airline flight was finally preparing to accelerate, Téllez heard gunshots in the distance. All of organized crime's armies have strengthened, not just the Chapitos, and this is the price that society is paying for this strategy of the federal government." Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard confirmed that the government had received a request in 2019 from the United States for Guzmán's arrest for purposes of extradition. The safety of Culiacan's citizens is the most important." Culiacan residents posted video on social media showing convoys of gunmen in pickup trucks and SUVs rolling down boulevards in the city.

The U.S. State Department said Ovidio Guzmán was a"high-ranking member" of the Sinaloa Cartel that his jailed father previously led.

State Department last month as a "high-ranking member" of the Sinaloa Cartel that his father previously led, per [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-culiacan-suffers-night-violence-with-gunfire-blockades-2023-01-05/). - The unrest centered in Culiacán, where the younger Guzmán was arrested. federal prison in Colorado after a jury convicted him in 2019 of 10 counts including continuing criminal enterprise and drug trafficking offenses. [CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/05/americas/el-chapo-son-arrested-mexico-intl/index.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosworld&stream=world)reports. [described](https://www.state.gov/narcotics-rewards-program-target-information-wanted/ovidio-guzman-lopez/) by the U.S. [El Chapo](https://www.axios.com/2019/02/12/el-chapo-guilty-verdict-drug-trafficking)" Guzmán, sparked deadly riots in the northern state of Sinaloa Thursday, ahead of [President Biden's visit](https://www.axios.com/2019/02/12/el-chapo-guilty-verdict-drug-trafficking) to the country next week.

Gunfire hits two planes and gangs erect road blocks after a son of the notorious drug kingpin is seized.

There were blockades in different parts of the city and residents were urged to stay at home. The vehicle was parked off the main road for 16 hours in Caborca, in the neighbouring state of Sonora, before being allowed to move again. We may have been far from it but we were close enough to see many people driving pretty fast in the opposite direction." You can also get in touch in the following ways: He will now arrive on Sunday, a day earlier than previously expected, according to a tweet by Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. His trial revealed some of the brutal details of how Mexico's drug cartels operate. More than 100 flights were cancelled at local airports as a result. No civilian deaths have yet been reported. They were then told the bus was "at risk" and the driver was informed he needed to "stop and hide". Dozens of vehicles were set alight and at least two planes at Sinaloa airports were hit by gunfire, in attacks blamed on the Sinaloa cartel. Mr Guzmán-López - nicknamed "The Mouse" - was extracted by helicopter and flown to the capital before being taken to a maximum security federal prison.

Las fuerzas de seguridad mexicanas detienen a Ovidio Guzmán López, uno de los hijos de Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, en Sinaloa, bastión del cártel del mismo ...

Esa detención tuvo lugar en julio de 2021, pocos días después de que López Obrador se reuniera con Biden en la Casa Blanca. Las autoridades estatales informaron también de un conato de fuga en la cárcel local que fue controlado. “Se oyeron balazos y nos tiramos al piso”, explicó a AP vía telefónica el jueves por la tarde todavía desde el aeropuerto de Culiacán, donde les habían refugiado en una habitación sin saber cuándo podrían regresar a Ciudad de México. Según el Departamento de Estado, él y sus hermanos supervisaban aproximadamente once laboratorios que producían entre 1,3 y 2,2 toneladas de metanfetamina al mes. La Guardia detectó personal armado y vehículos blindados y cuando comenzaron a hacer inspecciones, los criminales atacaron. Las fuerzas armadas estaban desplegadas por la pista, como buscando gente, añadió.

La fuga de Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán fue un episodio casi cinematográfico que le costó al gobierno del entonces presidente Enrique Peña Nieto fuertes ...

Esta fue [la misma prisión de la que se fugó su padre, el Chapo Guzmán, en 2015](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2016/02/17/el-chapo-sobre-la-vida-en-prision-me-estan-convirtiendo-en-un-zombi/), a través de un túnel en una espectacular fuga en la que se aprovechó de un punto ciego en una celda. [fue extraditado a Estados Unidos en 2017](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2017/01/19/el-chapo-guzman-es-extraditado-estados-unidos/). Brian Cogan llevó a cabo el juicio de tres meses “con diligencia e imparcialidad, luego de emitir una serie de fallos previos al juicio elaborados meticulosamente”. En menos de tres minutos, el capo de la droga regresa a la zona de la regadera, [Fue sentenciado a cadena perpetua más 30 años](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/01/25/corte-apelaciones-confirma-condena-joaquin-el-chapo-guzman-trax) y se le ordenó pagar US$ 12.600 millones en confiscación. La fuga requirió costosos sobornos que, supuestamente, le costaron 2,5 millones de dólares, según el libro de Malcolm Beith, "The Last Narco". Además, los pisos de la prisión fueron reforzados con varillas de acero. Luego regresa a su cama y se cambia de calzado, según muestran los videos de seguridad. Según estos, Guzmán Loera se asomó al área de regadera alrededor de las 8:50 p.m. [un orificio rectangular de 50 centímetros por 50 centímetros](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2015/07/14/divulgan-momento-exacto-de-la-fuga-de-el-chapo-guzman/) y metro y medio de profundidad en la regadera de la celda del líder del cártel de Sinaloa. [la prisión de máxima seguridad del Altiplano](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2015/07/12/asi-se-fugo-el-chapo-guzman-del-penal-del-altiplano/), ubicada en el municipio de Almoloya de Juárez, en el estado de México. [fue el resultado de](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2023/01/05/ovidio-guzman-captura-operativo-detalles-orix/) “seis meses de trabajos de reconocimiento y vigilancia en el área de influencia” de Los Menores—fue trasladado desde Culiacán a la Ciudad de México, en un operativo a bordo de aeronaves de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana.

Arrested drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzmán, the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, is being held in the Altiplano maximum security federal prison, ...

They “began investing large amounts of the cash into the purchasing of marijuana in Mexico and cocaine in Colombia. Guzmán’s father, “El Chapo,” had escaped from Altiplano prison on July 11, 2015, but was captured and convicted in the US four years later of 10 counts, including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, drug trafficking and firearms charges. The brothers are also alleged to oversee an estimated 11 “methamphetamine labs in the state of Sinaloa,” the State Department says. relations, told CNN in an email. They also began purchasing large amounts of ephedrine from Argentina and arranged for the smuggling of the product into Mexico as they began to experiment with methamphetamine production,” the State Department said. The state of Sinaloa is home to one of the world’s most powerful narcotics trafficking organizations, the Sinaloa Cartel, of which “El Chapo” was the leader.

Ovidio Guzmán, who was arrested Jan. 5, is one of the four “Chapitos” now in charge of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Iván and Jesús Alfredo made international headlines when they were kidnapped in 2016 by the rival Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG for its Spanish acronym) during a dinner in the coastal city of Puerto Vallarta. He was already well-known in law enforcement circles and by the public after He was later arrested on money laundering charges in 2005 but released a few years later due to lack of evidence. Treasury](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/tg1576) in 2012 when he was sanctioned along with his father and older brother Iván. In 2008, Édgar was gunned down along with two friends while in the parking lot of a shopping center in Culiacán. Ovidio was popular in Culiacán, especially in the upper-class neighborhood of Tres Ríos, before his high-profile arrest—and release—on Oct. He was the youngest of three sons produced by that marriage, along with Joaquín and a third brother, Édgar. But he knew the power his organization had and how protected he was by his brothers.” “He didn’t even want to enter the organization, but he was forced to by Iván, who is the one giving orders,” the cartel member said. “But was he the most important member of his cartel? But Ovidio’s detention is a significant and symbolic victory for Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also often referred to by his initials AMLO) just days before President Joe Biden will visit Mexico City to meet with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. [Ovidio Guzmán](https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7qbv/mexico-el-chapo-ovidio-sinaloa-cartel)when he was captured, and shortly released, by the Mexican government in 2019 (L).

Las autoridades mexicanas capturaron ayer en Culiacán a Ovidio Guzmán López, hijo del narcotraficante Joaquín "el Chapo" Guzmán, en un operativo que desató ...

Pero al dia de hoy, yo esperaría un proceso aquí en México.” “Tiene un proceso aquí en México que da origen a la orden. Tiene un proceso con forme a la ley.

Nineteen suspected gang members and 10 military personnel died during events surrounding the arrest of Mexican drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman in the ...

He is now being held in a maximum security federal prison. Members of the Sinaloa Cartel and their associates Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

The operation to detain Ovidio Guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, unleashed firefights that turned the northern city of ...

All of organized crime’s armies have strengthened, not just the Chapitos, and this is the price that society is paying for this strategy of the federal government.” When the airline flight was finally preparing to accelerate, passengers heard gunshots in the distance. Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard confirmed that the government had received a request in 2019 from the United States for Guzmán’s arrest for purposes of extradition. They said they did not know the plane had been hit by gunfire until a flight attendant told them. The gunmen also shot up airport buildings in a bid to prevent authorities from flying the captured cartel boss out of the city. At least one convoy included a flatbed truck with a mounted gun in the back. The gang then sent hordes of gunmen to attack fixed-wing aircraft, both military and civilian, at the city’s international airport. The army responded by calling in Blackhawk helicopter gunships to attack a convoy of 25 cartel vehicles, including truck-mounted cartel gun platforms, on Thursday. As bad as it is, the cartel has ensured relative stability, if not peace. But, Sandoval said, authorities anticipating the resistance had loaded Ovidio Guzman onto a military helicopter to fly him back to Mexico City. Ruben Rocha said cartel gunmen showed up at local hospitals, trying to abduct doctors and take them away to treat wounded fighters. Rocha said that gunmen would be treated if they showed up at hospitals, but that gunmen shouldn’t try to abduct medical personnel.