El Chapo son captured

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.

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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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.

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.

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 CITY — The Mexican army Thursday captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged major fentanyl trafficker and son of notorious kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, ...

But for a more sustained impact, “we’d have to take down the others who remain” part of the Sinaloa organization, said the agent, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the record. They managed to identify Guzmán as one of the occupants of the vehicles. Passengers on an Aeromexico flight set to depart for Mexico City cowered in the aisles as the aircraft came under fire, according to a video shot by a passenger. Sandoval said the arrest was the culmination of a six-month reconnaissance operation by Mexican authorities. As chaos spread and gunmen threatened the families of military officers, López Obrador decided to release the alleged trafficker. He is expected to meet with López Obrador to discuss issues including migration, fentanyl and trade ahead of a joint summit with the Mexican and Canadian leaders. Mexico has become the principal supplier of fentanyl to the United States, overtaking China in 2019, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. But if he remains in Mexico “he’ll continue with his business” even behind bars, the ex-agent predicted, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. The cartel is believed to control much of the drug traffic across the southwest U.S. Thursday was the second time Guzmán was taken into federal custody, and it marked a moment of redemption for the Mexican government. The group has long been a major exporter of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana, and it has emerged as one of the top suppliers of fentanyl in recent years. Ovidio Guzmán, 32, is one of several sons of El Chapo who have allegedly assumed prominent roles in the Sinaloa cartel since their father — once the organization’s powerful leader — was extradited to the United States in 2017.

At least 29 people died in the military operation to capture Ovidio Guzmán in Sinaloa state, including 10 military personnel, authorities say.

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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.