Ovidio Guzman

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.

(CNN) — Ovidio Guzmán López es el hijo del narcotraficante encarcelado Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán y su segunda esposa, Griselda López. Se cree que tiene un papel ...

Las autoridades estadounidenses dicen que tras la detención del Chapo Guzmán “se tiene un legado de ‘chapitos’, que han subido posiciones en el cártel de Sinaloa pero también otros cárteles se han empoderado. Las tropas detuvieron temporalmente a Ovidio Guzmán López durante la operación en la ciudad de Culiacán, dijeron las autoridades. (CNN) — Ovidio Guzmán López es el hijo del narcotraficante encarcelado Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán y su segunda esposa, Griselda López. Un tiroteo sangriento y prolongado entre las fuerzas de seguridad mexicanas y presuntos miembros del cártel en el estado de Sinaloa fue un intento de capturar a un hijo del narcotraficante encarcelado para su extradición a Estados Unidos, pero la operación falló. Así fue la llegada de Ovidio Guzmán a la Fiscalía en Ciudad de México 0:37 La liberación de Ovidio Guzmán, el saludo a la mamá del Chapo y el atentado a García Harfuch: la seguridad tras dos años del triunfo de AMLO

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.

Law enforcement in Mexico City carried out a large-scale operation which reportedly sparked a shoot-out and the arrest of a major drug trafficker.

The arrest came after law enforcement in the city carried out a daring operation to capture Guzman, [Reuters ](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-arrests-capo-ovidio-guzman-son-el-chapo-sources-2023-01-05/)reports. Social media reports suggest that armed police moved to block off a section of the city, before a shoot-out and Guzman’s eventual arrest followed. Writing on Twitter, the Governor of Sinaloa wrote: “Given the events that are taking place in Culiacán, I ask the citizens to remain calm and take shelter in their homes. [La Jornada](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-son-el-chapo-arrested-28720489) claims that Guzman was one of the main producers and distributors of the drug fentanyl, which has been linked to a sharp increase in [accidental overdoses](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/28/us/campbell-fentanyl-dangers/index.html) in the United States. A shoot-out appears to have taken place in the neighbourhood of Jesus Maria in the early hours of Thursday morning. Law enforcement in Mexico City carried out a large-scale operation which reportedly sparked a shoot-out and the arrest of a major drug trafficker.

Organized crime paralyzed the western Mexico city of Culiacan, a stronghold of the Sinaloa drug cartel, as alleged cartel members carjacked.

He embraced the phrase “hugs, not bullets” to describe his approach to Mexico’s chronic violence, which would focus on social programs aimed at weakening the draw of organized crime. López Obrador said at the time he had made the decision to avoid the loss of life. The U.S. Jesus Maria is apart from the city, but included in the municipality. The city of Culiacan posted on social media “Don’t leave home! When gunmen began shooting up the city with high-powered weapons, the government retreated and let the younger Guzmán escape.

Ovidio Guzmán fue recapturado la madrugada de este jueves, tras realizarse un operativo de elementos de la Sedena en Culiacán, Sinaloa.

En sus redes sociales instó a la población a no salir de sus hogares: “Ante los hechos ocurridos el día de hoy, quedan canceladas las operaciones programadas para hoy desde/hacia Culiacán, Los Mochis y Mazatlán. “Ello ha dado lugar a algunos eventos violentos en la capital y otros lugares del Estado. Cabe hacer mención, que esta detención representa un golpe contundente a la cúpula del poder del Cártel del Pacífico, acciones que refrendan el compromiso leal e institucional de parte del Ejército mexicano”, indicó el general secretario en breve conferencia de prensa. “Citada detención fue derivada de seis meses de trabajo de reconocimiento y vigilancia en el área de influencia de este grupo criminal, donde se tenía conocimiento que llevaba a cabo sus actividades ilícitas. “Fue trasladado desde el punto de su detención a las instalaciones de la Fiscalía Especializada en Materia de Delincuencia Organizada (FEMDO), para ser puesto a disposición del Ministerio Público federal y determinar su situación jurídica.

In Mexico stronghold of Sinaloa cartel, armed men burn vehicles, storm airport to try to prevent capture of drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán's son.

After famously escaping from Mexican prison twice, El Chapo was extradited to the U.S. Rubén Rocha Moya said authorities had regained control of the state. Salvador Cienfuegos, who served as defense minister from 2012 to 2018, was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking at Los Angeles International Airport in 2020 but released after López Obrador threatened to withhold future security cooperation with the U.S. Vizcarra had been reporting on the violence early Thursday when armed gunmen seized his car. In Culiacán, Sandoval said, cartel fighters blocked all six entrances to the city and attacked a commercial airport and a nearby air force base. “It was a moral defeat for the entire Mexican state,” said Carlos A. Even as the cartel mounted attacks across the state, the air force was able to fly the younger Guzmán to Mexico City, said Mexican Secretary of Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval González. DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985. By the end of the day Thursday, Sinaloa Gov. “Finally capturing him today is important from a material standpoint, but more than anything, it’s very important symbolically.” unless Cienfuegos was freed. president since 2014.

En la mañana de este jueves se despertaron con una ola de violencia en sus calles, con bloqueos y tiroteos entre las fuerzas de seguridad y miembros del crimen ...

Se desconoce el poder real que tienen los hijos del Chapo que están relacionados con el cartel de Sinaloa. No funcionan como si se tratara de una dictadura", explicó a BBC Mundo en 2019 Alejandro Hope, analista de seguridad. Mientras que en Culiacán, Ovidio tuvo otros dos hermanos que han sido relacionados con actos delictivos. Se sabe también que nació en Badiguarato, Sinaloa, la tierra del Chapo. El Chapo tuvo 10 hijos con tres mujeres: Alejandrina Salazar, Griselda López y Emma Coronel. Con Alejandrina tuvo cuatro hijos, dando origen al clan de Guadalajara. agregó a Guzmán a su lista de individuos ligados al crimen organizado internacional, ordenando así congelar sus activos en ese país. En el pasado se ha hablado de que se disputaban el control de la organización con Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. Entre los hijos que crecieron en Guadalajara está Jesús Alfredo, quien está en la lista de los narcotraficantes más buscados por la Administración para el Control de Drogas de Estados Unidos, la DEA. "De hecho, los hijos del Chapo ahora han ascendido a las filas del cartel de Sinaloa y se han apoderado de toda la organización del Chapo", dijo. La operación ocurrió casi cuatro años después de que Guzmán, quien es considerado uno de los líderes del cartel de Sinaloa, fuera detenido en el mismo lugar, para que horas después fuera liberado por la violenta respuesta que enfrentaron las Fuerzas Armadas mexicanas, y que hundió a la ciudad en un caos. En la mañana de este jueves se despertaron con una ola de violencia en sus calles, con bloqueos y tiroteos entre las fuerzas de seguridad y miembros del crimen organizado, mientras las autoridades capturaban a Ovidio Guzmán López, hijo del Chapo.

Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested cartel leader Ovidio Guzmán, son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, the country's defense ...

Guzmán’s arrest Thursday could signal the government is willing and able to stand up to them. The U.S. with conspiracy to traffic cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States. Guzmán, known by nickname as “The Mouse,” became a high-level leader in the Sinaloa Cartel after his father’s arrest in 2016 and extradition in 2017. [Surging flows](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-says-fentanyl-seizures-up-almost-six-fold-2020-2020-12-31/) of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States, where it has fueled [record overdose deaths](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-drug-overdose-deaths-top-100000-annually-cdc-2021-11-17/), have heightened pressure to capture Guzmán. [announced](https://www.state.gov/combating-transnational-crime-and-imposing-sanctions-on-persons-involved-in-the-global-illicit-drug-trade/) a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of conviction of Guzmán and each of the Chapitos.