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Ovidio Guzmán’s Guilty Plea Deal Includes Family’s U.S. Relocation

The Sinaloa Cartel heir has agreed to plead guilty in a U.S. drug trafficking case, with 17 family members entering the U.S. under FBI escort as part of the negotiation.

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FILE - A truck burns on a street in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Urista, file)
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Overview

  • Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, has reached a plea agreement with U.S. authorities and is scheduled for a July 9 hearing in Chicago to formally change his plea to guilty.
  • Seventeen relatives of Guzmán, including his mother Griselda López Pérez, crossed into the U.S. at the San Ysidro port of entry under FBI supervision on May 9 as part of the plea negotiations.
  • Mexico’s Secretary of Security, Omar García Harfuch, confirmed the family’s relocation, linking it directly to Guzmán’s plea deal with the U.S. Department of Justice.
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that her government has not been formally informed about the operation and has requested clarification from U.S. authorities.
  • The plea deal and family relocation come amid ongoing cartel infighting, with Guzmán’s faction, Los Chapitos, facing rivalries within the Sinaloa Cartel following key arrests in 2024.