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Guzmán López is a son of [[Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán]]. Guzmán López has been involved in his father's [[drug trafficking]] business since he was a teenager, and has taken a prominent role of the [[Sinaloa Cartel]] after his father's arrest.<ref name="Ahmed NYT2019">[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/world/americas/mexico-cartel-chapo-son-guzman.html The Stunning Escape of El Chapo's Son: It's Like 'a Bad Netflix Show']. Azam Ahmed, ''The New York Times''. 18 October 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/10/18/what-we-know-about-el-chapos-son-ovidio-guzman-lopez/ What we know about El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzmán López]. ''The Washington Post''. 18 October 2019.</ref> He is thought to lead the cartel along with his brothers Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán, and [[Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada]],<ref name="AP Oct2019">[https://www.apnews.com/8667eb354bcc4af6bce4dc599db9b109 Gun battles rattle Mexican city after troops find Chapo's son.] Andres Villarreal, Maria Verza. ''The Associated Press''. 18 October 2019.</ref> so on May 8, 2012, Ovidio Guzmán was sanctioned pursuant to the US [[Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]] (Kingpin Act).<ref>[https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1576.aspx Treasury Targets Leading Figures of Sinaloa Cartel.] US Department of the Treasury. 8 May 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18002071 US blacklists sons of Mexico drug lord Joaquin Guzman.] ''BBC News''. 9 May 2019.</ref>
Guzmán López is a son of [[Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán]]. Guzmán López has been involved in his father's [[drug trafficking]] business since he was a teenager, and has taken a prominent role of the [[Sinaloa Cartel]] after his father's arrest.<ref name="Ahmed NYT2019">[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/world/americas/mexico-cartel-chapo-son-guzman.html The Stunning Escape of El Chapo's Son: It's Like 'a Bad Netflix Show']. Azam Ahmed, ''The New York Times''. 18 October 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/10/18/what-we-know-about-el-chapos-son-ovidio-guzman-lopez/ What we know about El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzmán López]. ''The Washington Post''. 18 October 2019.</ref> He is thought to lead the cartel along with his brothers Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán, and [[Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada]],<ref name="AP Oct2019">[https://www.apnews.com/8667eb354bcc4af6bce4dc599db9b109 Gun battles rattle Mexican city after troops find Chapo's son.] Andres Villarreal, Maria Verza. ''The Associated Press''. 18 October 2019.</ref> so on May 8, 2012, Ovidio Guzmán was sanctioned pursuant to the US [[Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]] (Kingpin Act).<ref>[https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/tg1576.aspx Treasury Targets Leading Figures of Sinaloa Cartel.] US Department of the Treasury. 8 May 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18002071 US blacklists sons of Mexico drug lord Joaquin Guzman.] ''BBC News''. 9 May 2019.</ref>


In February 2019, US authorities charged Ovidio Guzmán with conspiracy to import and distribute illegal drugs.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/742601114/el-chapo-is-sentenced-to-life-plus-30-years-in-prison-for-drug-crimes Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Is Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years In U.S. Prison.] Bill Chapell, ''NPR News''. 17 July 2019.</ref> Following an arrest warrant issued by a federal judge in [[Washington, DC]] for his arrest and extradition,<ref name='Warrant 2019'>[https://nypost.com/2019/10/18/botched-mission-to-capture-el-chapos-son-sparked-by-dc-judge/#content-wrapper Botched mission to capture El Chapo's son sparked by DC judge.] Emily Saul, and Ebony Bowden. ''The New York Post''. 18 October 2019.</ref><ref name='Ahmed NYT2019'/> Guzmán López was briefly arrested in [[Culiacán]], Sinaloa by members of the [[National Guard (Mexico)|Mexican National Guard]] on 17 October 2019, setting off several gun battles in the city.<ref>{{cite news|website=Proceso|title=Detienen a hijo del "Chapo" Guzmán en Sinaloa|date=17 October 2019|accessdate=18 October 2019|url=https://www.proceso.com.mx/603590/detienen-a-hijo-del-chapo-guzman-en-sinaloa|language=es|trans-title=Son of "El Chapo" Guzman arrested in Sinaloa}}</ref> Hours later he was freed,<ref>{{cite news|website=Proceso|title=Ovidio Guzmán fue liberado, confirma Alfonso Durazo |language=es|date=18 October 2019|accessdate=18 October 2019|url=https://www.proceso.com.mx/603611/ovidio-guzman-fue-liberado-confirma-alfonso-durazo|trans-title=Ovidio Guzmán was freed, confirms Alfonso Durazo}}</ref> with [[President of Mexico|Mexican President]] [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] saying he supported the decision in order to "prevent more bloodshed".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/el-chapo-son-ovidio-guzman-lopez-release-amlo 'We do not want war': Mexico president defends release of El Chapo's son]. ''The Guardian''. 18 October 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50092641 El Chapo: Mexican police free drug lord's son as Culiacán battle erupts]. ''BBC News''. 18 October 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite news|website=Proceso|title=Respaldé la liberación del hijo de El Chapo para evitar una masacre: AMLO|language=es|date=18 October 2019|accessdate=18 October 2019 |url=https://www.proceso.com.mx/603631/respalde-la-liberacion-del-hijo-de-el-chapo-para-evitar-una-masacre-amlo|trans-title="I backed the release of El Chapo's son in order to prevent a massacre: AMLO"}}</ref>
In February 2019, US authorities charged Ovidio Guzmán with conspiracy to import and distribute illegal drugs.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/742601114/el-chapo-is-sentenced-to-life-plus-30-years-in-prison-for-drug-crimes Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Is Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years In U.S. Prison.] Bill Chapell, ''NPR News''. 17 July 2019.</ref> Following an arrest warrant issued by a federal judge in [[Washington, DC]] for his arrest and extradition,<ref name='Warrant 2019'>[https://nypost.com/2019/10/18/botched-mission-to-capture-el-chapos-son-sparked-by-dc-judge/#content-wrapper Botched mission to capture El Chapo's son sparked by DC judge.] Emily Saul, and Ebony Bowden. ''The New York Post''. 18 October 2019.</ref><ref name='Ahmed NYT2019'/> Guzmán López was briefly arrested in [[Culiacán]], Sinaloa by members of the [[National Guard (Mexico)|Mexican National Guard]] on 17 October 2019, setting off several [[Battle of Culiacán|gun battles]] in the city.<ref>{{cite news|website=Proceso|title=Detienen a hijo del "Chapo" Guzmán en Sinaloa|date=17 October 2019|accessdate=18 October 2019|url=https://www.proceso.com.mx/603590/detienen-a-hijo-del-chapo-guzman-en-sinaloa|language=es|trans-title=Son of "El Chapo" Guzman arrested in Sinaloa}}</ref> Hours later he was freed,<ref>{{cite news|website=Proceso|title=Ovidio Guzmán fue liberado, confirma Alfonso Durazo |language=es|date=18 October 2019|accessdate=18 October 2019|url=https://www.proceso.com.mx/603611/ovidio-guzman-fue-liberado-confirma-alfonso-durazo|trans-title=Ovidio Guzmán was freed, confirms Alfonso Durazo}}</ref> with [[President of Mexico|Mexican President]] [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] saying he supported the decision in order to "prevent more bloodshed".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/el-chapo-son-ovidio-guzman-lopez-release-amlo 'We do not want war': Mexico president defends release of El Chapo's son]. ''The Guardian''. 18 October 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50092641 El Chapo: Mexican police free drug lord's son as Culiacán battle erupts]. ''BBC News''. 18 October 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite news|website=Proceso|title=Respaldé la liberación del hijo de El Chapo para evitar una masacre: AMLO|language=es|date=18 October 2019|accessdate=18 October 2019 |url=https://www.proceso.com.mx/603631/respalde-la-liberacion-del-hijo-de-el-chapo-para-evitar-una-masacre-amlo|trans-title="I backed the release of El Chapo's son in order to prevent a massacre: AMLO"}}</ref>


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Revision as of 23:11, 23 October 2019

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Ovidio Guzmán López
Ovidio Guzmán López
Born1991 (age 32–33)[2]
NationalityMexico
OrganizationSinaloa Cartel (suspected)[3]
ParentJoaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
Wanted by
Mexico, USA[1]

Ovidio Guzmán López, commonly known as "El Ratón" or "El Nuevo Ratón" ("The Mouse" or "The New Mouse") is a Mexican suspected drug lord and high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group based in Sinaloa. He is the son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, once considered Mexico's most-wanted drug lord.

Career

Guzmán López is a son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Guzmán López has been involved in his father's drug trafficking business since he was a teenager, and has taken a prominent role of the Sinaloa Cartel after his father's arrest.[4][5] He is thought to lead the cartel along with his brothers Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán, and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada,[3] so on May 8, 2012, Ovidio Guzmán was sanctioned pursuant to the US Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).[6][7]

In February 2019, US authorities charged Ovidio Guzmán with conspiracy to import and distribute illegal drugs.[8] Following an arrest warrant issued by a federal judge in Washington, DC for his arrest and extradition,[1][4] Guzmán López was briefly arrested in Culiacán, Sinaloa by members of the Mexican National Guard on 17 October 2019, setting off several gun battles in the city.[9] Hours later he was freed,[10] with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador saying he supported the decision in order to "prevent more bloodshed".[11][12][13]

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References

  1. ^ a b Botched mission to capture El Chapo's son sparked by DC judge. Emily Saul, and Ebony Bowden. The New York Post. 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ jailing ‘El Chapo’ matter? In seizing a city, the Sinaloa cartel shows it’s still strong. Kate Linthicum, LA Times. 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b Gun battles rattle Mexican city after troops find Chapo's son. Andres Villarreal, Maria Verza. The Associated Press. 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b The Stunning Escape of El Chapo's Son: It's Like 'a Bad Netflix Show'. Azam Ahmed, The New York Times. 18 October 2019.
  5. ^ What we know about El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzmán López. The Washington Post. 18 October 2019.
  6. ^ Treasury Targets Leading Figures of Sinaloa Cartel. US Department of the Treasury. 8 May 2012.
  7. ^ US blacklists sons of Mexico drug lord Joaquin Guzman. BBC News. 9 May 2019.
  8. ^ Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Is Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years In U.S. Prison. Bill Chapell, NPR News. 17 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Detienen a hijo del "Chapo" Guzmán en Sinaloa" [Son of "El Chapo" Guzman arrested in Sinaloa]. Proceso (in Spanish). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Ovidio Guzmán fue liberado, confirma Alfonso Durazo" [Ovidio Guzmán was freed, confirms Alfonso Durazo]. Proceso (in Spanish). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  11. ^ 'We do not want war': Mexico president defends release of El Chapo's son. The Guardian. 18 October 2019.
  12. ^ El Chapo: Mexican police free drug lord's son as Culiacán battle erupts. BBC News. 18 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Respaldé la liberación del hijo de El Chapo para evitar una masacre: AMLO" ["I backed the release of El Chapo's son in order to prevent a massacre: AMLO"]. Proceso (in Spanish). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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