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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]

See also

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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