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El Chapo’s family enters US as part of negotiating plea deal of drug lord’s son: Mexico says 17 relatives traveled for Ovidio Guzmán, who was extradited to US in ...
theguardian.com/world/2025/may/13/el-chapo-family-ovidio-guzman-plea-deal

Drug lord's relatives enter US as part of negotiation - | Mexico: MEXICO CITY -- | Relatives of Ovidio Guzman, a son of Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquin "El ...
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U.S.-wanted nephew of notorious cartel boss "El Chapo" is captured in Mexico: The nephew of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is sought by U ...
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‘El Chapo’ Guzmán requests extradition to Mexico from the United States: The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel has asked to be tried in his homeland on the ...
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Son of jailed Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty in US court: Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of four sons of the Sinaloa cartel’s ‘El Chapo’ ...
aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/29/son-of-jailed-mexican-drug-lord-el-chapo-to-plead-guilty-in-us-court

Violence in Mexican state of Sinaloa continues one year after 'El Mayo' Zambada's arrest in US
reuters.com/world/americas/violence-mexican-state-sinaloa-continues-one-year-after-el-mayo-zambadas-arrest-2025-07-25/

Case of 'El Chapo' son cooperating with U.S. prosecutors roils Mexico: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum plans a defamation case against the attorney for ...
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-07-16/case-of-el-chapo-son-cooperating-with-u-s-prosecutors-roils-mexico

El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzman Lopez pleads guilty to US drug charges: A son of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty on Friday to ...
reuters.com/legal/litigation/el-chapos-son-ovidio-guzman-expected-plead-guilty-us-court-2025-07-11/

Key FactsOvidio Guzman Admits Guilt in Major Drug Case
Jul 11, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzman, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in Chicago.
- He admitted to managing a vast fentanyl trafficking operation that supplied large amounts of synthetic opioids to the U.S.
- His plea agreement includes cooperating with authorities and potentially testifying against relatives involved in cartel activities.
- The judge scheduled the next hearing in six months to decide sentencing based on his cooperation level.
It immediately makes me think about the impact, in a horrible way, that he had on so many families that lost loved ones because of the fentanyl poisoning.— Michael Gannon, a former assistant special agent in charge for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, speaks about the impact of Ovidio Guzman Lopez's actions.
Ovidio Guzmán pleads guilty in Chicago court: El Chapo’s son accepts responsibility on four counts of drug trafficking and organized crime and pledges ...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-07-11/ovidio-guzman-pleads-guilty-in-chicago-court.html

Son of Mexico’s ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drugs case: Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of El Chapo, pleads guilty to drug conspiracy and faces a reduced sentence ...
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Son of notorious cartel leader "El Chapo" to plead guilty in U.S. drug trafficking case
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Under pressure and close to a deal with the United States: The Chapo Guzmán family’s multiple legal fronts
english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-03/under-pressure-and-close-to-a-deal-with-the-united-states-the-chapo-guzman-familys-multiple-legal-fronts.html

Son of kingpin ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty to drug trafficking in US: New York, United States (AFP)-A son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2025/07/01/son-kingpin-el-chapo-plead-guilty-drug-trafficking-us/

U.S. offers $10 million reward for capture of notorious cartel leader's sons who led faction accused of feeding rivals to tigers
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US imposes sanctions on El Chapo’s fugitive sons, offers $10 million reward for their capture
bostonherald.com/2025/06/09/mexico-sanctions-el-chapo-sons/

US prosecutors won’t seek death penalty for son of Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Chapo’
cnn.com/2025/05/28/us/no-death-penalty-el-chapo-son-guzman-hnk

Key FactsUS Won't Seek Death Penalty for El Chapo's Son
May 28, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- US prosecutors decided not to pursue the death penalty against Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of drug lord El Chapo.
- He and his brothers were indicted in 2023 on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering linked to the Sinaloa Cartel's leadership.
- Guzman Lopez was arrested in July 2024 alongside alleged cartel co-founder Ismael Zambada during a major US law enforcement operation.
- His next federal court appearance is scheduled for June 2, 2024, in Chicago.
Trump Makes Stunning Deal With Mexican Cartel Leader: Why were family members of notorious cartel leader El Chapo allowed into the United States?
newrepublic.com/post/195230/trump-deal-mexican-cartel-leader-family-members

Key FactsFamily Members of Drug Lord Enter U.S. Amid Deal
May 14, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Ovidio Guzman Lopez, brother of imprisoned drug lord 'El Chapo', is leading a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Seventeen family members of Guzman Lopez crossed into the U.S. as part of a deal with the Trump administration, confirmed by Mexico's security chief.
- Rumors suggest Guzman Lopez may plead guilty to evade trial for drug trafficking after his extradition in 2023.
- U.S. authorities have charged several top Sinaloa Cartel leaders with 'narcoterrorism', indicating increasing pressure on cartel leadership.
It is evident that his family is going to the U.S. because of a negotiation or an offer that the Department of Justice is giving him.— Omar García Harfuch, Mexican Security Secretary, in a radio interview about the crossing of family members of Ovidio Guzmán López into the U.S.
Sheinbaum demands answers on ‘El Chapo’ family’s entry to US: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped
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Family members of drug lord El Chapo enter US, Mexican officials say: Several relatives of El Chapo have entered the United States in what a Mexican official ...
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/14/el-chapo-family-enter-united-states/83619614007/

Seventeen of El Chapo’s family enter US in ‘secret cartel deal’: Ovidio Guzmán, the jailed drug lord’s son, has been extradited from Mexico to face charges — why ...
thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/el-chapo-family-guzman-son-66nlqflp5

Paid articlePaywallMexico asks US to clarify if Ovidio Guzmán’s mother and 16 relatives crossed the border
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