Sinaloa cartel operation: El Chapo’s son extradited to the US

It has been reported that Ovidio Guzmán López, one of the sons of Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín Guzmán, nicknamed “El Chapo”, was handed over to the United States.

In his statement, Attorney General Merrick Garland thanked Mexico for its support in the Guzmán extradition process and said: “This activity is the last step in all of the Department of Justice’s operations against the Sinaloa cartel. “We will continue our efforts to bring to justice those who harm society,” he said.

According to Washington, Sinaloa, one of the most powerful cartels in the world, is considered primarily responsible for the spread and use of fentanyl in the United States. The United States has placed a $5 million reward for Guzmán’s capture since December 2021 and has also pressured Mexico in this regard.

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Ovidio Guzmán, 28, one of the main leaders of the Sinaloa gang, one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the United States, was arrested in an operation in the city of Culiacán, in northern Mexico, on January 5. Members of the Sinaloa gang, who blocked the main roads with barricades and burned vehicles, clashed with security forces, causing the death of 10 soldiers and wounding 35 soldiers.

During the army operations, 19 gang members were killed and 21 people were detained. Two bullets fired from firearms by gang members who clashed with the armed forces near the Culiacán International Airport hit the commercial plane, causing great fear among the passengers.

Joaquín Guzmán, nicknamed “El Chapo”, was sentenced to life in prison in July in the case held in the US state of New York. Joaquín Guzmán, who escaped from two high-security prisons in Mexico in 2001 and 2015, was last captured in January 2016 and extradited to the United States. (AA)