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For: The opinion Updated Jan 05, 2023, 2:32 pm EST
The fight against organized crime in Mexico paid off five days after the start of 2023, with the recapture of one of the sons of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmanthe same one for which more than three years ago violent acts were recorded in Sinaloa, which are known as “The Culiacanazo”. Is about Ovid Guzman Lopezwho was arrested in the Sinaloan municipality of Jesús María.
As occurred in October 2019, the recapture of Ovidio Guzmán, also known as “The mouse”, made Sinaloa go red hot and experience a violent journey. Bullets, burning and blockades is something that could be seen in the Mexican state, but this time the young man was not released.
Ovid Guzman Lopez heads the list of the 15 criminals that are a priority for Mexico to extradite, and this Thursday, January 5, his capture was achieved after an operation implemented by the Armed Forces and the National Guard.
“El Ratón”, along with his brothers, took over the family “business”, the Sinaloa Cartelafter their father was extradited to the United States, for which they became prime targets for the Mexican government.
With this poster in Spanish, the Department of Justice of the United States tried to motivate Mexican citizens to give clues about the location of Ovidio Guzmán, today detained.
The reward: 5 million dollars for the son of “El Chapo”. pic.twitter.com/TLDyuSsyIH
— Oscar Balmen (@oscarbalmen) January 5, 2023
Ovid’s criminal career
He was born in a cradle of gold, in Badiraguato, Sinaloa, in 1992. Product of the second marriage that his father contracted with Griselda Lopez and with whom he had four children: Joaquín, Edgar, Griselda and Ovidio. “El Chapo” already had four other children from his previous marriage to Alejandrina Salazar.
He grew up knowing how the illegal activities of a cartel that had all the power was handled and that, with the arrest of his father – the definitive one, since he had previously escaped from prison twice – began to lose strength.
But Together with his brothers, he took over the Sinaloa Cartel. and now he is one of the ringleaders. In addition, according to the United States Department of Security, both Ovidio and his brother Joaquín de él coordinated actions and headed an arm of the criminal group known as the Guzmán López Transnational Criminal Organization.
For its part, the United States Department of State offered in 2021 a reward of up to 5 million dollars for information that could lead to the arrest and/or conviction of four of the sons of “El Chapo” Guzmán: Ovidio Guzmán López, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar and Joaquín Guzmán López.
“All four are high-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel and each is subject to federal indictment for their involvement in illicit drug trafficking,” the State Department announced.
It should be noted that the four targets of US justice also make up a criminal group known as “The Chapitos”. The Office of Homeland Security Investigations said he is wanted for crimes against the United States.
Ovidio is formally charged by US authorities for his possible involvement in trafficking cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico and other countries to the United States between 2008 and 2018. He is also listed in various US Treasury and judicial records for activities related to the drug trafficking and money laundering.
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