The Mexican military has captured a son of the imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. It happened in a pre-dawn military operation Thursday outside Culiacan, a stronghold of the Sinaloa drug cartel in western Mexico.
The arrest of Ovidio Guzmán López was a victory for the Mexican government. He had been briefly detained in 2019, but was released after cartel gunmen overpowered law enforcement.
Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzman, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state’s capital.
Scenes of violent clashes between security forces and members of organized crime recalled the bungled operation to arrest Ovidio Guzmán in 2019, but authorities confirmed that the drug lord was successfully transferred to a Mexico City military base.
His latest capture comes before a North American leaders' summit in Mexico City next week, which U.S. President Joe Biden will attend and at which security issues are on the agenda.
Alleged cartel members responded to the arrest of Ovidio "El Raton" Guzman by paralyzing the city of Culiacan, carjacking residents and setting vehicles ablaze.
The Mexican military has captured a son of the imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. It happened in a pre-dawn military operation Thursday outside Culiacan, a stronghold of the
Ovidio was briefly detained in the northern state of Sinaloa in October 2019 by security forces, but then quickly released to avoid violent retribution from his drug gang.
Gunmen took over roadways and set fire to vehicles in the Mexican city of Culiacán on Thursday. The unrest followed the capture of Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of Joaquin Guzmán Loera, known to the world as El Chapo.
Mexican authorities arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, in an operation in the state of Sinaloa on Thursday, a source from the federal government
Mexican security forces on Thursday captured a son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, scoring a high-profile win in the fight against powerful cartels days before US President Joe Biden…
The region of Mexico where Ovidio Guzmán -- the son of jailed drug cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán -- was taken into custody has now been hit with violence.
The operation to detain Ovidio Guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, unleashed firefights that turned the northern city of Culiacan into a war zone, authorities said Friday.
Mexican capo Ovidio Guzman, the son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been arrested by Mexican authorities, four officials familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thu...
Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzman, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state's capital.
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