Ovidio Guzman Lopez is set to plead guilty to charges in a major U.S. drug trafficking case as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. This agreement would be the first of its kind involving one of El Chapo's sons. He and his brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, allegedly led a faction of the Sinaloa cartel responsible for significant fentanyl trafficking. Ovidio was arrested in early 2023 and later extradited to the U.S. He originally pleaded not guilty to various charges but is expected to change his plea during the upcoming court hearing.
Ovidio Guzman Lopez is expected to plead guilty in a U.S. drug trafficking case as part of a deal with federal prosecutors, marking unprecedented cooperation from El Chapo's family.
Prosecutors allege that Ovidio and his brother led a powerful faction of the Sinaloa cartel that oversaw a significant fentanyl trafficking operation into the United States.
The brothers, known as Los Chapitos, are implicated in funneling a staggering amount of fentanyl into the U.S., following their father's life sentence in a federal prison.
Since their father's arrest, Ovidio Guzman Lopez and his siblings have taken on key leadership roles within the Sinaloa cartel amidst ongoing violence in Sinaloa.
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