US requests extradition of El Chapo's son, Mexico says
Ovidio Guzman was arrested in January triggering a wave of violence in Sinaloa, the stronghold of their drug empire.
28 Feb 2023
The United States has asked Mexico to extradite a powerful son of jailed druglord Joaquin Guzman, better known as El Chapo, who is accused of drugs crimes, a Mexican government spokesperson has said.
Ovidio Guzman, captured in January, has allegedly helped to run the infamous Sinaloa cartel since his father was handed over to authorities in the US in 2017.
The US embassy in Mexico City presented the extradition request to the foreign ministry and attorney general’s office, the spokesperson told the AFP news agency. He did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the issue.
Two unnamed Mexican government sources also confirmed the extradition request for 32-year-old Ovidio Guzman to the Reuters news agency. The younger Guzman was captured near the city of Culiacan, in northern Sinaloa state, triggering a wave of violence that left dozens of people dead.
More:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/28/us-requests-extradition-of-el-chapos-son-mexico-says
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Father, son
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Drug lord, trafficker, killer of wedding singers: How the ‘New Mouse’ followed in the bloody footsteps of his father El Chapo
Ovidio Guzman’s arrest was hailed as a major blow to Mexico’s all-powerful Sinaloa Cartel. The son of the notorious El Chapo may now face extradition to the US, writes Bevan Hurley
Tuesday 10 January 2023 22:38
Ovidio ‘El Raton’ Guzman helped take over the drug cartel run by his father ‘El Chapo’
(Getty/AP/Reuters)
Security forces in Mexico arrested the son of jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman during a pre-dawn raid on a remote Sinaloan village on Thursday, Mexican authorities say.
Ovidio “El Raton” Guzman, 32, was taken into custody after a gunfight between federal authorities and Sinaloa Cartel in Jesus Maria, the Mexican defence secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval confirmed at a press conference on Thursday.
According to US authorities, Guzman is a major manufacturer and trafficker of fentanyl and methamphetamine imported across the border.
His arrest set off a night of terror in the Sinaloan state capital Culiacan as cartel members hijacked trucks and set them alight, blocking major exits to the city.
More:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ovidio-guzman-el-chapo-arrested-sinaloa-mexico-b2256844.html
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Ovidio Guzman was arrested in January triggering a wave of violence in Sinaloa, the stronghold of their drug empire.
28 Feb 2023
The United States has asked Mexico to extradite a powerful son of jailed druglord Joaquin Guzman, better known as El Chapo, who is accused of drugs crimes, a Mexican government spokesperson has said.
Ovidio Guzman, captured in January, has allegedly helped to run the infamous Sinaloa cartel since his father was handed over to authorities in the US in 2017.
The US embassy in Mexico City presented the extradition request to the foreign ministry and attorney general’s office, the spokesperson told the AFP news agency. He did not want to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the issue.
Two unnamed Mexican government sources also confirmed the extradition request for 32-year-old Ovidio Guzman to the Reuters news agency. The younger Guzman was captured near the city of Culiacan, in northern Sinaloa state, triggering a wave of violence that left dozens of people dead.
More:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/28/us-requests-extradition-of-el-chapos-son-mexico-says
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Son, father
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Drug lord, trafficker, killer of wedding singers: How the ‘New Mouse’ followed in the bloody footsteps of his father El Chapo
Ovidio Guzman’s arrest was hailed as a major blow to Mexico’s all-powerful Sinaloa Cartel. The son of the notorious El Chapo may now face extradition to the US, writes Bevan Hurley
Tuesday 10 January 2023 22:38
Ovidio ‘El Raton’ Guzman helped take over the drug cartel run by his father ‘El Chapo’
(Getty/AP/Reuters)
Security forces in Mexico arrested the son of jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman during a pre-dawn raid on a remote Sinaloan village on Thursday, Mexican authorities say.
Ovidio “El Raton” Guzman, 32, was taken into custody after a gunfight between federal authorities and Sinaloa Cartel in Jesus Maria, the Mexican defence secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval confirmed at a press conference on Thursday.
According to US authorities, Guzman is a major manufacturer and trafficker of fentanyl and methamphetamine imported across the border.
His arrest set off a night of terror in the Sinaloan state capital Culiacan as cartel members hijacked trucks and set them alight, blocking major exits to the city.
More:
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230228-us-requests-extradition-of-drug-kingpin-s-son-mexico-says
