Ovidio Guzman Lopez, who was extradited to the US last Friday by Mexican authorities, will appear in this Monday, Sept. 18, in Chicago Federal District Court.

Alleged drug trafficker, son of Joaquín Guzmán Loera “El Chapo” will be represented by Jeffrey Lichtman, who also represented his father in a trial in which the founder of the Sinaloa cartel was sentenced to life in prison in 2019 on drug trafficking charges.

This was reported by American media, such as New York Times (NYT) And ABC. Ovidio Guzman faces several charges in the United Statesdue to charges brought in Washington, Chicago and New York against him and his brothers, known as “Los Chapitos”.

According to journalist Alan Feuer, New York TimesThe case in Chicago, where he will be tried, is based on investigations in that city, but also involved investigators from Washington and San Diego, as well as includes a large amount of evidence from a group of cooperating witnesses.

The 40-page indictment against him and his brothers Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar and Joaquin Guzman Lopez states that drug trafficking and violent crime since 2008, the publication notes.

You might be interested > “Welcome to the USA”; They published a photo of Ovidio Guzman after his extradition.

In addition, for your alleged involvement as a “logistics coordinator” for the cartel in overseeing large shipments of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana into the United States.

Likewise, for transfer of profits from drug sales from the USA to Mexico, where they were presumably washed.

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) signed “El Raton” number 72884-748. and are described as a 33-year-old white male.

Ovidio Guzman arrived in the United States last Friday after being arrested by Mexican authorities in January of this year.