El Chapo’s Son to Appear in US Court Today
- July 30, 2024
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[Síguenos ahora también en WhatsApp. Da clic aquí] Son of a Mexican drug dealer. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman He will appear in a US court for the first time
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Son of a Mexican drug dealer. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman He will appear in a US court for the first time on Tuesday since his arrest last week in a dramatic sting operation in which he handed over his father’s former partner to US authorities.
Joaquin Guzman Lopez He was indicted in 2023 along with three of his brothers, known as theChapitos“- charges of drug trafficking and laundering of money in the United States in connection with his rise to leadership of the Sinaloa cartel following the extradition of his father to the United States in 2017.
“El Chapo,” convicted of murder and drugs spreading In 2019, he is serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison in Colorado.
Guzman Lopez, in his 30s, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Chicago. He was taken into U.S. custody Thursday night near El Paso, Texas, along with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambadaa 70-year-old man accused of being a drug kingpin and founding the Sinaloa cartel with “El Chapo.”
Guzman Lopez deceived Zambada They boarded a propeller plane in Mexico and said they were going to investigate a property in the north of the country, according to U.S. officials familiar with the situation. Instead, the plane took both men to the United States, where Guzman Lopez planned to surrender, but Zambada did not.
Zambada pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges last week. Federal Court from El Paso. His lawyer, Frank Perez, has disputed the version of events offered by U.S. authorities. Perez said Guzman Lopez “forcibly kidnapped” Zambada and brought him to the United States against his will.
Jeffrey Lichtman, Guzman Lopez’s attorney, declined to comment on the kidnapping charge except to say: “Mr. Zambada is free to mount any defense he wants against the charges against him.”
Mexico has opened investigation about the events leading to the arrest.
One of Guzman Lopez’s brothers, Ovidio GuzmanThe 34-year-old was extradited from Mexico last year and has pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in the United States. Two other accused brothers, Ivan Guzman Salazar and Alfredo Guzman Salazar, remain at large.
U.S. authorities said the four Chapitos revived their father’s drug empire after their arrest by using fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that has fueled the drug epidemic north of the border.
Reuters
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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