El Chapo's notorious son Ovidio Guzmán López plans to cave and admit guilt on major drug trafficking charges when he faces a Chicago judge. The cartel heir signed paperwork on June 30 agreeing to transfer his case from New York courts to Illinois where he sits behind bars. Federal prosecutors from both districts worked out a deal that will see the kingpin's offspring confess during a July 9 hearing. New York attorneys already tossed their charges against the drug boss as part of the coordinated plea bargain. Legal experts say the move signals Guzmán wants to cut his losses and avoid a lengthy trial.
Mexican authorities nabbed the fugitive nicknamed El Ratón during a violent raid in Culiacán before shipping him across the border in September 2023. The cartel prince had initially fought the fentanyl conspiracy accusations and other serious drug charges through not guilty pleas. He commanded the Los Chapitos wing of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel alongside his brothers after their father got locked up for life. The criminal organization has been tearing itself apart through bloody warfare with rivals controlled by El Mayo Zambada's family. Zambada himself got snatched near El Paso last July when another El Chapo son allegedly set him up in an elaborate trap.
Mexican authorities nabbed the fugitive nicknamed El Ratón during a violent raid in Culiacán before shipping him across the border in September 2023. The cartel prince had initially fought the fentanyl conspiracy accusations and other serious drug charges through not guilty pleas. He commanded the Los Chapitos wing of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel alongside his brothers after their father got locked up for life. The criminal organization has been tearing itself apart through bloody warfare with rivals controlled by El Mayo Zambada's family. Zambada himself got snatched near El Paso last July when another El Chapo son allegedly set him up in an elaborate trap.
