Relatives of El Chapo in the USA for negotiations

Relatives of El Chapo in the USA for negotiations

Several family members of the Mexican drug dealer Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán have entered the United States. This was done in the context of negotiations in a procedure against one of his sons, as Mexico's security secretary Omar García Harfuch announced on Tuesday in the Mexican network Radio Fórmula.

Extradition by Ovidio Guzmán López

The son of el chapo, Ovidio Guzmán López sees itself in the USA Drugs smuggling allegations, which are related to his alleged role in the Sinaloa cartel, which his father co-founded. Ovidio was delivered to the United States in September 2023, several months after Mexican authorities arrested him in a large -scale operation that cost at least 29 fatalities.

confession and negotiations

He did not guilty in a US court just a few days after his delivery. But last week there was an agreement to change his statement, according to a court document that CNN had seen. The document did not contain any details of the agreement.

"It is clear that the fact that his family goes to the United States, with these negotiations or the possibility of a comparison that is offered by the (US) Ministry of Justice itself," said García Harfuch in an interview with Radio Fórmula.

family members cross the border

Several Mexican media reported on Tuesday that 17 relatives of Ovidio crossed the border to the United States. CNN asked for further information from the Mexican Ministry of Security and Population Protection as well as the US Justice Ministry. García Harfuch added that the relatives who left the country were not sought by the Mexican authorities.

The brothers of "Los Chapitos"

ovidio is one of four sons of El Chapo, who in the USA due to various offenses in connection with the Sinaloa cartel are accused . Together, the brothers are referred to as "Los Chapitos" and are said to have been introduced as a teenager in the cartel in order to learn the processes of the organization, according to the Think tank insight crime . Her roles became increasingly important in the mid -2010s, around the time of the arrest and delivery of their father to the United States.

Anhalt by Joaquín Guzmán López

Another son of El Chapo, joaquín guzmán lópez also in US custody. He was arrested in July 2024 when he traveled to the United States with a private plane from Mexico, together with Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a co -founder of the cartel with which the brothers had come into conflict. Joaquín is said to have organized his arrest and that of El Mayo by luring him on the flight to examine a property that he thought was in Mexico.

controversy and resistance

Mexikos Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez said in August that joaquín a Agreement Brother Ovidio had met so that they would face the United States. However, an Ovidio lawyer contradicted and described Rodríguez 'statement as "complete and utter falsification". A lawyer of El Mayo said that "he did not stand or negotiated any conditions with the US government" and described flying to the USA as a violent kidnapping.

The other two sons by el chapo, ivan archivaldo and Jesus Alfredo Guzmán Salazar , are still on the run. The United States accused you of leading extensive drug trade operations for the cartel and have exposed $ 10 million reward for information that leads to your arrest.

earlier arrest and consequences

ovidio was previously as part of a Operation 2019 Shortly after his arrest, the cartel immediately mobilized dozens of armed to fight and try to free him against the Mexican authorities. Ultimately, Ovidio was released at the order of the then President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to stop violence. Then he dipped until he was arrested again in 2023 and finally delivered.

This story continues to develop and is updated.

contribution by CNNS Karol Suarez.