Ovidio Guzmán López’s guilty plea agreement is expected to open a way to further advance federal prosecution of members of the Sinaloa Cartel. The deal comes amidst the bloody lawn war in Mexico.
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According to a federal report, drug lord Lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has infiltrated the FBI business, with hackers working with hackers who identified and targeted the informants.
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Chicago – El Chapo, the son of Mexican drug lord who oversaw drug cargo for his father and took over one of the Sinaloa Cartel’s most vicious factions after El Chapo’s arrest, pleaded guilty in federal court on July 11th.
Obigio Guzman Lopez, one of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s four sons, has acknowledged his role in the infamous cartel drug trafficking operation at the Darksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago, a city that has over-the-key with local dealers. Experts say the Chapithos of the Sinaloa Cartel have become known for rescinding several rules their fathers had continued to control illegal drug trafficking.
Guzman’s guilty plea in Chicago comes at a point where the level of violence Chapithos unleashed continues to control Sinaloa. Mexican authorities recently discovered 20 bodies. This includes some beheaded and four hanging from the highway bridge. They appeared to be victims of the grass war between Chapitos and their rival Sinaloan faction La Maiiza.
Officials hope that Guzman Lopez’s plea agreement will help pave the way for further prosecution across Chapitos and the Sinaloa Cartel, experts say. It is unclear what information he has agreed to share by “Elraton” or “Mouse.”
“This is clearly a very iconic case for the US, and for many years, US prosecutors have made Chapitos the number one priority,” said Parker Asman, a Sinaloa cartel expert with Insight Crime, an organized crime research group. “Securing his cooperation could mean that it could undermine the Mexican drug deal they want to target and attack Mexican corruption.”
Guzman Lopez has admitted to four charges. Two were from indictments in Illinois, and two from New York. The charges included international drug trafficking and involvement in criminal enterprises.
The judge delayed the sentence until later, but prosecutors and defense attorneys said Guzman Lopez could face life in prison and that $80 million must be confiscated.
