Ovid Guzmán Start to see light after the tunnel. This Friday, July 11, the JEIVE SON OF JOAQUÍN “El Chapo” Guzmán will declare himself guilty of the crimes of drug trafficking, money laundering and illegal possession of firearms.
“The mouse” signed on June 30 a judicial document, in which he accepted plead guilty and authorized the transfer of his case 1: 23-CR-00042-VEC from New York to the Court of Illinois, in Chicagowhere he is detained right now.
As of this Friday, the leader of ‘The Chapitos‘It will be available to US authorities.
Ovid Guzmán negotiates with the US authorities
After a legal battle for almost two years between the United States government and Ovid Guzmán López, “The Mouse”he agreed to reach an agreement with US prosecutors and agreed to declare himself guilty of drug trafficking charges and criminal association, in exchange for an “acceptable” sentence.
The agreement includes the defendant’s commitment to testify against other members of the Sinaloa Cartel. Although it is not specified against who, Ovid could be key in the process against Ismael “El Mayo” Zambadawho would have been delivered to the US authorities by Joaquín Guzmán López, “El Güero”, Brother of Ovid.
“I want to declare me guilty of the accused crime and consent to the provision of the case in the north court of the district of Illinois, in which I find myself detained, and reject the trial in the court of the southern district of New York,” reads the document delivered and signed by Ovid Guzmán.
With its acceptance of guilt, Ovid will be better fought than other great drug lords like his father, Joaquín Guzmán Loera that in 2019 was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The origins and fall of Ovidio Guzmán
Few figures such as Ovid Guzmán They have helped to understand in the United States to Mexican drug trafficking. “The mouse”, as is known for its big ears, went from being one of the most powerful Heirs the Sinaloa Cartel a cooperative testing in me.
Guzmán López was born on March 29, 1990 in Culiacán, Sinaloawithin a family marked by power and violence.
Son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, and Griselda López Pérezsince its birth the fate of Ovid seemed irremediably linked to drug trafficking.
Throughout his childhood and adolescence, Ovid lived in the shadows of the legend that his father had built.
His figure remained relatively hidden in the first years of his life, but in the 2000s, when his father was captured and then escaped from prison, Ovid and his brothers They were outlined as the Natural Successors of the Empire that “El Chapo” I had built.
The turning point in Ovid’s life arrived in October 2019, when Mexican government forces tried to capture it in a Operational in Culiacán.
The attempt failed loudly. The operation, known as the “Culiacanazo”, Resulted in an armed confrontation with the Sinaloa cartel, unleashing an unprecedented offensive that included armored vehicles and high caliber shots.
Before the violence unleashed in the streets of Culiacán, the Mexican authorities were forced to free Ovidwhich generated a huge setback for the government and showed the world the force of drug trafficking in Mexico.
Ovid returned to the shadows. During the subsequent years, it was consolidated as one of the most influential leaders within the Sinaloa cartel and the Greater Fentanyl Trafficker.
In January 2023, Ovid was arrested again in a military operation in Culiacán. This time, the Mexican government did not give in to the threats of the Sinaloa cartel and fell out of the detention without major inconveniences.
In a matter of days, Ovid was extradited to the United States, where he faces a series of positions by Drug trafficking, money laundering and weapon carrying.
Last May, 17 relatives of Ovidio Guzmán were delivered to the United States government as part of the benefits of “mouse.”
In return, the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel is obliged to collaborate with US authorities and provide information on the structure of the criminal organization.
In the United States, Ovid relatives will change their identity, they would be given a place to live, they would be assigned a Social Security number so they can work legally.