Ovidio Guzman Lopez was indicted earlier this year on drug trafficking charges.
WASHINGTON: Mexico on Friday extradited the son of Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the US to face narcotics charges, US attorney-general Merrick Garland said.
Garland hailed the extradition as “the most recent step in the justice department’s effort to attack every aspect of the cartel’s operations.” “We thank our Mexican counterparts for their partnership in working to safeguard our peoples from violent criminals,” said the statement by Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall, released by the White House.
Cartel members set vehicles on fire, an echo of the massive shootouts in 2019 when the younger Guzman was briefly detained but then freed to avoid bloodshed.