Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, the country's defense minister said.
View of a vehicle inside the Attorney General's Office for Special Investigations on Organized Crime , following the detention of Mexican drug gang leader Ovidio Guzman, a son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who has been arrested by Mexican authorities, in Mexico City, Mexico January 5, 2023.
El Chapo's arrest also led to intensification of bloody clashes with the competing Jalisco New Generation Cartel , which had split from the Sinaloa Cartel in 2010.Authorities' bungled arrest of Guzman in October 2019 embarrassed the government and spotlighted the challenges in cracking down on cartels, which control large swaths of Mexico.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador months later said he personally ordered Guzman's release to protect the population.The United States has sought Guzman's extradition for years.a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of conviction of Guzman and each of the Chapitos.
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