The notorious drug cartel boss "El Chapo" has been in prison for several years. His son Ovidio Guzmán probably continued the multi-million dollar business. The police are now tracking him down in the city of Culiacán for the second time after 2019 - and the operation escalates again.
According to the government, 29 people were killed in the arrest of a son of notorious drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in Mexico. Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said the dead included 10 military personnel and 19 "lawbreakers".
Ovidio Guzmán was arrested in northern Mexico, after which suspected members of Guzmán's drug cartel engaged in hours of gun battles with security forces. The son is said to have helped run his father's drug business after "El Chapo's" extradition to the United States in 2017. The United States has offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest.
According to Sandoval, the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán was preceded by a six-month surveillance operation to track down the 32-year-old. He was finally caught in the city of Culiacan, the capital of the state of Sinaloa. After his arrest, Guzmán Junior was taken to Mexico City in an Air Force plane.
As early as 2019, security forces tracked down "El Chapo's" son in the city. When he had already surrendered, criminals attacked the police on the orders of his brother - Archivaldo Guzmán. Ultimately, the authorities released Ovidio again. At that time, too, hours of fighting had broken out in Culiacan.
The father of the two, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 30 years in a mammoth trial in 2019. His wife, Emma Colonel Aispuro, was sentenced to three years in prison after her arrest at Washington Airport in February 2020.
