Popular Criminal, El Chapo’s Son Has Been Arrested

The son of  notorious criminal popularly known as  “El Chapo”,  Guzmán-López has been arrested in Sinaloa.

Mexican security forces had previously arrested Guzmán-López in 2019 but released him to avoid the threat of violence from his supporters.

The US State Department claims that he and his brother, Joaquín, are currently overseeing approximately eleven methamphetamine labs in the state of Sinaloa, producing an estimated 1,300- 2,200kg (3000-5000lb) of the drug per month.

They have also said that information indicates Guzmán-López ordered the murders of informants, a drug trafficker and a popular Mexican singer who had refused to sing at his wedding.

In December, the US announced a reward of up to $5m (£4.2m) for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Ovidio and three of his brothers, who are thought to have kept their positions of command in the group.

Their father, meanwhile, is serving a life sentence in the US after being found guilty in 2019 of drug trafficking and money laundering.