Arturo Ángel
USA / 06.05.2025 16:30:00
Ovidio Guzmán, son of drug trafficker Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán, It will declare themselves guilty of various drug trafficking positions before a federal judge from Chicago, At a hearing scheduled for July 9, after reaching an agreement with prosecutors from the United States.
In a judicial notification admitted, on Tuesday, May 6, to the Federal Court records The cancellation of the audience that had been scheduled for May 12 was announced.
This after the announcement that the parties have reached an agreement that will allow the accused to declare himself guilty, resigned from your right to go to trial, in exchange for a recommendation for a reduced penalty to be imposed.
When will the next audience of The mouse?
It is also possible That the agreement implies some previous or future commitment for Ovid Guzmán to witness in other processes.
The Court has ordered federal prosecutors to The audience of July 9, At most, a copy of the agreement was sent to Judge.
I connect to The mouse With fentanyl traffic
After capturing and extradition to the United States of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, El Chapo, and 2016, EThe Sinaloa Cartel suffered an internal crisis to see who took control of the organization, especially between the Chapitos and Dámaso López Núñez, The graduate, as well as your child He mini lic.
As if that were not enough, the relationship between The Chapitos and Ismael Zamabada was not the best after it was known that behind the death of Édgar Guzmán López had been one of the children of El Mayo; however, The organization managed to get ahead of this pothole thanks to the multimillion -dollar profits generated by the traffic of fentanyl to the United States.
The increase in fentanyl trafficking to the United States showed The Chapitosespecially Ovidio Guzmán López, who was in charge of logistics to bring chemical precursors to Mexico, until before his second capture.
Despite this, since last year, the defense of Ovid and Joaquín Guzmán López, children of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán, He confirmed that they are in negotiations with the authorities of the United States to achieve a guilt agreement for the charges that are imputed to them in a federal court in Chicago in exchange for a reduced penalty.
How does Ovidio Guzmán benefit?
The possibility of reaching an agreement with the United States authorities means for the children of El Chapo Avoid a judgment, a potential verdict of guilt and a sanction that could even be in jail for life due to the severity of crimes.
According to the accusation document of which MILLENNIUM It has a copy, Ovid already Joaquin are charged with nine conspiracy charges To produce, traffic and distribute cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, marijuana and chemical precursors, In addition to conspiracy to commit money laundering, violent crimes with firearms.
However, For a year it was rumored that the Guzmán López brothers – Joaquín and Ovidio – reached an agreement with the United States justice that allowed the liberation of The Güeroarrested in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, July 25, 2024 with Ismael May Zambamed.
The agreement implies that both Joaquín and Ovidio Guzmán declare themselves guilty and then collaborate with the US authorities and that their respective sentences can be reduced.
With information from Rafael Mejía.
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