A great betrayal in the world of narcos. The son of a drug baron “set up” the powerful “El Mayo”

The son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman “El Chapo”, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, pleaded guilty in a US court to large-scale drug trafficking, the media reported on Tuesday.

During the trial in a federal court in Chicago, Guzman Lopez also admitted to belonging to an organized criminal group – the Sinaloa cartel, which in the past was led by his father, “El Chapo”. In 2016, he was transferred to the US justice system, and in July 2019 he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

39-year-old Guzman Lopez, according to the media, can count on a reduction in his sentence because declared “sincere cooperation” with the American justice system.

Another argument in favor of the son of “El Chapo” is the hijacking of a plane in 2024, on board of which was former cartel boss Ismael Zambada Garcia, nicknamed “El Mayo”, and handing him over to the American authorities in Texas.

Young Guzman allegedly deceived “El Mayo” by offering him a flight to northern Mexico with the intention of purchasing one of the properties.. Ultimately, however, the plane they were on landed in the USA.

According to commentators, Guzman Lopez's actions to curry favor with the American justice system serve not only the good of his father imprisoned in the US, but also of his brother Ovidio. In 2023, he was captured and handed over to the American police, and in July this year. He admitted to participating in drug trafficking.

The Sinaloa cartel, considered the most dangerous criminal organization in Mexico, has specialized in fentanyl trafficking in recent years, directing it, among others, to the United States. This synthetic drug kills over 100,000 people in the US every year. people. (PAP)

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