Mexican authorities have arrested drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzmán, A.J son of The imprisoned King Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, five familiar officials with He told Reuters on Thursday.
News of the capture Came after a night of violence in the city of Culiacán in the northern state of sinaloa, home to the drug cartel of the same name and one of the world’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations.
ovidio, who has become key the shape in The Sinaloa Cartel follows him father’s arrestbriefly in 2019 by the security forces, but he is soon released to end the violent revenge on his drug cartel in Embarrassing setback for Mexican authorities.
The United States offered $5 million reward for information leading to me arrest or conviction of ovidio. for him capture Come just Days before the summit of North American leaders in Mexico City next The week that US President Joe Biden will attend, in which security issues will be attended on schedule of work.
Mexican official Guzman said capture probably prove A welcome addition to the cooperation between the United States and Mexico on future security of Biden visit.
On Thursday morning, the security forces were trying to contain a backlash arrest in Culiacán area By Guzman’s associates, the same official He said. The city airport will be closed remain Until Thursday evening, she said on Twitter.
urged the local administration people to stay in their homes and said schools and administrative offices were closed because of the violence. Unverified videos on social media sound show Heavy gunfire from helicopters during the night. Street barricades were also erected.
We ask the citizens of Culiacán not to leave home Because of the blockade that occurred in different parts of The city, wrote the Mayor of Culiacán, Juan de Dios Gámez on Twitter.
Joaquin Guzman, 65, was found guilty in New York in 2019 of drugs smuggling worth Billions of United States dollars and plotting for murder rivals. He’s serving a life sentence in a Colorado supermax, the safest federal prison in the United States prison.
