Son of ‘El Chapo’ Set to Plead Guilty in U.S. Drug Trafficking Case: Accountability at Last

The son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, is now expected to enter a guilty plea in a major federal drug trafficking case in the United States, according to recent court filings. This development marks a rare moment of accountability for one of the most dangerous criminal dynasties still wreaking havoc across the southern border. Prosecutors accuse Ovidio and his brother Joaquin Guzman Lopez of leading a faction of the notorious Sinaloa cartel called the “Chapitos,” responsible for exporting deadly fentanyl into U.S. communities nationwide. The Sinaloa cartel, under El Chapo’s leadership for decades, has been the primary...