Son of jailed Mexican crime lord 'El Chapo' to plead guilty in drug case

WASHINGTON, United States — A son of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will plead guilty next week in the US state of Illinois to narcotics trafficking charges, according to federal court documents released Friday. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of the four sons of the jailed Sinaloa cartel leader, originally pleaded not guilty after his July 2024 arrest in Texas. But he is to change his plea at a hearing set for Monday at US District Court in Chicago. Another of his three brothers, Ovidio Guzman — as part of a plea deal struck in exchange for […]...

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