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A son of the co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel pleaded guilty to US drug trafficking charges on Friday, as American prosecutors target the global crime group for its role in supplying fentanyl.
Ovidio Guzmán, son of cartel co-founder Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded guilty to four counts, including drug distribution and participating in a continuing criminal enterprise, in a Chicago court on Friday.
Guzmán is one of four of El Chapo’s sons, known collectively as “Los Chapitos”, who led a major faction of the cartel. They oversaw a generational shift in the group towards synthetic opioids, away from plant-based drugs such as cocaine and marijuana.
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