Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2025. 8:18 am CST.
By Zoila Palma: Ovidio Guzmán, son of convicted drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, is expected to enter a plea deal on drug trafficking charges in the Northern District of Illinois, according to U.S. court records filed Tuesday.
He was extradited from Mexico in 2023 and initially pleaded not guilty to fentanyl-related charges, Reuters report.
Authorities allege that Guzmán and his brothers, known collectively as “Los Chapitos,” led a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel and played a central role in trafficking large quantities of fentanyl into the United States.
Prosecutors say the operation earned them hundreds of millions of dollars in profits.
The powerful synthetic opioid has had a devastating impact across the U.S., with fentanyl overdoses claiming the lives of approximately 50,000 people last year alone.
The court filings did not disclose the terms of the expected plea agreement.
A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for July 9, and the government is required to submit a copy of the agreement to the court three days in advance.
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