Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo son could face death penalty in US! Details here

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's son Joaquín Guzmán López pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges Tuesday, days after an astonishing capture in the U.S. Joaquin Guzman Lopez's was produced in Chicago federal court before U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, who ordered him detained pending trial. Guzman Lopez could face the death penalty if convicted, as per a report on Reuters.

This came after El Chapo's son delivered his father's former partner to U.S. authorities.

Guzman Lopez was indicted in 2023 along with three of his brothers - known as the "Chapitos," or little Chapos - on U.S. drug trafficking and money laundering charges involving their assumption of leadership of their father's Sinaloa Cartel after his 2017 extradition to the United States.


El Chapo, convicted on murder and drug charges in 2019, is serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison in Colorado.

Guzman Lopez, who is in his late 30s, was taken into the US custody on Thursday night near El Paso, Texas alongside Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the septuagenarian accused drug kingpin who founded the Sinaloa Cartel together with El Chapo.
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Last week, U.S. officials familiar with the situation said Guzman Lopez duped Zambada into boarding a propeller plane in Mexico by saying they were going to scope out real estate in the country's north. Instead, the plane brought both men to the United States - where Guzman Lopez had planned to surrender, but Zambada had not.

Zambada's lawyer, Frank Perez, disputed the version of events offered by US officials. Perez said that Guzman Lopez "forcibly kidnapped" Zambada and brought him to the United States against his will.

Zambada pleaded not guilty to drug charges last week in El Paso federal court.

One of Guzman Lopez's brothers, 34-year-old Ovidio Guzman, was extradited from Mexico last year and pleaded not guilty to the US drug trafficking charges. The two other indicted brothers, Ivan Guzman Salazar and Alfredo Guzman Salazar, remain at large.

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The US authorities have said that the four "Chapitos" revived their father's drug empire after he was arrested by embracing fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that helped supercharge an epidemic north of the border.

The arrests of Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Ovidio Guzman and Zambada were coups for the US authorities that may also reshape the Mexican crime landscape.

FAQs

Q1. What is the name of El Chapo's son?
A1. Joaquín Guzmán López is the son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Q2. What is the age of Joaquín Guzmán López?
A2. Joaquín Guzmán López is in his late 30s.