The new episode of the Casos del Crimen con El Sargento podcast unravels one of the most shocking twists in the recent history of Mexican drug trafficking: the transformation of Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, from a key figure in the Sinaloa Cartel to a protected witness for the US government. Here you can listen to the podcast.
After years of operating as a leader within Mexico’s most powerful criminal organization, Ovidio was the protagonist of one of the most chaotic events in the country’s recent history: the culiacanazo, in October 2019, when his first capture by federal forces sparked a violent response from the cartel, forcing López Obrador’s government to release him to avoid further bloodshed.
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However, in January 2023 he was again captured in Sinaloa, this time in a surgical operation carried out by the Mexican Army.
Months later, he was extradited to the United States, where he faced multiple charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime.
The unexpected twist: guilty plea
In a decision that surprised both Mexican authorities and international observers, Ovidio Guzman pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with U.S. authorities.
This not only opens up the possibility of reducing his sentence, but also makes him a key player in dismantling the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations in the United States.
This week’s episode explains in detail what motivated him to become a protected witness.
What does his statement imply?
It also addresses what the terms of their collaboration are and what this could mean for other high-level members of the cartel, including their brothers known as “Los Chapitos”.
In addition, El Sargento analyzes the political and judicial context of this decision.
What does the United States gain from this agreement?
What impact will it have on security policy in Mexico?
Is there a new stage in the fight against drug trafficking?
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Ovidio Guzmán went from being a key figure in the Sinaloa Cartel to a protected witness for the United States government
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