Son of ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty in US drug trafficking case
July 1, 2025
Ovidio Guzman Lopez, the son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” intends to plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Prosecutors say he, along with his brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, ran a faction of the cartel known as the “Chapitos,” or little Chapos, that exported fentanyl to the United States. Ovidio Guzman Lopez, who faces money laundering, drug and firearm charges, would be the first of the brothers to enter a plea deal.
