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A son of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to plead guilty in a U.S. drug trafficking case. Court records show Ovidio Guzman Lopez plans to change his not guilty plea during a Friday hearing. Guzman Lopez was arrested in early 2023 and extradited to the U.S. He faces charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and firearms offenses. Prosecutors say he and his brother led a Sinaloa cartel faction responsible for large-scale fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. If finalized, the plea deal would make him the first of El Chapo’s sons to reach such an agreement with federal prosecutors.

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.