A son of notorious drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges in a Chicago courtroom days after an astonishing capture in the U.S.
This image provided by the U.S. Department of State shows Joaqun Guzmn Lpez. Ismael El Mayo Zambada, a historic leader of Mexicos Sinaloa cartel, and Joaqun Guzmn Lpez, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Zambada has eluded U.S. authorities for years. He was thought to be more involved in day-to-day operations of the cartel than his better-known and flashier boss, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, who wasIn recent years, Guzmán's sons have led a faction of the cartel known as the little Chapos, or “Chapitos,” that has been identified as a main exporter of fentanyl to the U.S. market.
But Guzmán López's attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, who has represented other family members, rejected those ideas without going into specifics.
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