Ovidio Guzmán López
Ovidio Guzmán López | |
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| Born | Ovidio Guzmán López 29 March 1990 Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Other names | El Ratón El Nuevo Ratón |
| Organization | Sinaloa Cartel (suspected) |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Parent | Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán |
| Relatives | Joaquín Guzmán López (brother), Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar (half-brother), Jesus Alfredo Guzmán Salazar (half-brother) |
| Allegiance | Sinaloa Cartel |
| Criminal charge | Conspiracy to Distribute 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine, 500 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, and 1,000 Kilograms or More of Marijuana, Intending and Knowing that such substances will be Unlawfully Imported into the United States (Title 21 U.S.C. §§ , , and ) |
| Penalty | 10 years (Mandatory minimum) to Life |
Reward amount | US$5,000,000 |
Capture status | Extradited to U.S. |
Wanted by | FGR FBI, HSI |
| Details | |
| Country | Mexico |
Date apprehended | 5 January 2023 |
| Imprisoned at | MCC Chicago (pretrial) |
Ovidio Guzmán López (born 29 March 1990) is a Mexican former drug lord and high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group based in the state of Sinaloa. He is the son of the drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, once considered Mexico's most-wanted drug lord and the world's most-wanted criminal. Guzmán López was suspected of being a leader within a Sinaloa Cartel faction often referred to as Los Chapitos, Los Menores, and/or Los Juniors.
He was captured on 5 January 2023 and remanded to Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1, until he was extradited to the US on 15 September 2023, where he is currently awaiting trial.