Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known to the world as El Chapo, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 30 more years, for his involvement in brutal murders and controlling much of the illegal drug trade across the U.S. The kingpin, who famously escaped twice, is expected to spend the rest of his life at a Colorado supermax prison.
The son of jailed Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera, and another cartel leader were arrested Thursday in El Paso, Texas, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said. Joaquín Guzmán Lopez and Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael Zambada Garcia are facing “multiple charges” in connection with the Mexico-based criminal organization, “including its deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks,” Garland said in a statement.
Joaquín Guzmán López, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, and two other sons of 'El Chapo' were also indicted by a federal grand jury in 2023, the Justice Department said at the time. The two other sons, Ivan Guzmán Salazar and Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, have not been apprehended. The four sons are known as the 'Chapitos,' federal officials said, and they took over their father's drug trafficking networks and his faction of the cartel.
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