The next hearing has been set for January 7, the same date on which his brother Joaquín Guzmán, arrested on July 25 upon arriving in the United States in the company of Ismael “Mayo” Zambada, co-founder in the 1980s, must also appear. of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Zambada, 76, who has so far pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, said he was the victim of an ambush and tricked by Guzmán López, also known as “Chapito,” into being forcibly taken to the United States. United in exchange for supposed advantages for him and his brother Ovidio.
Ovidio Guzmán, like his brother Joaquín, has pleaded not guilty before the US justice system.
Ovidio Guzmán had already been detained on October 17, 2019 in Culiacán (northwest), but was released by order of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the midst of a raid by the criminal organization.
The leftist president then defended his decision, stating that a bloodbath was avoided when military personnel were surrounded by armed people.
