also the diary the day posted a video of the moment he is taken to the helicopter.
Ovidio Guzmán López, alias “El ratón” is one of the sons of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, founder of the Sinaloa cartel and considered one of the main drug suppliers in the United States. During the early hours of this Thursday he was arrested by elements of the federal forces.
This is a recapture, since on October 17, 2019, he was also arrested, but later released after a series of drug blockades, acts of vandalism, and threats by members of criminal groups.
We present you with the images of both moments, of one of the priority objectives by the United States authorities and for whom they offered a reward of five million dollars.
“Culiacanazo” in 2019
The images of the first arrest come from an informative video broadcast by the Center for the Production of Informative and Special Programs (CEPROPIE) of the Government of Mexico during the morning press conference of Andrés Manuel López Obrador on October 30, 2019, which shows the Moment of the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, son of jailed drug lord Joaquín “Chapo” Guzmán, on October 17, 2019.
Ovidio Guzmán, one of several sons of El Chapo who have seized control of the Sinaloa cartel since his father was extradited to the United States, was detained on October 17 but released shortly after, after the arrest sparked a shootout. in the streets of Culiacán, the capital of his cartel stronghold, Sinaloa.
Mexico’s defense minister confirmed the next day that he was released after soldiers were rounded up by cartel hitmen in what he admitted was a “poorly planned” operation.