Ovidio Guzman Lopez accepts plea on drug charges
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Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago on Friday to drug trafficking charges.
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El Chapo's son, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, pleaded guilty to running the Sinaloa Cartel and coordinating massive shipments of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to the United States.
By pleading guilty, however, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 35, has agreed to cooperate with U.S. authorities in any ongoing investigations and testify against his associates in the hopes that prosecutors will recommend a sentence of less than life in prison.