This Tuesday, the United States government celebrated the guilty plea of Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Joaquin’s son. El Chapo On Monday, Guzman appeared in Northern Illinois District Court, where he admitted to conspiring to traffic drugs and participating in the Sinaloa Cartel. “This is a major victory against the Sinaloa Cartel and highlights the Trump administration’s historic and aggressive campaign to dismantle terrorist organizations attacking the American people,” US Attorney Pamela Bondi said in a statement issued by the Department of Justice. Guzman Lopez’s guilty plea made him the second family member to confess to his criminal life before Washington. His brother, Ovidio, did so on July 11 before the same judge, Sharon Johnson. But the Federal Ministry still acknowledges that Ivan Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo, two of the brothers, are still at large.
Guzman Lopez also admitted to the judge that he kidnapped Ismael maybe Zambada, one of El Chapo’s historical associates, was ordered to be extradited to US authorities, a maneuver that also cost him his arrest. The Ministry of Justice indicates that sentences for first offenses range from 10 years to life imprisonment. The authority stated that the drug dealer admitted that the crimes he admitted to committing included more than 36 kilograms of fentanyl, 90 kilograms of heroin, 450 cocaine, 45 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 90,000 marijuana. Guzman Lopez agreed to pay $80 million for these crimes.
The term “terrorist” used by Bundy to describe the Mexican cartel goes deeper into the controversial policy promoted by US President Donald Trump, who designated these criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations, a measure that, according to specialists, could violate Mexico’s sovereignty. It’s part of a discussion that both countries had last year. “Mexico will not like it,” the businessman said as he signed the decree on January 20.
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