Son of El Chapo Enters US Witness Protection Program, Universal Reports
- El Chapo’s son, Ovidio Guzmán, is in custody of US Marshals
- Ovidio Guzmán was arrested and released in Mexico last year
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during a press conference following the recapture of Ovidio Guzman in 2023.
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Ovidio Guzmán, a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman, has entered the witness protection program in the US, daily El Universal reported on Friday citing a DEA source.
The young Guzmán, once the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, is in custody of the US Marshals and his case is now classified, according to the daily.