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Joaquín Guzmán López (born 16 July 1986), better known as El Güero Moreno, is a Mexican drug trafficker and high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal organization based in Culiacán. He is the son of imprisoned drug trafficker Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, considered Mexico's most notorious drug trafficker.[1][2] Along with his brothers Ovidio Guzmán López, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, he led the faction known as Los Chapitos.
Joaquín Guzmán López | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1986 |
| Other names | "El Güero" |
| Criminal status | In custody |
| Parent(s) | Joaquín Guzmán Loera Griselda López Pérez |
On 25 July 2024 in El Paso, Texas,[3] Guzmán was arrested by the U.S. authorities along with the well-known drug trafficker Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Joaquín Guzmán López, hijo del Chapo, está bajo custodia en EU". El Sol de México. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Quién es Joaquín Guzmán López, el hijo del Chapo y hermano de Ovidio que se entregó junto al Mayo Zambada". Infobae México. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Araujo, Por Matias E. (26 July 2024). "Así confirmó EEUU la detención del Mayo Zambada y el hijo del Chapo Guzmán". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Feuer, Alan; Kitroeff, Natalie (26 July 2024). "Two Top Mexican Cartel Leaders Arrested by U.S. Authorities". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Martínez, Andrés (25 July 2024). "Capturan a Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, líder del Cártel de Sinaloa, en EEUU". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
