Mexican Security Minister Says Government Doesn't Know Where Ovidio Guzman Is After U.S. Plea Deal

An image of Ovidio Guzmán released by the Mexican government in October 2019 when he was briefly captured but freed after his cartel waged all-out war. (Credit: AFP)

Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said the government doesn't know where Ovidio Guzman, Sinaloa Cartel leader and son of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is being held following his plea deal with U.S. authorities earlier this month.

Speaking to press, Garcia Harfuch said "it is confirmed that Ovidio is not free." "He is still under custody, in prison," he added.