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Ovidio Guzman, son of feared Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’, extradited to US

Ovidio 'The Mouse' Guzman during his arrest in October 2019, which sparked violent retaliation by cartel members that forced Mexican authorities to release him [File: Cepropie via AP Photo]

Ovidio Guzman, 32, a son of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been extradited to the United States, where he is wanted on fentanyl trafficking charges, Mexican and US authorities said.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday that Ovidio Guzman – who is known by the alias “The Mouse” – had been extradited, calling it the latest step in US efforts to attack “every aspect” of the drug trafficking operations run by the Sinaloa Cartel long associated with the Guzman family.

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