The hearing of Joaquín Guzmán López, son of drug lord "El Chapo" Guzmán was delayed by one month as U.S. authorities continue working with him and his brother in order to reach a plea deal that would facilitate the arrest of his half-brother and leader of the "Chapitos" faction of the Sinaloa cartel, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar.
As federal prosecutors and defense attorneys continue working on agreements that would see the defendant avoid trial, reports suggest that the delay could be attributed to wishes from American officials to capture Iván Archivaldo Guzmán before striking reduced sentences for Guzmán López and his brother Ovidio, who was extradited to the U.S. in September of 2023.
