Tue Dec 02 02:24:06 UTC 2025: Summary:

Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of the infamous drug lord El Chapo Guzman, pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges in a Chicago court on December 1, 2025. This follows a similar plea by his brother, Ovidio, months prior. Joaquin was arrested in Texas last year and faced multiple charges related to funneling fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. He was arrested alongside Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel. Another brother, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug distribution and two counts of participation in a continuing criminal enterprise in July. El Chapo is currently serving a life sentence in a U.S. maximum-security prison after being extradited in 2017.

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El Chapo’s Son Pleads Guilty in U.S. Drug Trafficking Case

Chicago, IL – December 2, 2025 – Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges in a Chicago federal court on Monday. The plea comes months after his brother, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, also entered a guilty plea in a similar case.

Guzman Lopez, one of the four sons of El Chapo known as “Los Chapitos,” faced multiple charges related to trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. His arrest in Texas last year occurred when he was apprehended with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a key figure in the Sinaloa Cartel.

Jeffrey Lichtman, Guzman Lopez’s defense attorney, has not yet commented on the plea.

The guilty plea marks another victory for U.S. authorities in their ongoing efforts to combat the Sinaloa cartel and the flow of deadly drugs into the country. The opioid crisis, driven by fentanyl, has become a major public health crisis in the U.S., with overdoses now the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45.

Another son of El Chapo, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, pleaded guilty in July to two counts of drug distribution and two counts of participation in a continuing criminal enterprise. He potentially faces life in prison. El Chapo himself is currently serving a life sentence in a maximum-security U.S. prison.

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