U.S. requests extradition of son of druglord ‘Chapo’

U.S. requests extradition of son of druglord ‘Chapo’

MEXICO CITY – The United States asked Mexico’s government to extradite Ovidio Guzman, son of jailed drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, so that he can face criminal charges in a U.S. court, two Mexican government sources told Reuters.

Mexican security forces arrested the younger Guzman, wanted on drug trafficking charges, in January after an intense firefight near the city of Culiacan, in the northern Sinaloa state, the longtime home base for his father’s still-powerful drug smuggling empire.

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