Mexico captures son of “El Chapo”

The capture of drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, son of jailed kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, triggered a wave of violence ahead of a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden


Ovidio Guzman-Lopez 
Nicknamed “The Mouse”, alleged leader of his father’s Sinaloa cartel. Held in Mexico City after arrest

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman 
Serving life sentence at Colorado’s Supermax, most secure U.S. prison


MEXICO’S LARGEST CARTELS

Sinaloa Cartel
Dominant 
Present

Jalisco Nueva Generacion
Dominant 
Present

Cities where drugs concentrated
Ports of entry into Mexico
Points of entry into U.S.

Tijuana
Mexicali
Nogales
Agua Prieta
Hermosillo
SINALOA STATE
MEXICO
Mazatlan
Ciudad Juarez
U.S.
Chihuahua
Ciudad Acuña 
Laredo 
Reynosa
Monterrey
Tampico 
Mexico City
Veracruz
Merida
Cancun
Guadalajara
Acapulco
400km 250 miles

Jan 6, Culiacan: Seven security force members killed in clashes with gang members after Ovidio’s capture. Roadblocks, vehicles set on fire and local airport attacked


Sources: Reuters, Stratfor, START, U.S. Congress
Pictures: U.S. State Department, Getty Images
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