Joaquín pleaded guilty after admitting his role in overseeing the transport of tens of thousands of kilograms of drugs to the US

One of the sons of notorious Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. Joaquín Guzmán López pleaded guilty on Monday to US drug trafficking charges, according to Associated Press.

His plea comes months after his brother entered a plea deal. Joaquín Guzmán López and brother Ovidio Guzmán López , known in Mexico as the 'little Chapos' are accused of running a section of the Sinaloa cartel. In 2023 the operation was labelled by federal authorities as a massive effort to send “staggering” quantities of fentanyl into the US.

Joaquín, 39, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprise after a

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