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Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera (el Chapo Guzman), is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press in Mexico City on Feb. 22, 2014. Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images
Mexican officials released the son of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to “protect lives” after Sinaloa cartel gunmen began opening fire and patrolling the streets of a city.
Ovidio Guzman Lopez was detained by Mexican authorities after troops raided a home in Culiacan.
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