Mexican Authorities Arrest Son of ‘El Chapo’ in Military Raid

Ovidio Guzman, son of kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is briefly captured by Mexican military police in a residential compound near the centre of Culiacan in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on Oct. 17, 2019, in this still image taken from a helmet camera footage obtained on Oct. 30, 2019. Mexican Government TV/Handout via Reuters

Authorities in Mexico captured Ovidio Guzmán López, 32, an alleged cartel leader and the son of convicted cartel drug kingpin Joaquín Archivaldo “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, in a military operation.

Mexican Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval announced the arrest in a press conference on Thursday. Sandoval said members of the Mexican Army and National Guard and Mexican security officials carried out the arrest to capture Guzmán López in an operation near the city of Culiacán.