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DOJ Unveils Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel, Including El Chapo’s Sons, Over Fentanyl Trafficking

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DOJ Unveils Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel, Including El Chapo’s Sons, Over Fentanyl Trafficking
Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks an an event commemorating the 60th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright Supreme Court decision, at the National Press Club on March 16, 2023, in Washington. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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The Department of Justice announced charges against more than two dozen individuals of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel for alleged illegal trafficking of fentanyl and other drugs.

The charges, announced in an April 14 press conference, target 33 people, including “the Chapitos,” the sons of former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman: Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 36; Alfredo Guzman Salazar, 37; Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 33; and Ivan Guzman Salazar, 40.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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