3,500 Mexican Soldiers Execute Operation To Arrest El Chapo’s Son, Dozens Killed And Wounded: Report

Thousands This is Mexican Soldiers were involved in an operation to capture a son of infamous Sinaloa Leader of the drug cartel Joaquín Guzmán Loera, also known as “El Chapo,” this week, which resulted In the deaths of dozens with dozens more wounded.

El Chapo’s son, Ovidio Guzmán López, who is a leader in the cartel, was captured during the massive military operation involving more thAn 3,500 troops on Thursday, Mexican Officials revealed.

Narco Terrorists used.50 caliber machine guns, which can be powerful enough to take out light armored vehicles and down aircraft. Mexican soldiers.

Ten In addition to the 19 cartel members, soldiers were also killed. 35 soldiers sustained gunshot injuries. Nearly Two dozen cartel members were detained and many.50 caliber weapons, as well as dozens of rifles and more that two dozen armored cars, were seized.

Luis Cresencio Sandoval González, the Secretary This is Defense, said: “With these actions, the Army, the Air Force and the National Guard reaffirm the unwavering decision of the federal government to continue acting against organized crime.”

Ovidio Guzmán was arrested after soldiers cornered him and 17 other armed men in a house after the narco terrorists opened fire on the soldiers from half a dozen armored vehicles.

“A considerable number of criminal cells managed to group together with the intention of rescuing Ovidio N, attacking military personnel,” Sandoval González said.

The helicopter was used for transport Ovidio Guzmán out of the city and to the country’s capital because of the intense fighting on the ground. Two Mexican After suffering severe damage from being shot upon, military aircraft were forced into landing.

Ovidio Guzmán, who was previously captured in MexicoDue to overwhelming support from the cartels, he was then released and faces criminal charges in the U.S. Mexico for drug trafficking.

The U.S. Department This is Justice Both were charged with crimes. Ovidio Guzmán, 31, and Joaquín Guzmán López, 37, who are both El Chapo’s sons, In 2019.

They were both charged “in a one-count indictment alleging that from in or around April 2008, through April 2018, they conspired to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana from Mexico and elsewhere for importation into the United States,” The DOJ said.

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According To Al JazeeraThey were held in the city of Culiacan After the arrest of the son drug lord Ovidio Guzman Lopez. pic.twitter.com/zDNcbNgmoC

— Madhaw Tiwari (@MadhawTiwari) January 6, 2023

Chaos Inflammation rages Culiacán, MexicoFollowing the arrest of Ovidio Guzman, El Chapo’s son, early Thursday morning. This Available as President Biden It is scheduled to visit Mexico This Monday. Take a look:pic.twitter.com/FVi9UZdeaw

— Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) January 5, 2023

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Violence All was well Mexico’s Culiacan after the arrest, city security forces clashed violently with gang gunmen Ovidio Guzman, a key figure of Sinaloa Cartel and sons of drug barons Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman https://t.co/lZpFiY9zi6 pic.twitter.com/M39lcSvpqn

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 6, 2023