El Chapo’s family enters US as part of negotiating plea deal of drug lord’s son

Mexico says 17 relatives traveled for Ovidio Guzman, who was extradited to US in 2023 to face narcotics charges

Relatives of Ovidio Guzman, a son of Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquin El Chapo" Guzman, have gone to the United States as part of his negotiations with US authorities, according to Mexico's security minister.

Ovidio Guzman, known as El Raton" (The Mouse), pleaded not guilty in a US district court in Chicago last year but is believed to be seeking a plea deal.