Son of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman extradited to the US for drug trafficking

Merrick Garland, the attorney general, confirmed the extradition, calling it an effort to attack every aspect' of the cartel's operations

Ovidio Guzman, son of incarcerated Mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo" Guzman, has been extradited to the US, where he is wanted on fentanyl trafficking charges, Mexican and US authorities said on Friday.

Attorney general Merrick Garland said Ovidio had been extradited, calling it the latest step in US efforts to attack every aspect" of the drug trafficking operations run by the Sinaloa cartel associated with the Guzman family.