A group of 17 relatives of the Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, Including his ex -wife Griselda López Pérez, mother of Ovid Guzmán, he voluntarily delivered to the US authorities last Friday, May 9, crossing the Garita de San Ysidro, on the border between Tijuana and San Diego.
According to reports by the journalist Luis Chaparro and confirmations of media such as El Universal, the relatives were received by agents from the Federal Research Office or Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the United States Marshals service.
The Mexican authorities, meanwhile, have not provided information on the case, while President Claudia Sheinbaum said that US authorities should inform about possible arrests.
The 17 relatives crossed on foot with at least two bags each and together they carried approximately US $ 70 thousand dollars, according to local reports.
Griselda López, the second wife of ‘El Chapo’ and mother of Ovid Guzmán López, known as ‘El Mouse’, linked to the fraction of ‘Los Chapitos’ of the Sinaloa and prisoner cartel in Chicago, USA UU., It has also been indicated for its alleged participation in the transfer of drugs and evasion of authorities.
This event adds to the recent extradition of Ovidio Guzmán in September 2023 and the voluntary delivery of his brother Joaquín Guzmán López in July 2024. Both face charges for drug trafficking and it has been reported that they are negotiating guilty agreements with US authorities.
The delivery of the relatives of ‘El Chapo’ could have significant implications in the investigations on the Sinaloa cartel and its leaders, especially in the context of the cooperation negotiations of the children of the Mexican capo with the US authorities. EFE