Ovidio Guzmán, alias ‘El Ratón’, son of former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, was arrested on Thursday in the state of Sinaloa during an operation by Mexican federal forces.
Mexican authorities have ensured his transfer to a maximum security prison and he is already in the facilities of military camp 1 in Mexico City, as reported by the newspaper ‘El Universal’.
Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, assured this Thursday in a press conference that an operation has been active since early morning, although he avoided giving more details. For its part, the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection will organize a press conference to provide more details on the arrest of ‘El Ratón’.
The Army has mobilized its troops in Sinaloa in response to the unrest in the city. Cristóbal Castañeda, Secretary of Public Security of the State of Sinaloa, has reported the burning of vehicles, as reported by the newspaper ‘Milenio’.
In fact, Culiacan International Airport had to close from 8:30 a.m. (local time) until 10 p.m. due to the security situation in the area. Aeromexico reported that one of its planes was shot at the airport.
The Secretary of Public Security of the State of Sinaloa has warned the population to avoid going out in the streets due to possible disturbances. Classes have been suspended and public services have been limited.
El Ratón’, a member of the Sinaloa cartel, has already been arrested in the city of Culiacán, in the northwest of the country, although he was later released in an attempt to «pacify» the chaos caused by his arrest, as armed groups carried out «violent actions» in various parts of the city.
The events occurred in the city of Culiacán, in the northwestern state of Sinaloa. According to the initial version, a patrol of 30 members of the National Guard and the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) was carrying out routine control tasks when it was attacked from a house. The agents took control of the house and detained four people, including ‘El Ratón’.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ordered the release of the drug trafficker’s son, who is facing charges in the United States for conspiracy to traffic Mexican cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.
López Obrador defended that the decision was made to avoid «collateral damage» with his release and that, in spite of everything, there is no «impunity» in the country. The controversial military operation to capture him claimed the lives of up to seven people.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
