El Chapo's Son Joaquin Guzman Lopez Pleads Guilty in Major US Drug Trafficking Case

Dec 02, 2025 04:58 am CST

Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of notorious drug lord El Chapo, has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and criminal enterprise charges in the US. As a leader of the Sinaloa cartel faction known as the "Chapitos," he admitted to overseeing the production and smuggling of massive quantities of drugs including fentanyl into the United States, following his dramatic arrest in Texas alongside Sinaloa leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.