El Chapo's Family Members Cross Us Border In Apparent Deal With Trump Administration

Mexican officials said Wednesday that 17 family members of supplier cartel leaders crossed into nan United States past week arsenic portion of a woody betwixt a boy of nan erstwhile caput of nan Sinaloa Cartel and nan Trump administration.

Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch confirmed a study by independent journalist Luis Chaparro that family members of Ovidio Guzmán López had entered nan U.S. Lopez, nan boy of imprisoned Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, was extradited to nan U.S. successful 2023. 

Among nan family members allowed into nan U.S. was Guzman's erstwhile wife, Griselda López Pérez. 

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This framework drawback from video, provided by nan Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzmán López being detained successful Culiacan, Mexico, Oct. 17, 2019.   (CEPROPIE via AP File)

In a power interview, García Harfuch said it was clear to Mexican authorities nan woody was made during negotiations betwixt Guzmán López and nan U.S. government.

"It is evident that his family is going to nan U.S. because of a speech aliases an connection that nan Department of Justice is giving him," García Harfuch said.

None of nan family was being pursued by Mexican authorities. 

Video footage posted online Tuesday by Spanish-language outlet Radio Formula shows Guzmán's family carrying luggage arsenic they hold to beryllium processed astatine nan Tijuana/San Diego border crossing. They reportedly packed $70,000 successful rate pinch them.

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A motortruck burns connected a thoroughfare successful Culiacán, Sinaloa, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Urista)

The confirmation by García Harfuch came nan aforesaid time nan agency of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced it was charging a number of apical cartel leaders pinch "narcoterrorism" for nan first clip since nan Trump management declared a number of cartels arsenic overseas violent organizations.

"Let maine beryllium direct, to nan leaders of nan Sinaloa Cartel, you are nary longer nan hunters, you are nan hunted," U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon for nan Southern District of California said. "You will beryllium betrayed by your friends, you will beryllium hounded by your enemies and you will yet find yourself and your look present successful a courtroom successful nan Southern District of California."

Guzmán López, 35, besides known arsenic "the Mouse," is 1 of nan 4 of Guzmán's sons known arsenic "Los Chapitos," who ran nan Sinaloa Cartel successful their father's absence. At his peak, nan elder Guzmán was 1 of nan astir powerful supplier traffickers successful nan world, turning nan Sinaloa Cartel into a awesome unit and 1 of nan largest groups responsible for forbidden drugs pouring into nan U.S. 

Griselda Lopez Perez, nan ex-wife of jailed supplier lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, crossed into nan U.S. pinch different family members this week, Mexico said.  (Alexandria Sheriff's Office/AP)

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He was arrested and extradited to nan U.S. successful 2017 and convicted of supplier trafficking and different crimes. He is imprisoned successful Colorado. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.