Ovidio Guzman Lopez Enters Witness Protection According to DEA Source

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

A source from the DEA informed 'El Universal' that Ovidio Guzmán Lopez, son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, entered the protected witness program under the custody of the US Marshals and added that he will not be presented publicly, since his case is classified.

Guzmán López, known as "El Ratón," is no longer in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). His BOP file shows him as "Released" since July 23, 2024, a date since which his whereabouts are unknown. 

A source from the Department of Justice confirmed that the former co-leader of 'Los Chapitos' remains in U.S. custody and that his next court date is scheduled for October 1 in the Northern District of Illinois court. His brother Joaquin Guzman Lopez is scheduled for the same day for his first major court appearance in Chicago as he has retained the same lawyer and will appear before the same federal judge overseeing Ovidio's case. The brothers are Co-Defendants in the large superseding indictment.

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Ovidio Guzman, from Los Chapitos, Not Released, Just Transferred

Borderland Beat Contributors 

Sinaloa Cartel figure Ovidio Guzman is currently being listed as having been freed from US custody on the Bureau of Prisons website, bop.gov. 

His current listed release date is 7/23/2024, just two days before the major arrest of Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Mayo Zambada. 

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Ovidio Guzman's Defense Asks For More Time To Review Evidence In Chicago; Next Hearing In October

 "CHAR" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from RIODOCE 

JUNE 17, 2024

The defense of Ovidio Guzmán, son of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, El Chapo, asked for more time to review the evidence against his client in a Chicago court appearance this morning.

Ovidio's defense, led by attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, requested more time to review all the evidence, including recordings and reports, compiled by the U.S. government, reported The National Desk.

The El Raton appeared before Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, in a hearing designed to review the charges faced by the Mexican, and of which he pleaded not guilty in another hearing.

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Ovidio Guzmán Lopez Pleaded Not Guilty in Federal Chicago Courtroom

 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat

Shortly before 1:00PM local time, Ovidio Guzmán López was transferred from the Metropolitan Correctional Center to the Northern District Court of Illinois to attend the first appearance of his criminal trial in USA v. Guzman-Loera et al, 09 CR 383.

After a 14-minute hearing, the son of “El Chapo” Guzmán pleaded “not guilty” to the 5 criminal charges against him, including drug trafficking and money laundering. The guidelines for the media and public for this hearing, and possibly the remainder of his trial, were published. Recording, streaming, broadcasting, or photographing is prohibited inside the courtroom.

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